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Medical Laboratory Technician Mock Interview

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Why did you choose to become a medical laboratory technician?

There are so many career options out there. When interviewers ask you questions like this, they are trying to get to know you, what interests you, what drives you. If you had an experience personally that made you choose this field of work, share it with the interviewer.

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30 Medical Laboratory Technician Interview Questions & Answers

  • 1. Why did you choose to become a medical laboratory technician?

  • 2. If you had a team member who constantly seemed to be abandoning his post and leaving unfinished work, how would you handle the situation?

  • 3. If you began to feel overwhelmed with your workload or other work related issues, how would you handle the situation?

  • 4. What would you do if a patient complained to you about one of your coworker's conduct toward him/her?

  • 5. If you discovered that a coworker was violating a patient's privacy by discussing his information with someone outside of the care team, how would you respond?

  • 6. Do you have any plans that may interfere with being able to commit to long-term employment with us?

  • 7. Tell me about a time you experienced a significant change in your workplace, and how did you adapt to the change?

  • 8. Can you give me some examples of some equipment that you feel proficient operating within a medical lab?

  • 9. Has there ever been an emergency situation in your department, and how did you/would you react in such a situation?

  • 10. What is one of your weaknesses, and what do you do in an effort to overcome that weakness?

  • 11. Are you familiar with some errors that may occur when using a pipette and how to prevent those errors?

  • 12. Do you feel that you are capable of working independently, rather than having a supervisor or coworker work with you?

  • 13. If you were the person interviewing employee candidates, what qualities would you look for to fill this position?

  • 14. Other than technical work, such as testing specimens, what other duties are you accustomed to performing within a medical laboratory?

  • 15. How do you handle times when you have a disagreement with a coworker?

  • 16. What is one of your biggest fears about being a medical lab technician?

  • 17. What are some things that you do to help prevent contamination within your work space?

  • 18. What sets you apart from other medical laboratory technicians, and why do you feel you will be a good fit for us?

  • 19. Do you feel like you have strong relationship building skills?

  • 20. If a lab specimen were delivered to you without the proper labels and identification on it, what would your response be?

  • 21. What advice would you give others who are considering pursuing a career as a medical laboratory technician?

  • 22. Has there ever been a time that you had difficulty drawing blood from a patient, and if so, how did you handle that situation?

  • 23. Some medical laboratory technicians at our facility often work on rotation. Are you willing to work, nights, weekends, holidays, or overtime if needed?

  • 24. Are you comfortable performing venipunctures?

  • 25. If you had a patient come to your lab stating his physician sent him to have his blood drawn, but he didn't bring a lab requisition slip, how would you help remedy the situation without neglecting other patients?

  • 26. Have you ever had a patient be combative toward you? If so, how did you handle the situation?

  • 27. Personal protective equipment is provided for all of our employees. If you saw a coworker performing a test that required the use of PPE, but he was not wearing it, how would you respond?

  • 28. If a test system deficiency was discovered or suspected, how would you handle the situation?

  • 29. Have you ever received negative feedback from a supervisor, and if so, how did you handle it?

  • 30. The physical requirements of working as a medical lab tech can often be demanding. Do you feel like you are able to stand for long hours, or lift/transfer equipment, as needed?