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Lab Recruiting Resources & Tips
Tips to Identify Transferable Skills in Potential Lab Hires
Hiring the right talent for your laboratory requires more than just checking off a list of technical qualifications. You must also recognize transferable skills that will contribute to your team’s dynamics and efficiency. Read on to learn several tips to identify...
Interview Questions to Ask Prospective Lab Technicians
Hiring lab technicians is crucial for any laboratory, but ensuring you recruit the best candidates is even more important. A technician’s expertise and diligence can directly impact the lab’s output and safety. Discover the important interview questions to ask...
Ways to Streamline the Lab Recruitment Process
For medical laboratory managers and owners, attracting the right talent is essential to maintaining high standards of service and innovation. However, the employee recruitment process can sometimes be as complex as the tests and diagnostics performed within the lab’s...
Lab Jobs & Candidate Resources
Working with a Recruiter During Your Job Search – Tip #3
This is the third in a four-week series on leveraging third-party recruiters (headhunters) to your full advantage during your next job search. To check out weeks 1-4, click here. Ever thought about using a third-party recruiter - otherwise known as a headhunter - for...
Working with a Recruiter During Your Job Search – Tip #2
This is the second in a four-week series on leveraging third-party recruiters (headhunters) to your full advantage during your next job search. To check out weeks 1-4, click here. Tip #2 - Being Open and Honest about your Job History Ever thought about using a...
Tips on Working with a Recruiter During Your Job Search… from a Recruiter!
This is the first in a four-week series on leveraging third-party recruiters (headhunters) to your full advantage during your next job search. To check out weeks 1-4, click here. "I have been an Executive Recruiter at Lighthouse Lab Services for 4 years. I view...
Lab Director News & Updates
NY State Lab Directors May Oversee 5 Facilities Under New Rules
Lab Directors and assistant directors can now oversee up to five labs within or outside New York after the state recently approved a number of amendments to regulations regarding laboratory oversight. Additionally, requirements for a part-time director's onsite...
Update on COLA Enforcement of Clinical Consultant Qualifications
Update: This post was updated on July 17, 2023, to include additional information and clarifications surrounding COLA enforcement of Clinical Consultant qualifications following a conversation with COLA representatives. By: Tara Luellen, Vice President of Lab Director...
NY State Lab Directors Could Oversee More Facilities Under Proposed Rules
By: Tara Luellen, VP of Lab Director Services, Lighthouse Lab Services New York State recently proposed several amendments to regulations regarding laboratory directors (LDs), including moves that would impact the number of laboratories they can oversee and the...
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