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Biological Technician Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Biological Technician interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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This position requires a great deal of attention to deal. Do you consider yourself to be detail oriented, and if so, how?

Scientific positions require a great amount of detail, and the slightest error can cause a large amount of rework. The interviewer wants to hear that you recognize that errors can jeopardize your work and are aware of the consequences errors have on the company.

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30 Biological Technician Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Biological Technician interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • Behavioral

    1. This position requires a great deal of attention to deal. Do you consider yourself to be detail oriented, and if so, how?

  • Direct

    2. What made you look for a role outside of the company that you are working for?

  • Direct

    3. Do you feel that you will face any challenges in meeting the requirements of this position?

  • Education

    4. Provide us with a summary of your scientific background.

  • General

    5. Where do you see yourself in five years?

  • General

    6. Talk about a goal you have set for yourself and what action steps you have taken towards achieving that goal.

  • General

    7. What do you feel is the most important piece of a Biological Technician's role and why?

  • General

    8. What is your greatest weakness?

  • General

    9. What is your greatest strength?

  • General

    10. What do you enjoy most about working in a lab environment?

  • General

    11. How do you measure the success of your work?

  • General

    12. What do you feel is the most important skill a Biological Technician should possess?

  • General

    13. If I were to contact your current/most recent supervisor and ask what you could improve on, what would he/she say?

  • General

    14. What individual has had the greatest influence on your career?

  • General

    15. What makes you the ideal Biological Technician for our company?

  • General

    16. Why are you interested in a career as a Biological Technician?

  • Management

    17. Describe your ideal supervisor.

  • Management

    18. Tell us about a time that you disagreed with your supervisor and how you handled the disagreement.

  • Operational

    19. In your opinion, why is laboratory safety and following lab practices important?

  • Operational

    20. How do you best learn the tasks of a new position?

  • Operational

    21. How do you stay current with the updates and changes in scientific technology?

  • Scenario

    22. What do you do if you are assigned a task that you are not familiar with?

  • Situational

    23. Talk about a time you were able to implement a change in a previous role and how that change was beneficial to the company that you were working for.

  • Situational

    24. Provide an example of a time that you had a conflict with a coworker or a client and explain what you did to resolve the conflict.

  • Situational

    25. Tell us about a time you made a mistake in your career and the steps you took to correct that mistake.

  • Situational

    26. Provide an example of a time you needed to quickly change priorities.

  • Situational

    27. Talk about a time that you were disappointed in yourself and why.

  • Situational

    28. Provide an example of a time you identified a workplace safety concern and explain how you addressed that concern.

  • Situational

    29. When faced with competing deadlines, how do you best prioritize your work?

  • Situational

    30. Talk about a time you were faced with a difficult ethical decision in the workplace.