A template for lab professionals who deliver accurate results that clinicians trust, every single shift.
Medical laboratory technologists run the tests behind almost every diagnosis. You handle specimen accessioning, operate hematology and chemistry analyzers, perform microbiology culture and sensitivity, validate results, and escalate critical values to the care team. In the US that usually means ASCP certification (MLS or MT); in the UK it means HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist. A normal shift mixes high test volume with quality control, analyzer maintenance, and disciplined result validation. Accuracy is the whole job, because most lab errors start before analysis, right at the bench during accessioning. This page shows what hiring managers at hospitals and reference labs actually screen for, plus a full CV you can edit in minutes.
ASCP-certified Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLS) with 9 years across hospital and reference labs. Process 180+ samples per shift on chemistry and hematology analyzers with zero critical-value misses over the last three years. Strong in QC and QA, Sunquest and Epic Beaker LIS, and microbiology culture and sensitivity. CAP and CLIA inspection experience.
License and certification first. In the US that's ASCP (MLS or MT); in the UK it's HCPC registration. Then specialty, then LIS, then proof you can hold quality under volume. A line like "Processed 180+ samples per shift across chemistry and hematology with zero critical-value misses over three years" beats "worked in the lab" every time. Recruiters skim for the analyzers you've run (Sysmex, Beckman Coulter, Roche cobas) because that tells them how fast you'll be productive on day one.
Cover the bench end to end: specimen accessioning, hematology analyzers, clinical chemistry, microbiology culture and sensitivity, immunology and serology, molecular diagnostics, QC and QA, LIS operation (Epic Beaker, Cerner, Sunquest), biosafety, and result validation. Name the actual instruments and software. "Sysmex XN-1000" and "Sunquest LIS" carry more weight than generic phrases, and they match the keywords a hospital's screening filter is hunting for.
The two biggest are leaving off your certification status and showing no QC or accuracy proof. Both get screened first, and a CV without them often never reaches a human. Other traps: listing duties instead of throughput numbers, hiding your analyzers in a wall of text, and forgetting biosafety and accreditation work (CAP, CLIA in the US; UKAS in the UK). If you trained junior staff or passed an inspection, say so with a number.
One to two pages, clean and scannable. Lead with your certification (ASCP or HCPC) and your specialty right under your name. Use a short summary, then experience with measurable bullets: samples per shift, downtime reduced, rejections cut, audits passed. Keep a tight skills block with named instruments and your LIS. Save it as a PDF so the layout holds, and skip dense paragraphs that bury the numbers a hiring manager wants.
Figures in USD. Ranges reflect mid-level experience (3–7 years). Senior roles and major metro areas typically sit at the top of these bands.
US hospital networks and reference labs (Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Quest Diagnostics, Labcorp, Kaiser Permanente, Mass General Brigham) want ASCP certification stated plainly near the top. UK trusts (NHS, plus private labs like The Doctors Laboratory) want HCPC registration and your IBMS portfolio. Canadian employers look for CSMLS certification; Australian labs expect AIMS membership. Whatever the market, list your specialty (hematology, chemistry, microbiology, molecular), your LIS, and your QC record where a recruiter sees it in the first five seconds.
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