QUESTION 12 OF 30

Tell me about a challenging interaction with reporting results to physicians, family members, or researchers.

Reporting results is a common responsibility of a Microbiologist. The purpose of this question is to access not only your professionalism and communication skills, but your technical skills as well. The interviewer is offering this situation-based question to understand how well you respond on your feet and how you combine your people skills with your analytical skills.

"When reporting results, I follow the SOP. In one particular challenging situation, our lab wasn't able to meet turnaround time due to repeating a sample to ensure accuracy. I followed our procedure and told the attending physician that results would be delayed. Although, this wasn't what she wanted to hear at the time, I stayed professional and on point and told her we would have results to her ASAP and that quality was extremely important to us and our patients/clients."

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Tell me about a challenging interaction with reporting results to physicians, family members, or researchers.

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