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Lab Recruiting Resources & Tips
9 Must-Have Skills for Your Lab Technician Resume
By: Andrei Kurtuy, guest contributor, Co-Founder & CCO of Novoresume.com For any career, you need a strong resume to help get your foot in the door and lab technicians are no exception. But as someone in the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) field,...
New CLIA Guidance Requires Verification of Experience for Lab Roles
In a move signaling stricter enforcement of personnel qualification standards, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has clarified how laboratories must document education, training, and experience for CLIA-designated roles.
2025 Medical Laboratory Professionals Wage & Morale Report
The results of Lighthouse Lab Services’ fourth annual Wage and Morale Survey of Medical Laboratory Professionals reveal that, five years after the seismic disruptions of the pandemic, the industry may finally be returning to its baseline norms.
Lab Jobs & Candidate Resources
2026 Laboratory Professionals Wage and Morale Report
Introduction Lighthouse Lab Services’ fifth annual wage and morale survey finds a laboratory workforce with mixed experiences. A majority of respondents are satisfied in their roles, yet half report understaffing and more than four in ten feel overworked. Raises are...
Medical Laboratory Candidate Corner: September 2026
At Lighthouse Lab Services, our Recruiting and Lab Director teams specialize in maintaining a roster of dozens of highly qualified candidates across all specialties and spectrums of the medical laboratory industry. From CLIA Lab Directors to bench-level scientists of...
9 Must-Have Skills for Your Lab Technician Resume
By: Andrei Kurtuy, guest contributor, Co-Founder & CCO of Novoresume.com For any career, you need a strong resume to help get your foot in the door and lab technicians are no exception. But as someone in the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) field,...
Lab Director News & Updates
2026 Laboratory Professionals Wage and Morale Report
Introduction Lighthouse Lab Services’ fifth annual wage and morale survey finds a laboratory workforce with mixed experiences. A majority of respondents are satisfied in their roles, yet half report understaffing and more than four in ten feel overworked. Raises are...
New CLIA Guidance Requires Verification of Experience for Lab Roles
In a move signaling stricter enforcement of personnel qualification standards, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has clarified how laboratories must document education, training, and experience for CLIA-designated roles.
What Is a “CLIA Lab Director” and What Are Their CLIA Requirements?
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations specify the requirements for becoming a lab director. Rigorous standards ensure labs have qualified directors for high- and moderate-complexity testing.
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