Job-related sites
especially useful for medical laboratory professionals
Compiled by Pat Letendre, Medical Laboratory Science, University of Alberta.
Want to work or study in Canada? See
Job outlook for medical laboratory technologists in Canada: JobFutures.ca (see "More information")
Calgary Regional Health Authority
Canada's Public Service Select "Jobs open to the public." Also subscribe to SOS job alert . You can specify your job category and be notified by e-mail when one is posted.
DKML (Edmonton-Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories - see "What's new")
Canadian Society for International Health (health internship programs abroad. For anyone with an adventurous spirit, these programs have lasting impacts and long-term benefits.)
Canadian Bureau for International Education (awards for study abroad)
Canadian International Development Agency (international youth internship program)
Canadian University Students Overseas (CUSO) (opportunities to volunteer in developing countries - see cooperants)
Prov Lab (Northern Alberta)
U of A jobs - in the pull-down menu select "technical (Science and Medicine)"
VSO - Volunteer Services Overseas (work for modest wages in developing countries)
Alberta Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists
American Association of Clinical Chemists
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
ASHI (American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics)
Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science
Experimental medicine (Canadian Society of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology)
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for foreigners wanting to study and work in Canada. See Information for foreign-trained medical laboratory technologists.
Employability skills (skills that employers value most)
Job outlook-clinical laboratory technologists/technicians (US Bureau of Labor). Other occupations:
Salary list (search for salaries by job, location, etc.)
Travel (international job seekers)
Cheat sheet from Career Lab
Interviews are the final hurdle from Careers Online
Job interviews (megasite)
Job interviews (for both employer and employee)
Resume & interview skills for med lab technologists (Terry Kotrla, Austin Community College)
Resume writing (advice with examples)
Resume & interview skills for med lab technologists (Terry Kotrla, Austin Community College)
Bioview.com (biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and general science jobs)
Canadian Career Owl (Canadian post-secondary students and alumni)
Canadian healthcare jobs (links to job sites at hospitals, colleges, etc.)
Canada-job search (About.com)
Newspapers (navigate to relevant city newspapers and look in the classified ads)
CanWorkNet (help with employment, not just job listings)
CaPs (Career & Placement Services at U of A)
Commonwealth Jobsearch (for relocating to Canada, Australia, etc.)
Hospital Web (see "job opportunities" or "human resources"; if you find jobs that seem promising, discover more about potential employers by browsing their websites)
Hot Jobs (100 most popular job sites on the WWW)
IHOC (International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse - volunteer work or studying with under-served communities at home or abroad)
JobWeb (company info, employer profiles, and easy-to-use databases of the U.S. Federal Government)
Moonlighting (for those relocating)
Monster Health (articles and jobs)
Monster (worldwide)
Saudi Arabia and UAE (Helen Ziegler & Associates)
Universities and colleges in Canada (many have research jobs)
WowJobs.Ca (search for "medical laboratory technologist" or "transfusion")
WWMS (for physicians with links to medical web sites)
