Jose brings up some good points.
It seems to me that we often spend too much time talking about employing
people who have a narrow field of expertise, even though such expertise is
necessary to get the job done. I would suggest that we instead look at the
bigger picture.
Experience outside your c
Please correct me if I'm wrong but this has been my experience so far.
I came from a research Histology background where I learned many skills that I
was able to developed in the clinical side. I spent 3 years preparing for the
exam because my manager in research and a co-workers failed on their
I am a little put off by this. I have a BA and spent 30+ years in a research
lab 20+ doing histology as well as . I can do MANY things and histology from
collecting mouse tissues to cutting human lungs! Embedding by hand and
everything from plastic on an old LKB that I had to make glass knive
I think from the perspective of someone who has been looking for a job for
a couple of months and has experience in both clinical and research, it
depends upon the availability of well qualified individuals in the area,
what the market is, as well as if individuals are willing to relocate.
Some are
