What skills do you feel are most important for a laboratory assistant to possess?

Think about your skills as a laboratory assistant. Think about how you utilize these skills each day in your work setting. Talk about which of your skills you believe is most important and discuss why that particular skill holds such value in your role.

"Being able to multitask is a must. I am often working on one project and then a rush testing order might come in and I will need to start working on that. I also feel that general knowledge of laboratory safety as well as an understanding of scientific terms is very important."

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