• Add to your CV
• Find Mentors
• Create a research reputation
• Get in the habit before you have to publish for promation

Create a Researcher ID-These identifiers give you a specific code that will help to link you published word to you regardless of if you have a common name or if your name changes during your professional career. Having one from the start makes tracking your publication counts much easier. These are the two most commonly used identifiers but there are others.