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www.takenotetyping.com

Ok so a few months ago I sent off my CV to the above site. I received a reply today, when I'd almost totally forgotten about it, saying basically that they've been really busy with applications but having looked at mine they would now like to take my application further. Because it's an online company I'm a bit wary, but it seems pretty genuine to me... what do you think, should I take a job with them?

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Reply 1
well from looking on the site you have to go for an interview anyway. so you'd find out more there i guess.
i have had the same thing-email from them yesterday and want to figure it all out too.
I've had the same email too
Reply 4
I couldn't open the file they attached, silly laptop. What was it all about? =S
Reply 5
Got the same email today, put a right smile on my face:smile:
Reply 6
BUMP

everyone get their second phase email? Getting tougher now.
the test file one?
Reply 8
yeah thats the one, testing to see what your Grammar, sentence structure etc. is like, im confused a bit, who are the 2 people talking because they dont introduce their names and are both female.
Reply 9
Has anyone heard back from them after doing the test thing?
it said they check through it on friday, so i guess you probably will not hear until then.
Reply 11
the test is pretty hard! some of the stuff said you can hardly hear!
Reply 12
Yeah I had a couple of (ph)s and (inaudible)s hehe. Gr!
Reply 13
Have you guys heard back? I got an e-mail saying they want me to work for them as soon as possible but they are having problems with their e-mail so they can't send me the official welcome e-mail with all the information I need, hmm...
Edit: Ok, I just got the welcome e-mail.
Reply 14
got an email back from them, said i'm 'on the books' and ill be getting work by next week, pretty chuffed, my first ever job:biggrin:

gotta sort out references and all that malarky, chuffed as tho:biggrin:

so anyone wanna go out for drinks? ITS ON ME:biggrin:
Reply 15
Snake91
got an email back from them, said i'm 'on the books' and ill be getting work by next week, pretty chuffed, my first ever job:biggrin:

gotta sort out references and all that malarky, chuffed as tho:biggrin:

so anyone wanna go out for drinks? ITS ON ME:biggrin:

Hehe yay. Are you registering as self employed?
Reply 16
haven't done that yet, but haven't got a clue how to do it either, anyone lend me a hand doing that?

will do it though, don't plan on cheating the system haha.
Reply 17
Snake91
haven't done that yet, but haven't got a clue how to do it either, anyone lend me a hand doing that?

will do it though, don't plan on cheating the system haha.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/register-selfemp.htm
I'm a bit confused by it all too! Will we even have to pay anything? We probably won't be earning very much. Have you got any transcriptions to do yet? I got e-mails yesterday saying they had a few needing to be done by Sunday and asking if anyone wanted to do them and I replied to the e-mail as soon as it was sent basically (I was online at the time) saying I would do one, but I didn't hear anything back! I can't imagine who would have got in there before me! Rar.
Reply 18
Dill
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/register-selfemp.htm
I'm a bit confused by it all too! Will we even have to pay anything? We probably won't be earning very much. Have you got any transcriptions to do yet? I got e-mails yesterday saying they had a few needing to be done by Sunday and asking if anyone wanted to do them and I replied to the e-mail as soon as it was sent basically (I was online at the time) saying I would do one, but I didn't hear anything back! I can't imagine who would have got in there before me! Rar.


I heard it was £2.33 a week or something tiny like that, but i'm a bit wary about it all.

Unusual for you to get that email, have u recieved the previous email about a free lancing contract and sending your bank details etc.?

I believe you have to send that back, then they will give you a username and password to access their FTP site in order to download the transcriptions to type out.
Reply 19
I'm not bothering, I might as well look for a different job... rather than an online one which I can't be sure that I can trust, especially when they want me to register as self-employed.