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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 685889" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I hope he follows through as well. I will say that data entry is quite a bit different than typing.</p><p></p><p>Also, I was signed with a few agencies to do data entry during my off hours to bring in xtra money. The sort of data entry jobs that require temps (incl the IRS' contractors) are VERY high pressure. He wouldn't be tested for typing speed but rather for keystrokes per hour or KPH. 12-14K KPH was the minimum required when I was doing data entry. It may have, and most likely has changed quite a bit since the early 'aughts when I was last doing it. </p><p></p><p>The last gig I had was in 06 up in Rhinelander. It involved entering coupons. I found it quite difficult as I had trouble reading the tiny numbers on the coupons.</p><p></p><p>Good eyesight is mandatory for many data entry jobs. I used to work with a plate magnifier, but you need serious speed to get away with that, as you have to make up for the time needed to move the magnifier around.</p><p></p><p>I used to type 110 wpm and "keypunch" 17KPH. Last time my typing was tested, I had slowed down to 75wpm and when I was tested in 06, my data entry speed had dropped to 12K KPH.</p><p></p><p>If he can learn and handle data entry, it's an excellent way to pick up temp jobs. If he can learn to handle a multi line phone and take a course in MS Office apps, with his typing speed, he can get a job as an admin assist. (If he's willing to clean up and dress for the job.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 685889, member: 1963"] I hope he follows through as well. I will say that data entry is quite a bit different than typing. Also, I was signed with a few agencies to do data entry during my off hours to bring in xtra money. The sort of data entry jobs that require temps (incl the IRS' contractors) are VERY high pressure. He wouldn't be tested for typing speed but rather for keystrokes per hour or KPH. 12-14K KPH was the minimum required when I was doing data entry. It may have, and most likely has changed quite a bit since the early 'aughts when I was last doing it. The last gig I had was in 06 up in Rhinelander. It involved entering coupons. I found it quite difficult as I had trouble reading the tiny numbers on the coupons. Good eyesight is mandatory for many data entry jobs. I used to work with a plate magnifier, but you need serious speed to get away with that, as you have to make up for the time needed to move the magnifier around. I used to type 110 wpm and "keypunch" 17KPH. Last time my typing was tested, I had slowed down to 75wpm and when I was tested in 06, my data entry speed had dropped to 12K KPH. If he can learn and handle data entry, it's an excellent way to pick up temp jobs. If he can learn to handle a multi line phone and take a course in MS Office apps, with his typing speed, he can get a job as an admin assist. (If he's willing to clean up and dress for the job.) [/QUOTE]
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