This book presents some well known “pearls” as to how to improve your day to day workplace performance, be efficiently productive, be an inherent part of the team, how to shine and impress. At the same time advice is given as to how to prepare for postgraduate exams, develop essential technical skills and successfully participate in research. This generic guidance can be of use for those aspiring in becoming a generalist or subspecialty doctor and will be of value in whichever part of the world you end up practicing in.