NEVER POST WHILE TESTING!

Because of the ongoing problem with the posting of test questions on the forum, please note the following forum Terms of Service policy: Posting of specific final exam or employer exam information during or after the exam may result in permanent loss of posting privileges, followed by any additional action deemed necessary by Career Step, including the possibility of exam forfeiture, and dismissal from the program. If an employer exam is involved, the breach will be reported to the employer involved.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Final exam extension policy

As of Jan. 1st 2012, expired graduates of all MT programs wishing to retake the final exam will be required to have a one-month extension in place before being granted access to the test. This policy update will affect graduates of all MT programs (specifically version 5 and earlier, version 6 and version 7) who enrolled directly with Career Step. The MTE program already operates under this guideline. Most graduates enrolled through a college will comply with this policy change, as well. As always, those enrolled through a college are subject to the policies and requirements of their college. Please contact the Skills Assessment department at 1-888-657-5752 with any questions.

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Don't forget to read the current issue of Stepping Up, available in the Resources Forum or by copy/pasting this link into your browser:

http://careerstep.groupee.net/eve/forums/a/frm/f/745105031

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Blitz Chats!

Come to the Blitz Chats on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 12:00-12:15 Mountain time! (The regularly scheduled Thursday Moderated Chats will meet at this time, as well, but last for an hour.) Blitz Chats provide students and graduates with a daily opportunity to have any questions or concerns addressed by a member of the Student Support Services team in real time in the moderated chat room. We look forward to connecting with all of you there!

3:00-3:15 p. Atlantic time
2:00-2:15 pm Eastern time
1:00-1:15 pm Central time
12:00-12:15 pm Mountain time
11:00-11:15 am Pacific time
10:00-10:15 am Alaska time
>9:00-9:15 am Aloha time

Here's a time zone map:
http://www.timetemperature.com/tzus/time_zone.shtml

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Chat Schedule

The next Thursday Moderated MT/MTE Chat is on May 17, 2012 with On The Mark Transcription
Where: Moderated Chat room
When: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Who: On The Mark Transcription
Time: 2:00 Eastern, 1:00 pm Central, 12:00 pm Mountain, 11:00 am Pacific, 10:00 am Alaska, 9:00 am Aloha.

We hope to see you at the chat!

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Medical Coding Student Chat

The Coding Chats are now going to be held twice a month!

The two scheduled times are as follows:
2nd Wednesday of every month at 9:30 MST (10:30 Central, 11:30 Eastern, 8:30 Pacific)
4th Wednesday of every month at 3:30 MST (4:30 Central, 5:30 Eastern, 2:30 Pacific)

We encourage both our students and graduates to attend these chats as they're a great resource for information, support, and networking!

We hope you can all make it to one of both of the sessions every month! See you there!

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Pharmacy Technician monthly chat

Please joint Pharmacy Tech advisors every 3rd Tuesday at 9:00 am (Mountain time) in the Pharmacy Tech chat room.

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Personal Referral Program

Love Career Step? It’s now easier than ever to share your Career Step experience--we’ve just introduced a new personal referral program to help you tell others about Career Step and reward you for helping them succeed.

Personal Referral Program:
The personal referral program is a renaming of Career Step’s original affiliate program. This is the right program for you if:
• You mainly promote Career Step to your family, friends, and associates.
• Your efforts are through word-of-mouth or other person-to-person contact methods.
• You don’t have an independent website.

The personal referral program provides you the opportunity to earn generous monthly referral bonuses based on the number of individuals you refer who enroll. Participation in the program includes a unique code and webpage that will allow Career Step to track your referrals’ enrollments. You will also have access to downloadable marketing resources to help you promote the Career Step programs.

Go to referral.CareerStep.com to learn more and sign-up for the Career Step personal referral program today!