Lab Chemist Interview Questions And Answers

This is a common general interview question for any job applicant, not just medical assistants. The trick is to cite negative traits that can be presented in a positive light, such as being a perfectionist. You could say you don’t like to have outstanding tasks, so you tend to complete work ahead of schedule.

☛ in a company laboratory

☛ must always be sanitary

☛ sometimes if there were a problem, had to go to manufacturing department

☛ go to warehouse to sample the raw material

☛ get finished products from the production/manufacture line

I've always been fascinated by energy systems. From what I've researched, you guys mainly do lighting optimization, which is really neat. It's really interesting to me how much lighting can affect a space and what goes on in it. My favorite part, though, is probably the energy efficiency aspect of it all. That's something I've always wanted to do - make things better, more efficient.

My ideal company is the one which i have come for now. My location is the one where i find good environment to proceed with the work.

In smaller institutions, like clinics, technicians usually work alone. In research establishments and universities technicians often work in teams. This primarily requires the ability to ensure that you properly understand the research subject and its purpose, divide responsibilities, and coordinate results.

An aliquot is the known amount of homogeneous material, used to minimize the sampling error. It is usually used when fractional part is an exact divisor of the whole.

Laboratory Centrifuge is primarily used for testing liquids and substances for clinical trial samples. This device uses the centrifugal force to separate the liquids from the main sample or mixture.

I am quite familiar with standard operating procedures of laboratory work. In fact, I have written SOPs myself which have been quite helpful not only to me but other laboratory assistants in the facility as well.

This question is like a loaded gun, tricky and dangerous if you’re not sure what you are doing. It’s not uncommon for people to end up talking salary before really selling their skills, but knowledge is power as this is a negotiation after all. Again, this is an area where doing your research will be helpful as you will have an understanding of average salary.

One approach is asking the interviewer about the salary range, but to avoid the question entirely, you can respond that money isn’t a key factor and you’re goal is to advance in your career. However, if you have a minimum figure in mind and you believe you’re able to get it, you may find it worth trying.

Never, ever use this question as an opportunity to complain. A better approach is to state that you wish your responsibilities were not as limited so you could provide more assistance to the doctor. Be prepared to provide an example that supports your answer.

Be honest. If you really want the job and are willing to work any schedule needed, say so. If, however, you have no intention of working late hours or weekends, simply let the interviewer know the hours that you are available to work. The same applies to extra hours. You are more likely to be hired if you are willing to work any time you are needed. However, saying that you are willing and then complaining about the hours once you start working is a recipe for disaster.

People skills are a necessity for medical assistants. When answering this question, be sure to show that you enjoy interacting and working with others and that you also derive great enjoyment from helping others. This will show that you are a team player and that you would be a valuable team member.

The first thing I concentrate is on calming the patient down. Once I have achieved this, I make sure that taking samples is a onetime thing only. For instance, I try to draw blood in one prick only. Additionally, I make sure that I label all samples properly and store them appropriately.

When sample is rotated into centrifuge, it will separate the mixture according to the density. Supernatant is the upper layer found in the sample after it is run into centrifuge.

By having a proper pipette training, always helps to minimize the risk of volume variability caused by Operators, also a small fraction of the change in pipetting can give you the wrong result.

The relationship is one of efficient cooperation on the level of technical sample analysis, diagnosis, and data communication. Interpersonal skills are mostly limited to high work ethics, presentation, and professionalism.

I tend to handle stressful situations by dealing with the problem immediately, I first begin with addressing the situation and considering all options, I chose the best solution given the time frame and deal with the problem.

In my previous job, We have our log books for patients entry and recording of results. I personally labelled all the log books for easy access if there would be any tracing of patient's results or which tests are done. All the forms such as result forms and requisition forms used are placed individually in a folder which is color coded that way it is easy to reach and accessible. I have maintained a worksheet for the day to be able to account for the materials and reagents used for that day.

director of the quality control department

Give a clear answer here. Even if you’ve only recently finished your degree and this will be your first entry level job, you can discuss any externships or voluntary roles you had while completing your training program. Make it clear that you are comfortable working with patients.

☛ take samples of raw materials or the finished products to the lab for analysis

☛ follow different chemical methods to do analysis to make sure samples have reached qualifications

☛ if not reached qualifications, must tell the supervisors and stop production to find the problem

☛ Inspect other co-workers

☛ fill out a sample report (raw materials, final products have different reports)

☛ if the raw material/final product/mid-stage product is poor: give the report to another department

☛ once final product is approved, send to packaging department and then they will ship it out

☛ once raw materials are approved, send to processing/manufacturing department to make the product

☛ knowledge of chemistry

☛ chemistry or chemical engineering degree

☛ communication

☛ attention to detail

Responsibilities of clinical lab technician varies with the department you are assigned to, but usually it involves

☛ Wide range of testing
☛ Running complex analysis
☛ Examine blood cells with mircoscope
☛ Scanning of specimen
☛ Using expensive chemicals wisely
☛ Maintaining and monitoring various equipment’s
☛ Checking contamination in chemicals at regular interval

Different techniques used for placing samples under micro-scope are

☛ Dry Mount: You simply put section of specimen with a cover slip over a sample
☛ Wet Mount: Samples are placed under various liquid medium like glycerine, water, brine and water
☛ Smear Slides: In this technique, sample is smear over the slide and on top it another slide is placed without forming bubbles
☛ Squash Slides: In this technique, lens tissue is used over the wet mount, and it will remove excess water
☛ Staining: Stains such as iodine, methylene blue and crystal violet is used to stain the specimen

To avoid an imbalance in centrifuge it requires

☛ Balanced loading of the centrifuge rotor
☛ Even number of tubes should be loaded facing each other or in the opposite direction
☛ When odd number of tubes are loaded make sure, you make it even with adding one more tube with an equal amount of water of that of the sample tube