Mortuary Assistant

It's time to pull out your old performance appraisals and boss's quotes. This is a great way to brag about yourself through someone else's words: "My boss has told me that I am the best designer he has ever had. He knows he can rely on me, and he likes my sense of humor."

Yes, I did. I was fascinated by the industry as a kid. When I was 12, there was a bad head on collision near my house and a man in a truck didn't make it. My family and I were standing around with all the other neighbors when the coroner arrived. He pronounced him deceased, then they took him out and put him on a stretcher and his head turned to the side looking straight at me. I remember being curious as to what happens to people when they die, as far as the physical body.

No, but i am a fast learner and a hard worker. I am committed to do the best of my ability.

The pay isn't fantastic as a rule, and it does differ if you're in a hospital mortuary run by the NHS, or a Public Mortuary run by a Local Authority. It's not particularly bad, and it's graded as other jobs are in those organisations, but it's not a job you do for the money… there are far easier ways to earn it!

We had a dead clown one time. This person was buried in full clown costume with makeup and all. The whole family was clowns. All the friends were clowns. And at the family's request, the funeral directors were clowns too. They supplied costumes and did our makeup. Family and friends had one tear drop painted on near the eye. Definitely my strangest.

You have to apply for a position as a Trainee APT - there is no other way to do it except to start as a trainee. It will definitely help you to have Forensic knowledge or previous science qualifications such as Microbiology, Human Anatomy or Anthropology but it won't guarantee you an interview. Places are very competitive and many APT's move to different cities to get a foot on the ladder or move up a rung.

This is your final opportunity to persuade the interviewer that you are the right candidate for the job. Now is not the time to ask questions about holidays, pay or pensions - all these things can be asked later when you get an offer of employment. Now is the time to ask about any reservations that the interviewer may have about your suitability for the role. You will then give yourself one last chance to persuade the interviewer that you are the right candidate for the job.

I've seen pictures and have heard about people being embalmed and placed on a motorcycle, stood up in the corner, in a recliner ... This all seems ridiculous and disrespectful to me. Especially if the deceased did not request it. I say I would refuse to do this to someone, but who knows? I mean, if the family really wants it.

☛ Do you prefer to work independently or on a team?

☛ How long would you stay with our company?

☛ What have you learned from mistakes on the job?

☛ What can you do for us that other candidates cant?

☛ Do you think you are overqualified for this position?

☛ How do you see your job relating to the overall goals?

☛ Your greatest weakness in school or at work?

☛ Who has impacted you most in your career and how?

☛ What have you done to support diversity in your unit?

☛ Describe a recent unpopular decision you made.

Answer all Morgue Attendant interview questions honestly and stay focused throughout the hiring process.

Always focus on the positive reason such you were seeking the opportunity to expand your career opportunities.

Don't be too specific by giving away a word for a particular period of time.

☛ Tell me about an important goal that you set in the past.

☛ How would you describe the experience of working here?

☛ What has been your biggest professional disappointment?

☛ What are you expecting from this firm in the future?

☛ Who was your favorite manager and why?

☛ Example when you went above and beyond the call of duty.

☛ Do you know anyone who works with our company?

☛ What kind of personality do you work best with and why?

☛ Has anything ever irritated you about people you've worked with?

☛ What steps do you follow to study a problem before making a decision?

Answer Morgue Attendant interview questions honestly and to the best of your ability. If interviewing for a professional-level position, be ready to answer questions about standards within the industry.

Don't get trivial or negative answering Morgue Attendant interview questions.

☛ How did you react when faced with constant time pressure?

☛ What were the responsibilities of your last position?

☛ What would make you happy in a job?

☛ How do you think you can make a contribution to this company?

☛ How have you changed in the last five years?

☛ How do you feel about taking no for an answer?

☛ When given an important assignment, how do you approach it?

☛ Tell about a time that you had to adapt to a difficult situation.

☛ Tell me about yourself.

☛ What was the most stressful situation you have faced?

Never interrupt - even where the question is obvious, wait for the interviewer to finish before your reply. Make sure your eye contact with the interviewers during the interview. These Morgue Attendant interview questions are asked to see if potential employees have critical thinking skills and self-awareness.

☛ Where do you see yourself in five years time?

☛ Situation in which you had to arrive at a compromise.

☛ What relevant experience do you have?

☛ You have not done this sort of job before. How will you succeed?

☛ How did you handle meeting a tight deadline?

☛ What do you believe are your key strengths?

☛ Tell us about the last time you had to negotiate with someone.

☛ What type of work environment do you prefer?

☛ What is a typical career path in this job function?

☛ When was the last time you were in a crises?

I had this guy to prep one time. He had an intubater ... this tube down his throat and was taped on his face. One piece of the tape was across his mustache. When I took the tape off, most of his mustache came with it. So I shaved it. The wife was super pissed. She threatened to sue unless we fixed it.

So what am I to do? I went to a costume shop and bought a pack of fake mustaches. We had a picture of him, but none of these mustaches worked. I picked the best possible match and put it on him. We then called her to come look. We were nervous. It was bad. So she comes in and absolutely loves it! I couldn't believe it. She then turned super sweet and hugged me.

Taking part in an on-call rota and having a pager hound you 24-7 can be difficult, as well as carrying out post-mortems at strange times: very early in the morning or very late at night. I think the other not-so-perky parts are the stuff of most people's nightmares such as being smeared with every possible human excretion or having to carry out an autopsy with maggots wriggling over you or flies buzzing around you (or on an exhumed or embalmed body). You have to shoulder lots of cleaning and repetitive tasks, dealing with difficult family members or doctors… The list is endless, really.