New entrants to the field who want to establish professional credibility.

Torin was pouring a lifetime of contacts, of his immense personal and professional credibility, into his hands.

These two concerns - staff relationships and heads' professional knowledge are vital ingredients in effective school management and in the head's professional credibility.

"The only shield one has in a job like this is your professional credibility," he said.

"It takes continuity to build up that professional credibility," Mr. Blackman said.

Black sees the tie-in as crucial for professional credibility.

My own professional credibility would be lost in an instant if I proposed a boring twit.

Although she's a refreshing change from the fluffier sisters in the trade, this New York operative also stretches her professional credibility.

The Mark News recruits its contributors based on two criteria: professional credibility and a connection to Canada.

The conflict between professional credibility and suppressed hostility towards him was severely impeding her powers of speech.