Career category

I'm starting a new career category in my posts. It will cover topics like job hunting, becoming a more skilled researcher, etc.

For this inaugural post, I will say that it is helpful to think ahead. So if you're an undergraduate, start acting like a graduate student. Start asking pro-active questions and tying together seemingly disparate pieces of knowledge. Similarly, If you're a graduate student, start acting like a postdoc. Start thinking of your own research ideas. If you're a postdoc, start thinking like a professor. It will make the transition much easier.

Of course, if all else fails, maybe you can just marry a superstar professor and rely on nepotism.