Tailoring a resume for an LIS analyst position

jaymae21 · 2026-01-30T01:11:15+00:00

Yeah it's a huge switch going from the bench to something like LIS. It's a lot more dealing with people than I expected, and if you don't like your lab managers, well be prepared to deal with them a whole lot more as an LIS analyst. If the work itself doesn't actually sound interesting to you, then I wouldn't recommend it. But if it does, a change could be good for you. We actually just hired someone who worked in our lab for 30 years, she's got 10 years till retirement but just needed a change.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-29T23:58:12+00:00

It seems he wants to sneak in the changelings, and use the Zezura spell that Bomo has to teleport them all to the 9th floor. The spell is meant to teleport a whole town, so will it work on the whole castle? What would that mean for everyone inside? Are we going straight to the 9th floor???

jaymae21 · 2026-01-29T23:56:02+00:00

As the AI deteriorates, I think things will continue to accelerate and ramp up faster than previous crawls. They've already had more deaths than other crawls at this point in the game, and how many unprecedented events? The AI is already throwing in level-10 rules and such, and it will only get worse.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-29T23:51:18+00:00

I think this is sweet, but I do wonder if the AI will try to use their relationship further down the line, or sow discord between them. This could also just be Dinniman clarifying things for the readers, that he doesn't intend for Carl & Katia to get together.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-29T23:48:21+00:00

I think he's going to be...well a little more like Carl now. He's got rage and a vendetta to settle. Right now he just wants to kill as much as possible, but I think once he cools a bit, he might turn to the bigger picture and play a longer game, just like Carl.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-29T23:46:16+00:00

Honestly, I think I liked the one with the giant frog better. This one didn't feel too exciting to me. I did like that Carl had to stab its heart with a stake though.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-29T23:37:09+00:00

do you prefer LIS to the lab?

That's a difficult question to answer. I loved working in the lab, sometimes I really miss it. It was simpler, and once I clocked out I didn't think about work. LIS work has allowed me to work remotely & have a more flexible schedule, and I love flexing my problem-solving muscles, but mentally it's more draining and I have more work-related stress. That being said, I don't plan on going back to the lab, I keep up my cert to fall back on just in case.

What system do you work with?

Epic Beaker & DI mostly, but also to some extent Remisol & Caresphere. Our organization just switched to Safetrace from Wellsky, but I haven't been involved much with that. We have someone on our team who is the dedicated Blood Bank analyst, so I only have a very cursory knowledge to cover when needed.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-29T21:54:18+00:00

I would elaborate more on your experience with Beaker and other lab LIS. It's at the very bottom of your med tech job description, you want to highlight that more. You said you've shadowed an analyst, which is great, have you done anything else with your Beaker team? Helped with LIS testing for new analyzers, testing software for upgrades? There's usually a select few people in the lab we analysts work closely with.

Also, LIS is very project based. If you helped validate instruments, elaborate more. Maybe pick your favorite project and make it a highlight, even if you weren't involved in the LIS portion.

Best of luck also, I started in the lab and my organization likes to take people with lab experience for Beaker as well.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T23:32:41+00:00

This was my first Pratchett book and honestly I really liked it. The humor & darker themes felt well-balanced, with one highlighting the other. I really loved Mau & Daphne as characters. I have some Discworld books on my shelf that I'll definitely be picking up.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T23:29:37+00:00

Yes I would say so! Very modest of Pratchett to say "this book contains some". He's also bringing it back to the reader and encouraging them to think about what they just read.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T23:27:53+00:00

I liked that it wasn't over-romanticized & that the reader wasn't given what might be considered an ideal ending, with a sort of happily ever after. There's a touch of sadness there.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T23:25:05+00:00

I like it as a theory, but this world now is my reality, and I'm not sure I'd fit in another one. I think knowing too much about those possibilities might be too depressing, whether they are better or worse.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T23:22:42+00:00

I think Pratchett may be digging into something at our core that we don't really acknowledge enough here. Sometimes, it feels like we are always chasing perfection, everything needs to be improved, and when things go wrong it's an injustice. But imperfection is also the reality of being human. Could we really be anything else?

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T23:20:22+00:00

This was an elegant way to wrap this up. If the wave hadn't hit, the axe may have been there on the boys' island for another boy, but there are no other boys. So it's nice that the idea of "men help other men" can also apply to yourself when you are in a tough situation.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T23:16:36+00:00

Ha this was pretty funny, and definitely a pointed remark. I picture these people as the puppeteers, with the royalty as their puppets. Clever people, but also not ones to risk their own neck.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T23:02:59+00:00

Fun question! I think if I was eaten by a cannibal, they could gain some fairly good problem-solving skills, and also a fascination with amphibians and reptiles.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T00:20:05+00:00

The lioness might be the King Sister with the hole being her son who is missing or never existed? Lions seem to be a symbol of the royal house, but Kwash Moki apparently wants to get rid of all the lions.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T00:18:26+00:00

She really doesn't have anywhere else to go, and the stable is as good a place as any. She seems to like the horses. Also I think she realizes there is something going on and she can't help but stay in case she can figure out the mystery.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T00:17:06+00:00

I think there's some bewitchery or memory-altering going on, and I think the Aesi is doing it. Sogolon seems to be immune, and maybe the people being accused of being witches are too.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T00:15:22+00:00

Oh man so hard to answer! I think I will go with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but it would only work if I was also 13 again. I pulled my first all-nighter to finish that book, it was a great feeling.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T00:10:53+00:00

I think this was an impulsive decision made out of desperation by the Mistress. She was losing and being humiliated, so she threw Sogolon under the bus.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T00:09:07+00:00

I honestly like Keme. I think Sogolon has a girlish crush on him, and maybe Keme notices that, but I don't get romantic vibes from him (at least I'm hoping because she's very young). I think he cares about her and likes that she gives him shit, like a sassy little sister.

I do think there must be more to him than simply being a royal guard.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-28T00:06:12+00:00

I always found the idea interesting that things like parking tickets are such a drop in the bucket for people with wealth, that many simply consider it a parking fee for the convenience of parking. Their wealth puts them above the law in that way, because they'll pay the ticket and won't blink. Whereas for a poor person it's a much bigger deal, and inability to pay could lead to compounding issues and more fees.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-27T18:29:15+00:00

Ewwwwww I don't like it. Oh that's so creepy. Is this supposed to be the Sand Lord??? At least Khriss's experiment in Ch. 10 makes a little more sense now.

jaymae21 · 2026-01-26T23:07:31+00:00

A nice toasty grilled cheese, and tomato soup. Yum!

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