We were honored to be asked again by the European Association for Cancer Research to lead two sessions at their 2nd Early Career Researchers’ Conference. The two sessions were titled “Finding your calm in the storm: maintaining your mental and professional health in a chaotic world” and “Conveying the uniqueness of you and your research on a CV and when networking”, each with 50-60 participants. Despite the online format, we had some lively discussion and productive break-out groups. Our best wishes go out to the early-career researchers as they navigate this stressful, yet promising, time of life!