Whether through training or jumping in, share your story on how you landed your first receptionist role.
Try to ‘shadow a lab tech’ for a shift at a hospital lab and ask how they handle QC logs and sample volume spikes — it’ll tell you fast if the pace fits you. Are you leaning clinical (patient testing) or research benches? Caveat: certification and pay ladders vary a lot by state and whether you go ASCP vs on-the-job routes, and it’s more pipettes than CSI.