ADVANCE Outlook: Lab Professionals : Career Development

Avoiding Post-Conference Overload

Amanda Koehler — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMT

Through working on ADVANCE , I have had the opportunity to travel to many great cities across our nation. I love going to conferences, seeing new places and getting to meet all of you ADVANCE readers! However, I know when I get back to the office after...(read more)

How to Work a Room

Amanda Koehler — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:47:00 GMT

Networking has become an important part of finding a new job or even advancing in your current position or overall career. Attending events with your colleagues is always a great time to network. However, sometimes people feel embarrassed, shy or uncomfortable...(read more)

Something for Everyone at AMP

Matthew T. Patton — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMT

KISSIMMEE, FL -- The Association for Molecular Pathology meeting -- like the organization itself -- is organized by its four major subdivisions: Genetics, Solid Tumors, Hematopathology and Infectious Diseases. Friday featured the first two plenary sessions...(read more)

10 Job Search Tips

Amanda Koehler — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT

There's been so much material available lately on how to search for a job, especially because of job losses during the recession. We've all read articles about it, and a lot of the advice is repetitive after a while. In her book 366 Tips for a Successful...(read more)

Finding a Mentor

Amanda Koehler — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:00 GMT

So you've decided you want a career mentor in the laboratory. Some facilities have their own mentor programs and may assign you to a mentor. In other instances, you might be on your own to find a mentor. If this is the case, there are a few pieces of...(read more)

The Importance of Recognition

Amanda Koehler — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:37:00 GMT

Everyone likes to be recognized for his or her work. Managers need to make sure they show their appreciation for their laboratorians. In his book GIVING the Real Recognition Way , Roy Saunderson goes over different recognition scenarios and what managers...(read more)

Who Is Going to Lead Your Laboratory in 2014?

Matthew Patton — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:25:00 GMT

Approximately 20 percent of lab managers report planning to retire in the next 5 years, and a shortage of nearly 5,000 medical technologists is projected per year. On Thursday afternoon, Tara Kochis, executive vice president of Slone Partners, Miami Beach,...(read more)

AMT Awards

Amanda Koehler — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:22:00 GMT

Tonight at the AMT Award Convocation, AMT members will win awards for their talent, skills and service. Congrats to all winners! Order of the Golden Microscope --Charlie Baker, MT, South Carolina Medallion of Merit --Patricia Poitier-Sands, RMA, Florida...(read more)

Resisting Change

Amanda Koehler — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:58:00 GMT

Yesterday at the AMT National Meeting, Jim Hernandez, MD, MS, assistant professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine; medical director of Laboratories and Chair of Clinical Pathology, Mayo Clinic-Arizona, spoke to attendees...(read more)

Work in Hematology or Coagulation?

Matthew T. Patton — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:26:00 GMT

Do you currently work in hematology or coagulation? If so, we'd would like to speak to you about the benefits of working in those lab specialty areas. Send an e-mail to mpatton@advanceweb.com to be featured in an upcoming issue of ADVANCE ....(read more)

Technology Transfer

Kerri Penno — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:44:00 GMT

This afternoon, students and other ASM attendees were invited to a career options symposium, where three presenters offered information on three different microbiology career paths: technology transfer, clinical microbiology and microbiology in the military....(read more)

Taste of Philadelphia

Kerri Penno — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:45:00 GMT

This year's American Society of Microbiology General Meeting is in Philadelphia, just a few miles away from the ADVANCE home base in King of Prussia, PA. The meeting kicked off yesterday with an opening session focusing on microbes and evolution. This...(read more)

Job Scope

Kerri Penno — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Are you a healthcare provider? A Career Builder article posted on CNN and written by Rachel Zupek lists the "top jobs for night owls." Zupek theorizes some of us just aren't cut out for the 9-5 world and are simply more productive if working a night job;...(read more)

Shaping the Future

Kerri Penno — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT

This afternoon, President Lynette Savaloja, SCT(ASCP); and President-Elect Don Simpson, PhD, MPH, CT(ASCP)CM, moderated a discussion about the future of the profession. The issues were not new, but those that have faced cytology for the past couple of...(read more)

Newest Professionals

Kerri Penno — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:07:00 GMT

Part of this morning's session focused on the importance of students to cytology. ASCT administrators and volunteers are working to expand opportunities and funding for more students to attend the meetings. This year, Third Wave Technologies provided...(read more)