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Typists Form

If you'd like to provide typing services to OutSec, this is the correct place to start your application. Before proceeding, please make sure you have checked our FAQ and Vacancies pages. Successful Applicants will be contacted and invited to participate in further assessments.

NOTE: We regret that we are unable to contact unsuccessful applicants.

Title*

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

Address*

Postcode*

DOB - Note that this is optional- insert the word NONE if you do not wish to include it.

Telephone*

Mobile

Educational Qualifications

‘A’ Levels

‘O’ Levels/GCSEs

Secretarial Qualifications

Additional Qualifications

Typing Speed

Tested:

Estimated:

Availability
Please specify if your availability is CURRENT or PROPOSED. Preference will be given to those typists who already have transcription equipment and who have a minimum availability of 4 hours per day during normal UK office hours. We are currently not taking on any typists for evening or weekend work as demand for this is rare.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Do you currently work for any other transcription company? If YES, please name them (note this will not prevent you from receiving work from OutSec).

Equipment
Do you already have digital transcription equipment? If, so, please provide the following details:

Digital Transcription – make and model

Program - Make and model

Headphones - Make and model

Digital files accepted (WAV,DSS,WMA,MP3 etc.

Foot pedal - Make and model

Computer

Do you currently have Broadband?

YES NO

Operating system (Windows 98, XP etc)

Specialist Typing Experience
(minimum 24 months in each sector)

Accountancy

Building Surveying

Estate Agency

Insurance

Land Agents

Legal, (please list specialist areas of expertise below)

Medical (please list specialist areas of expertise below)

Proof Reading

Interview Transcription (please list specialist areas of expertise below)

General

Additional information including specialist areas of expertise, for instance, legal (family law, person injury) or medical (orthopaedic, private practice) or interview (police, symposiums):

Accents/Language
It is very helpful to know what accents you are familiar with so please list the accents and languages with which you are familiar. This will help us to allocate certain work to you. Please think carefully, for example if you learnt Spanish as a child you will, naturally, be more familiar with English spoken with a Spanish accent.

Welsh

Scottish

Irish

Northern

Other

Employment
Please provide details of your current/previous employment.

Current Employment
Employer:

Position:

Dates:

Duties:

Previous Employment
Employer:

Position:

Dates:

Duties:

Previous Employment
Employer:

Position:

Dates:

Duties:

Previous Employment
Employer:

Position:

Dates:

Duties:

Reference
Please provide details of two employment references, one of which is recent, that we can take up should we proceed with your application
(please note that these references will not be taken up until such time as you become a Member of OutSec).

Reference 1

Reference 2

*Mandatory fields

If you do not hear from OutSec within 14 days then your application has been unsuccessful. Please do not contact Head Office as we do not enter into any personal correspondence regarding applications.