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Illumina
Technical Applications Scientist was asked...18 August 2011

What would you do if a costumer calls and did everything like the protocol said and wants his money back?

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I was asked the same question. The answer should be be calm and walk him through the procedure after asking him the steps he followed. I everything is correct, report the problem to the supervisor ! Less

try to figure out what the problem with the kit was

Stemgent

What do you want to do?

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Interact with other scientists

ProteinSimple

Why do you want to work with the company in this position?

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I said I liked science and helping people trouble-shoot their problems. I form a good rapport with people and enjoy hearing their thoughts and discussing out where they are having issues. I thought the company provides a novel technology and would be interested in showing other people the utility of the technology. Less

Promega

What do you consider yourself an expert in?

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I talked about a specific technique I felt highly qualified in using and tried to explain how various aspects of the overall technique applied to other related techniques. Less

LUMICKS

What would you do to make this product acceptable to broader biology?

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Hi, could you post more technical interview questions?

PerkinElmer

What was a difficulty you recently faced?

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I had a terrible PI in my graduate school and I overcame it by accepting his problems were not my responsibility and getting a new advisor who believed I could succeed and graduate. Less

Invitae

Provide an example of a time when you had to troubleshoot a scientific problem.

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Case specific.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

What happens if dynabeads exhibit magnetism outside the magnetic field too?

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Indirect and direct binding assay for dynabeads antibody conjugation

Thermo Fisher Scientific

just apply for the job position then you will know

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Stupid place to work so do not waste your time there.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

what is one thing which you would like to change in the past (personally as well as professionally)

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just be honest.. all good girl/boy kinda answers are not taken well. They want to hire a real person, be it with certain temporary imperfections.. Less

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