Hi Everybody, I have been watching this thread and would like to add my "two cents" What I have observed is that there are a lot of labs out there that have openings but no urgency to fill them unless they find "the ideal candidates" ideal meaning ASCP HT/HTL with 5 years of experience willing to relocate at their own expense. This is how it is in most professions right now. The urgency was there a few years ago before the economy slowed down. Back then labs needed people "yesterday" so they were more willing to invest in a histotech returning to the field, an uncertified tech or an entry level tech. Nowadays, since the volume has gone down in many labs they have no sense of urgency to incentify them to be more flexible in their hiring considerations. This is an observation based on conversations with employers and histotechs. It is not just a matter of only wanting to pay a fee for "suitable candidates" I have given away leads to histotechs to no avail. If you want to affect change beyond the NSH and the ASCP I urge managers to share "success" stories with other managers specifically about being flexible and hiring the qualified candidates as opposed to the "ideal" candidate. Just a thought.
-----Original Message----- From: "histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Sent: 5/9/2011 2:35 PM To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" Subject: [Histonet] Re: Anybody Hiring Techs Without Certification? >From the way some labs act, it seems like they don't really need anyone. The last time I worked in the field was late 80s. I am willing to buy books and refresh my knowledge. Schools say I don't need a degree again, to brush up my skills in a lab. The labs say I haven't done it recently and therefore no job. One place was willing to train a person with a B.S. in science, but since my B.S. was not in science, I wasn't eligible. I am certified. People act like I cannot re-learn it. Paula _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet