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Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company. |
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Provide a time when you were able to identify a complex problem, evaluate the options, and implement a solution. How did the solution benefit your employer? |
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Please share an experience in which you successfully taught a difficult principle or concept. How were you able to be successful? |
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What have you found to be the best way to monitor the performance of your work and/or the work of others? Share a time when you had to take corrective action. |
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Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles. |
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Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.) |
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Describe an experience when you prepared results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals. |
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Walk me through how you would extract deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or perform diagnostic tests involving processes such as gel electrophoresis, Southern blot analysis, and polymerase chain reaction analysis. |
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What have you found to be the best way to evaluate genetic data by performing appropriate mathematical or statistical calculations and analyses? |
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How often do you attend clinical and research conferences and read scientific literature to keep abreast of technological advances and current genetic research findings? |
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Share a time when you willingly took on additional responsibilities or challenges. How did you successfully meet all of the demands of these responsibilities? (Make sure the candidate is a self-starter and can demonstrate some initiative.) |
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What is the most challenging part of supervising or directing the work of other geneticists, biologists, technicians, or biometricians working on genetics research projects? |
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Provide an experience that demonstrates your ability to manage time effectively. What were the challenges and results? |
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Share an experience in which you used new training skills, ideas, or a method to adapt to a new situation or improve an ongoing one. (Look for the candidate's ability to learn.) |
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Provide an example of a time when you successfully organized a diverse group of people to accomplish a task. |
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