Just a note: The liability of having a interviewee cut themselves operating an
instrument that they have not been signed off as competent is HUGE. I think
your company/labs legal team would say absolutely not.
It would be nice to assess their cutting and other skills ahead of time, but
that is
To: Gale Limron; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] interview
(Quoted material taken from various ASCP BOC (Board of Certification)
webpages.)
FIRST: make certain they meet the ASCP HT criteria. If it they are truly doing
the OJT route:
Route 2: At least 60 semester hours (90
and an employer that is throwing money at us.
Please give good sound advice, and stop the ridiculous remarks. It gets
old real fast!!
Good luck Gale!!
Tim
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Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 18:37:36 + (UTC)
From: Pam Marcum mucra...@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [Histonet] interview
there is an opening and an employer
that is throwing money at us.
Please give good sound advice, and stop the ridiculous remarks. It gets old
real fast!!
Good luck Gale!!
Tim
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Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 18:37:36 + (UTC)
From: Pam Marcum mucra...@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [Histonet
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] interview
You can always delete if not interested
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posting a problem.
At least that is what I always try to do!
René J.
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Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Histonet] interview
You can always delete
Hope you got some help. If your not done I would find a little task to see what
their manual dexterity is. I would also ask questions to see if any of them did
some research on histology before coming to the interview that shows interest
and that they are proactive. Your limited on personal
(Quoted material taken from various ASCP BOC (Board of Certification)
webpages.)
FIRST: make certain they meet the ASCP HT criteria. If it they are truly
doing the OJT route:
Route 2: At least 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of academic credit
from a regionally accredited
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
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 08:50:43 +
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CC:
Well if you only pay peanuts you only get
monkeys..
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Well if you only pay peanuts you only get
monkeys..
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To: joelle weaver joellewea...@hotmail.com
Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu, ga...@unionhospital.org
Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 12:37 PM
I totally understand hiring only experienced people however; I have a question.
What do you do when
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I totally understand hiring only experienced people however; I have
: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 3:29:30 PM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] interview
Yes, I understand that it can be a difficult situation. I just feel that so
long as it continues as it has, we are likely to get the same result. If you
have no applicants who are trained or experienced, and you cannot lure
Your issue is a tough one because your candidates are not histotechs so I have
to assume that they do not know how to cut.
In my case I NEVER interviewed anybody for my lab who did not know to cut
because I always kept a selection of the worse blocks I could find and 20 of
them would have to be
I've had a temp, who we interviewed over the phone, come in and sit down at a
microtome and create the most horrendous slides I've ever seen. He lasted a
week and we sent him back from whence he came. I don't think he was EVER a
Histotech or if he was it was many, many moons ago. Point
a section at interview?
Ray
Seattle
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From: Angela Bitting akbitt...@geisinger.edu
To: Thomas Jasper tjas...@copc.net, Kim Donadio
one_angel_sec...@yahoo.com
Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 5:36:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Histonet
.
Is attitude, aptitude and desire really exposed when you ask a candidate can
you cut a section?
William DeSalvo, B.S., HTL(ASCP)
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:14:54 +
From: koelli...@comcast.net
To: akbitt...@geisinger.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] interview cutting-OT-disarmingly long
@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7:18:17 AM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] interview cutting-OT-disarmingly long for
deletiondisinterested
I have been following the string and I see the issue from a different
perspective. I have always found it difficult to find qualified
For myself, I can say this: I can give you the best sections you've ever
seen on my cryostat. But when I tried to use a cryostat that had
disposable blades (in which you have to pick the section up from a
completely different angle), I was terrible at first. I think you really
need to get a
Oh come on. The truth of the matter of why I like to give a manual test to new
hires is because people are graduating some Internet programs without the
technical skills to function in a lab. Not all. But I've seen a lot. Just
saying:)
I don't think it should be made a big deal. You take a
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] Interview Questions
I used to give a 10 question test on general histology. I also had the expected
answers written down and on my copy. Was accused once of being a racist. What
saved me was having the answers in front
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Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 3:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Interview Questions
Joe,
I would never wear a denim miniskirt!
Regards
Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC), FFSc(RCPA)
Laboratory Manager Senior Scientist
Tel: 612 9845 3306
First of all, DON'T ASSUME ANYTHING. Ask questions about every aspect of
the position.
Let them know what they will be responsible for.
Look for desired qualities ie: detail oriented, high work standard, team
worker, flexible, multitasker, critical thinker, acceptable to
constructive
Here are some idea
starters..http://www.negotiations.com/articles/top-interview-questions/ maybe
you can adapt it to your particular job role, the culture and people that you
were working with directly, or what you found most
challenging/frustrating/inspiring? How interesting to be
It would seem that questions like How do you feel about cannibalism?
might also be out but might be far more helpful; than phone questions.
On the serious side, when I was much younger I hired a person who was
able to answer all the right histo questions and so I hired him. He
turned out to be a
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Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:19:05 -0700
From: billodonn...@catholichealth.net
To: sbree...@nmda.nmsu.edu; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Interview Questions
CC:
It would seem that questions like How do you feel about cannibalism
, Sara; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Interview Questions
It would seem that questions like How do you feel about cannibalism?
might also be out but might be far more helpful; than phone questions.
On the serious side, when I was much younger I hired a person who
How did you answer?!
Joelle Weaver MAOM, (HTL) ASCP
http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelleweaver
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:52:08 -0700
From: sbree...@nmda.nmsu.edu
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Interview Questions
So far, I am TOTALLY impressed and so grateful
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To: billodonn...@catholichealth.net; sbree...@nmda.nmsu.edu;
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:47:01 +
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Interview Questions
CC:
If your replacement
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To: louise.ren...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:15:48 -0500
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Interview Questions
CC: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Make them sign a non-liability clause before doing the test? You need to know
if they can do
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Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:16 PM
To: Louise Renton
Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Interview Questions
Make them sign a non-liability clause before doing the test? You need to know
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] Interview Questions
Love this! I always want to do demonstration during technical interviews
A long time ago, I worked in a lab where we had a manual dexterity test that
we gave to all applicants for medical technologist or histotechnologist
positions. It was designed by psychologists to test hand-eye coordination,
spatial orientation, fine motor skills, and (to a certain degree)
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Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:02:39 AM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Interview Questions
Love this! I always want to do demonstration during
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From: joelle weaver joellewea...@hotmail.com
To: koelli...@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:26:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Interview Questions
Well I am sorry that you took such offense, but some jobs do have say
words/minute typing for example. I guess the variation
, 2012 7:26:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Interview Questions
Well I am sorry that you took such offense, but some jobs do have say
words/minute typing for example. I guess the variation in qualified
individuals leads me to not be upset to be asked to demonstrate tasks
within the assigned duties. I
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