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Advices for newbies in academia

* Get a twitter account and fix time windows to be active on it, only tweet about science, create lists of people of interest, publish original tweet (do not only retweet)

* Get an updated profile in LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and Google scholar

* Get a website with links to LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Twitter, Google scholar profile, email, University, CV and a few words about your interests

* Always use your university email address for professional contact

* When writing an email, reread twice and pick the right title of your recipient (Prof. or Dr.)

* Get a Github/Gitlab account and share your research scripts

* Whenever possible, share your research data and code

* Volunteer for open science project

* Go to as many conferences as you can

* Prepare the networking: before going to a conference, get a list of who you should talk to and why

* Give class, even if it's not super official, try to teach what you know to others as much as possible

* Do sport

* Take long walks if possible in nature

* Do have a plan B and C (to decrease the stress)

* Schedule your day/week. Routinize your life as much as possible

* Write, Write, Write

* Code, Code, Code

* Read, Read, Read

* Aim for publications. Yes, this is almost the only way you will be judged on

* Science is a market, try to get the skills people are looking for

* Whenever possible, give a talk or speak in public

* The research quality is important. Yet, the impact factor and the co-authors fame also

* Keep reminding yourself that you deserve and will get your dream position

* Focus on your publication, try not to be distracted by less important things

* Don't be fooled by the prestige of someone. You will get there at some point. It's just a matter of time and chance

* Try to get more than one lab and supervisor during your career

* Prestigious universities are great but productive supervisors are better