Re: [Histonet] RE: interview

2013-01-10 Thread Esther C Peters
versity Drive, MSN 5F2 Fairfax, VA 22030- - Original Message - From: "Kienitz, Kari" Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 4:10 pm Subject: [Histonet] RE: interview > Hi Gale, > > In my career I have had the pleasure of hiring many OJT > histotechs. With varying deg

[Histonet] RE: interview

2013-01-08 Thread Kienitz, Kari
Hi Gale, In my career I have had the pleasure of hiring many OJT histotechs. With varying degrees of education and a whole range of personalities. The things that tend to really stand out in the candidates who excelled are the ones who could follow direction, pay close attention to detail, a

[Histonet] RE: Interview Questions

2012-01-29 Thread Tony Henwood (SCHN)
Absolutely (Whoops I did it again!!) Regards Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC), FFSc(RCPA) Laboratory Manager & Senior Scientist Tel: 612 9845 3306 Fax: 612 9845 3318 the children's hospital at westmead Cnr Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street, Westmead Locked Bag 4001, Wes

[Histonet] Re: interview....

2012-01-29 Thread Bob Richmond
Ray Koelling asked me: >>If the Samurai Pathologist is out there reading still; any idea over your >>career, about how many glass slides have you viewed under a microscope since >>the first? Your replies are always top-notch, entertaining and informative. >>And hope with each new job you don't

[Histonet] Re: Interview Questions

2012-01-27 Thread Theresa (Teri) Johnson
What Tony meant to say was "I would never wear a denim miniskirt! Tartan all the way, baby!" Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC GNF Histology Lab Manager Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation 858-332-4752 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lis

[Histonet] RE: Interview Questions

2012-01-26 Thread Cathy Crumpton
The last two times we interviewed a person we gave them a written skills test before they sat down for the face to face interview. It had simple questions on it, like how to mix a percent solution, clean a formalin spill, which chemical was more hazardous than another, how to handle certain typ

[Histonet] Re: Interview questions

2012-01-25 Thread Theresa (Teri) Johnson
Sally, My answer to that question is "I *love* personal phone calls! I just think they are inappropriate in a workplace and should be minimized whenever possible." Do not ask yes or no questions. Keep them open ended. Don't ignore red flags that arise, even if you can't explain why it's a cause

[Histonet] RE: Interview Questions

2012-01-25 Thread Truscott, Tom
Hi Sally, I think I would ask if they were familiar with the terms bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine, equine, ect. Then ask if they would process bovine tissue differently than mouse tissues. Ask what kind of problems they might expect to encounter doing IHC and immunofluorescence on animal tissue

Re: [Histonet] RE: Interview Questions

2012-01-25 Thread Kim Merriam
t;Breeden, Sara" ; "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:42 AM Subject: [Histonet] RE: Interview Questions I don't have any ideas but I am sorry to hear you are leaving. Good Luck with your future. Lynn Burton Lab Assoc I Animal Dis

[Histonet] RE: Interview Questions

2012-01-25 Thread Burton, Lynn
I don't have any ideas but I am sorry to hear you are leaving. Good Luck with your future. Lynn Burton Lab Assoc I Animal Disease Lab Galesburg, Il 309-344-2451 From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On