If you want to get one of the really good typist jobs out there and stand out from the other applicants you have to have a special quality because more and more people are applying for jobs and various types of positions online and this is what makes it difficult to get ahead. Back in the day it was a lot easier because there were so few people applying for jobs like these. First of all you have to be good at what you do. You have to have a good speed. If you don’t then you apply for a job and practice until you get up the proper speed, which seems to be more realistic. Apply to a couple of jobs at once so you can select from those that you have been appointed for. It is important that you are in a job where you get on with your employer. So make sure you are polite and he or she will treat you with respect.