I'd like to share some advice that I got today that I really like. There is one key thing you must master at each stage of your career to really make it.
Undergraduate School -- hardwork
Graduate School -- creativity
Postdoctoral Fellowship -- marketing
Assistant Professor -- organization
I think I made it out of the first two quite successfully. I'm still working on marketing myself though. I think self-marketing is one of those activities that has a gender bias. Males seem to be much better at this than females. I'm trying though. My mini-tour was really for self-promotion, networking, initiating possible collaborations, and getting feedback on my work. I really do enjoy giving talks and talking to people, so it was also fun. I got to interact with some brilliant people and talk science. When it comes down to it -- it was marketing. Maybe I will get it right in the end...
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