I totally understand hiring only experienced people however; I have a question. What do you do when you have no one available and the institute you work for will not help with moving expenses or sign on bonuses?
Believe me I know about training OJT today when you are shortstaffed and can't meet salary demands. Pam Marcum ----- Original Message ----- From: "joelle weaver" <joellewea...@hotmail.com> To: r...@leicester.ac.uk, "wdesalvo cac" <wdesalvo....@outlook.com>, ga...@unionhospital.org, histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 12:31:04 PM Subject: RE: [Histonet] interview Yes, please interview and hire people with experience and/or training! The situation in histology will never get better otherwise. Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC > From: r...@leicester.ac.uk > To: wdesalvo....@outlook.com; ga...@unionhospital.org; > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 08:50:43 +0000 > Subject: RE: [Histonet] interview > CC: > > Well if you only pay peanuts you only get > monkeys...................... > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of WILLIAM > DESALVO > Sent: 09 January 2013 00:05 > To: Gale Limron; histonet > Subject: RE: [Histonet] interview > > It is difficult to interview individuals that do not have any experience in > the detailed and manual technology of the Histology lab, but you can find the > right individuals to become exceptional Histotechnologists. Although it can > be very time consuming to train individuals, the right individual worthy of > all the effort must have the right attitude! If the individuals have the > necessary science background to understand the complex processes used in > Histotechnology and have the right attitude, then lack of aptitude can be > overcome. I have been involved, for several years, in training individuals > with no Histology experienced and have been always rewarded by the > performance of the individuals that wanted to learn and become more than a > embedding or microtomy techie. Histotechnology is so much more than slapping > tissue into a mold or hacking paraffin sections off a block. Everything done > in the Histology lab is directly tied to a patient outcome and quality and > precision area must. Make sure the individuals understand how difficult it > will be to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to pass the ASCP exam, > while only working part-time for 24 months. Find out what type of commitment > they are willing to make to better Histotechnology, the patient outcome and > themselves before you and your team invest any effort. Above all, the right > attitude is the big first step in becoming a competent Histotechnologist that > is dedicated and compassionate about improving the patient experience. > > William DeSalvo, B.S., HTL(ASCP) > > Production Manager-Anatomic Pathology > Chair, NSH Quality Management Committee > > Owner/Consultant, Collaborative Advantage Consulting > > > From: ga...@unionhospital.org > > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 13:02:04 -0500 > > Subject: [Histonet] interview > > > > Hello, > > I just found out today I will be doing 2nd interviews for 3 candidates for > > a part time Histology position at our hospital on Friday of this week. > > These candidates are not histotechs but are willing to do online training > > and take ASCP board exam within 24 months. I would appreciate some help > > with what questions to ask. I did not attend the 1st interviews but these > > were done by our lab manager who does not know a lot about what we do I > > histology............. > > Thank you! > > > > Gale Limron CT,HT (ASCP) > > Histology Supervisor > > Union Hospital > > 659 Boulevard > > Dover, Ohio 44622 > > 330-343-3311 ext 2562 > > > > > > > > This e-mail is intended only for the person or entity to which it is > > addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or > > otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying > > of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended > > recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message > > to the intended recipient, is prohibited. 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