Specimen Technician Interview Questions

1 Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work.
2 Share an experience in which you successfully conducted research. What methods did you find effective?
3 Share an experience in which you successfully shared a difficult piece of information. (Make sure that the candidate has open lines of communication.)
4 Share an experience when you applied new technology or information in your job. How did it help your company?
5 Tell me about an experience in which you analyzed information and evaluated results to choose the best solution to a problem.
6 Would you consider analyzing data or information a strength? How so?
7 Share an effective approach to working with a large amount of information/data. How has your approach affected your company?
8 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?
9 Share an example of a time you had to gather information from multiple sources. How did you determine which information was relevant?
10 Name a time when you identified strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems. What was the impact?
11 Provide an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate excellent listening skills. What was the situation and outcome?
12 Give me an example of when you thought outside of the box. How did it help your employer?
13 Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.
14 Share an experience in which you successfully isolated, identified, and prepared specimens for examination.
15 Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.