Allegis Transcription Review – A Real WAH Job?

Welcome To My Allegis Transcription Review!

When it comes to online transcription jobs it really is "a dime a dozen" as the boot really is on the other foot!. 

Due to the vast amount and sheer glut of companies like Rev, TranscribeMe, QuickTate, 3Play Media, SpeakWrite, Scribie all looking for remote work from home transcribers - you are that one that gets to pick and choose who you work for...and when!. 

The question is how do Allegis Transcription fair up? 

The work from home opportunity they have on offer is real and genuine, but are they worth your while? 

How much do they pay?, what is their application requirements and process like? 

Those questions and more I'll answer in this article. 

Before I get to it...

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Are you read to find out all about Allegis Transcription?

Yes?,

Then keep reading!. 

Allegis Transcription, founded in 1996 by Joel Gendelman and headquartered in Seattle is a transcription agency that specialises in providing transcriptions for legal and insurance companies. 

The primary focus markets that Allegis Transcription work in in these markets are real estate and casualty insurance. 

Their transcribers work from home converting digital audio or video (most commonly audio) files into text based documents following set styling guidelines. 

Due to the nature of their business, a lot of their transcriptions are verbatim word-for-word style. Their work flow is in the 150,000 pages transcribed per month region!. 

One thing to be clear about, Allegis Transcriptions is not an online Data Processing farm like ClickWorker and SigTrack.

Similar companies and competitors to Allegis Transcription include:

• TranscribeMe
• Rev
• 3Play Media
• QuickTate 
• Scribie
• SpeakWrite,

Allegis Transcription as a business function using the agency business model where they are essentially speaking the middleman between you and potential employers and jobs. 

As a freelance transcriptionist it is up to you to accept or reject any potential job or task that comes your way. 

Working with companies like this directly saves you a lot of time hunting for and finding clients of your own on sites like Fiverr and Upwork, that time saved can be spent working and earning money!.

In short, for serious transcribers that want to branch out and start their own business or work from home, companies like Allegis Transcription make it easier for you to achieve that goal.  

As a freelance contracted transcriptionistyou will be required to produce verbatim transcriptions of a variety of audio files, mostly interviews between insurance companies and adjusters and their respective clients about certain claims including damages, injury, etc.  

The work available like everything in life ebbs and flows, rises and falls. If you are planning on working with Allegis, or any other company make provisions for this. 

They state that there is a 20% fluctuation which is something you can base your calculations on in terms of the workflow with them.  

What Is The Work Like?

The work as a transcriptionist is nothing out of the ordinary that you would not expect from a legal, insurance or real estate transcriptions. 

Naturally experience and knowledge of the language and technical terms used will be advantageous. 

The work is not anything too difficult or cumbersome and with each file that you are required to transcribe being different it is not exactly what you would call groundhog day. 

What Are The Application Requirements?

One thing to be clear, and might disqualify you straight away is Allegis will only hire transcribers based in the US. 

If that has put you out of the running you can still consider Teaching English Online, Online Bookkeeping, Proofreading and Becoming a Virtual Assistant (I hire two virtual assistant currently, which is proof such jobs exist!).

Requirements: 

• A reasonably modern Windows basedLaptop with a good internet connection. 
• Transcriptionists headset.
• A compatible foot Pedal and up to date anti-virus software.

Although not stated a grammar and spell checker will help you a lot in this career choice and will help to catch any errors before you submit your work. The best one, and most highly regarded, is surprisingly NOT Grammarly, but ProWritingAid. 

There is nothing too complex about applying for a job with Allegis Transcripton. There are a few steps for you to go through. 

The first is registering with Allegis Transcription and creating an account with them. When you have completed this step you will need to upload your resume and enter your background details. 

You will be asked some questions relating to your work experience, equipment and what times you are available. 

When you have completed this partyou will be given a grammar test which is in a multiple choice format.

You must pass the grammar test, of which you will get 2 attempts only. 

Following the grammar test you are invited to take a transcription test. 

Allegis Transcription are highly regarded around the web with few complaints to be made, the CEO has an approval rating of 94%, 84% would recommend Allegis to a friend and are overall rated at a 4.0 on Glassdoor

At Indeed they were well rated at an overall 3.9, due to there being a lack of reviews (only 7 to date) I am not reading too much into this. 

There is an almost limitless number of alternatives to Allegis Transcription, as I said at the beginning of this article YOU have the choice of who you work with and for!. 

Here is a short list of alternatives to Allegis. 

1. LionBridge
2. GoTranscript
3. Verbal Ink
4. SpeakWrite
5. Birch Creek Communications
6. Bam! Transcription

Key to succeeding as a work from home remote transcriber is to "got get outta dodge" and dodge the questionable low pay companies and have the mindset of picking up regular work from 2 to 3 regular clients as a freelancer. 

3Play Media, SpeakWrite, Verbal Ink and GMR Transcription are 4 companies to aspire to working with and have on your client list.

I will add, getting accepted with those companies is not easy as they reject the masses and only accept the better more qualified and experienced transcriptionists who gobble up all the better jobs, leaving average and sub par jobs for the inexperienced. 

My advice? - go join the club! get qualified, get certified and use these lesser jobs and companies to gain experience and as a stepping stone to getting the better jobs!. 

By far the best training for transcribers available is made by a lifelong career transcriptionist who also runs her own agency, that is why I highly Recommend Transcribe Anywhere

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