This panel session will discuss the challenges that early career researchers face in finding jobs and succeeding in them, hosted by the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS). It follows from our blog of the same name and our panel will include some of our bloggers sharing their personal experiences with tough choices and hurdles they've faced. Our blog series can be found at https://usapecs.wixsite.com/usapecs/advice-for-ecrs. Be sure to join us later in the evening for an informal gathering at 7pm at Golden Gate Tap Room.