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Read This Book BEFORE You Take The Helm
The second edition of the book, At the Helm: Leading Your Laboratory, like the first, offers a wealth of excellent advice for people starting a new career running a laboratory as well as useful advice for more established researchers. The book begins with advice on how to get a good start in a new position, beginning with the message that this is most likely to occur if you find an institution that fits your career goals. While this might seem obvious, when the job market is as tight as it is, many may be tempted to jump at the first offer they get, and this book highlights some of the many drawbacks that this might have from a career perspective. The introductory chapter also does a nice job of reviewing what can be expected from industry vs. academia jobs and describes situations where the lines between the two, or...