NHS Medical Laboratory Assistant - Specimen Reception interview questions
based on 2 ratings - Updated 10 Feb 2024
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Medical Laboratory Assistant - Specimen Reception applicants have rated the interview process at NHS with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Medical Laboratory Assistant - Specimen Reception roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NHS overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NHS as a Medical Laboratory Assistant - Specimen Reception according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
IQ intelligence test: 33%
Presentation: 33%
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Everyone was very friendly, kind and welcoming. The interview itself was comfortable and not daunting. I felt welcome and only 4 questions were asked of me. The interviewers also provided prompts to help you fully answer the questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your understanding of specimen reception and pathology
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at NHS (Birmingham, England) in Jun 2020
Interview
Panel interview (3 people), recruiting manager, director and lab personal, scenario based questions plus competency based questions, provided right answers after your answer if you got it wrong.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What would you do if a patient called and asked about the progress with the sample and results?