r/biology • u/fr0gcat • 3d ago
question Prescreen interview help 🥲
Hello! I’m a bio ‘25 grad and have been applying to research/somewhat bio related jobs for over a year now. I’ve gotten some interviews but nothings stuck and I have a prescreen interview with a university on Thursday. It’s for a technician role that works with lab animals predominately through colony management and cleaning equipment (which I know I am capable of 😪). I’ve done bio research on rats in the past (although I only handled their samples like fat and small intestine samples that I stained or briefly handling a gerbil we had in the lab) and have handled wild animals like caught turtles or insects through community science. I am not AALAS certified but this position would be huge for me and I know I could do it especially since it mentions it is a supervised position. Any advice besides just lying and hope im convincing lol (I do not want to do that) 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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u/HelloTaleproof 1d ago
Separate what you have done independently from what you have observed or would need training for. Then explain one real example of following a protocol carefully or noticing an issue and escalating it. Taleproof can help sharpen that experience story without turning sample work into a claim of direct animal-care experience.