When you judge the CV of an early career researcher, is there an ideal range of 1st author vs co-author publications? Which ratios are bad?
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Replying to @Research_Tim
I think ratio is irrelevant. I'd mostly be evaluating first author stuff in a trainee because writing papers is so important/difficult
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Replying to @DrGBuckingham @Research_Tim
Please be aware that some senior authors don't allow their junior colleagues to write the paper . . . . !
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This. 100%.
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Replying to @o_guest
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@o_guest@stormpetrel@DrGBuckingham@Research_Tim Mentors owe trainees time & effort to teach them how, if they currently aren't capable!2 replies 3 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @mnitabach @o_guest and
Bigger Q though - to hire a postdoc how do you evaluate a CV with no 1st author pubs? Would you be put off or give benefit of doubt?
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Replying to @DrGBuckingham @mnitabach and
I had no first author pubs at my first postdoc.
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Replying to @o_guest @mnitabach and
I only had one. But will you give it no weighting as a employer yourself in a few years? Genuinely curious, not prodding for a response
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Replying to @DrGBuckingham @mnitabach and
I can't answer what I will do in a few years — but I doubt I'd give anything about an applicant no weight ever.
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Replying to @o_guest @mnitabach and
In general I think I'd worry that no 1st author pubs would leave me a lot of training to do with a postdoc that I'd hope was already started
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I think what saved me is that I'm the best programmer/I can program (delete as appropriate given lab). 
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