Early Career window

[BuckeyeLove]

Just curious...generally, when does the early career window end? I'm coming up on being licensed for 5 years this October, and it's really weird to me that I may not be considered early career at some point close in time. (to be fair, I still think...and act...as if I'm effectively 23 at times, so this response of mine isn't circumscribed solely to my career).

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[futureapppsy2]

Just curious...generally, when does the early career window end? I'm coming up on being licensed for 5 years this October, and it's really weird to me that I may not be considered early career at some point close in time. (to be fair, I still think...and act...as if I'm effectively 23 at times, so this response of mine isn't circumscribed solely to my career).

APA uses 10 years post-PhD as the cut off, FWIW.

 

[BuckeyeLove]

APA uses 10 years post-PhD as the cut off, FWIW.

Thank. God. (....i have a feeling ill still feel this way in 5 years tho).

 

[AcronymAllergy]

I've most commonly seen 5 years and 10 years post-licensure as the two cut-offs.

 

[Sanman]

10 years is the most common that I have seen. Ironically, I have often felt the opposite and really did not feel early career after year 3 post-license. That may be more due to my career trajectory.

 

[Ollie123]

At NIH, you are "early stage" until 10 years past post-doc as long as you don't have an R0🙂 So you can feel young for many years to come!