BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Professional

  • somebody who shows a high level of skill or competence
  • somebody paid to do a job, rather than working as a volunteer or pursuing a hobby
  • a member of a particular profession
  • somebody who habitually indulges in a particular activity, fanatically and annoyingly

Wiktionary Definition for: Professional

  • Part of or related to a profession.
  • Having skill in a profession.

Additional Resources

HOW TO: Use Facebook for Professional Networking
Boris Epstein is the CEO and Founder of BINC, a Professional Search Firm that specializes in the Software Marketplace. Boris shares his thoughts about the recruitment industry, job hunting and career advice at AskBinc.com. Ask anybody why they use Facebook, and most people will respond with reasons like staying in...
Tags: Facebook
News items 2009-08-14
Design Professional Liability Coverage and its Interaction With Contract Terms
This article will provide an overview of the nature of professional liability policy coverage triggers, professional liability policy deductibles and settlement concerns, the forms such professional liability policies take and the rationale behind the existence of various professional liability forms. In order to highlight the importance of a well-negotiated contract,...
Tags: Liability Policy, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2003-01-01
Working with a Professional Career Consultant
While many people today are happy to manage their career progression themselves, on some occasions the most effective way of reaching your goals is to call in some professional help. Professional career consultants can help you determine what kind of career you should be in, set career goals for yourself,...
Tags: consultant, career, professional development
Articles 2007-04-20
Creating Your Professional Image On The Internet
There are many types of professionals on the Internet. Business consultants, writers, web designers, software developers, the list goes on and on. What does it take to be considered a professional? Well, according to the definition from Webster's dictionary, a professional is "Engaged in, or worthy of the standards of,...
Tags: Professional, Image, Internet
White papers 2008-01-01
Managing Your Professional Image
Harvard Business School professor Laura Morgan Roberts' article Creating a Positive Professional Image is one of the most popular ever run on HBS Working Knowledge. Her theme: If you don't actively manage your professional image, others will do it for you. Create your own identity. Take a strategic,...
Tags: Monitor, Workplace, Image, Identity, Roberts, Monitor Other, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sean Silverthorne
Blog posts 2009-07-01
Sample Professional Engineering Resume
Use this sample resume to apply for the post of Professional engineer. Professional engineers are the licensed and resisted engineers in some countries and offered with their professional services. This position is legally protected and defined by government body. With the help of professional license of engineering they may sign...
Tags: Engineer, Best Sample Resume, Professional Engineer
Tools & templates 2009-01-01
e-Based Professional Development (e-PD) For Effective Teaching And Leadership
There is a growing need for professional development for teachers and principals that is needs-based as well as e-based. Traditional forms of professional development have taken the form of one-time workshops, "Expert" speakers, lectures and other short-term sessions, which have become almost obsolete in today's techno-savvy world. Research has shown...
Tags: Leadership, Professional Development, Connexions, Training And Certification
White papers 2007-08-28
Lexar Expands Award-Winning Professional Series Flash Memory Cards and Accessories; Line-Up Now Features Speed-Rated SD Card and Memory Stick PRO in Newly Designed Packaging
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq:LEXR), a world leader in advanced digital media technologies, today announced the expansion of the company's Professional Series of flash memory cards and accessories by adding Professional Memory Stick PROTM, speed rated at 80X, and Professional Secure DigitalTM SD, speed rated at 60X, to...
Research articles 2005-02-20
KILL BW1032, FL-JVC-PROFESSIONAL-PRODUCTS and KILL BW1601, CQN-FL-JVC-PROFESSIONAL-PRODUCTS
Please KILL BW1032, (FL-JVC-PROFESSIONAL-PRODUCTS) JVC'S New Digital Audio Guide System is Instant Success At Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, which ran on Business Wire at 6:30 ET on 09/28/1999. Also KILL the CORRECTION, BW1601, (CQN-JVC-PROFESSIONAL-PRODUCTS) JVC Professional Products Company Corrects and Replaces Previous Announcement, which ran on Business Wire...
Tags: Business Wire, JVC
Research articles 1999-09-28
Acquisition of Professional IT Ltd expands PARITY's permanent recruitment business; Professional IT's MD appointed Sales Director of PARITY Selection.
M2 PRESSWIRE-31 May 2001-PARITY: Acquisition of Professional IT Ltd expands PARITY's permanent recruitment business; Professional IT's MD appointed Sales Director of PARITY Selection C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30052001 PARITY Group plc, the listed new technology solutions and software ...
Tags: Parity Group Plc.
Research articles 2001-05-31
Professional Bancorp Inc. Appoints Dr. Robert Margolis as a Director
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 16, 1999-- Professional Bancorp Inc. (AMEX:MDB) is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Margolis has recently been appointed to the board of directors of Professional Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary First Professional Bank, N.A. Margolis replaces Dr. Ray Oyakawa, who resigned as a...
Tags: First Professional Bank N.A., Healthcare Partners
Research articles 1999-06-17
Kodak Professional and Club Photo to provide web hosting services linking professional photographers and customers; Part of larger Kodak initiative to create feature-rich online imaging infrastructure.
M2 PRESSWIRE-9 February 2001-EASTMAN KODAK: Kodak Professional and Club Photo to provide web hosting services linking professional photographers and customers; Part of larger Kodak initiative to create feature-rich online imaging infrastructure C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08022001 ROCHESTER, N.Y....
Tags: Club Photo Inc.
Research articles 2001-02-09
Great Expectations/A Guide To Hiring An HR Professional That Adds Real Value
The onus of recruiting right kind of person for the right kind of job lies on the shoulders of Human Resource HR professional. However, it is also equally important to have right kind of HR professional for the accomplishment of vital task of recruiting employees for the company. The HR...
Tags: Hiring, HR Professional, HR.com, Recruiting, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2003-01-01
Medical Professional Liability.(companies offering such insurance)(Illustration)
Professional liability insurance for hospitals, physicians, dentists, other medical practitioners, and lawyers, and errors and omissions insurance for the purveyors of a wide variety of professional services, such as accountants. architects, engineers,Professional liability insurance for hospitals, physicians, dentists, other medical practitioners, and lawyers, and errors and...
Tags: casualty, CIGNA Corp., insurance
Research articles 1998-07-27
Kits include professional services.(Solutions spotlight: this month: RFID)
Intellitag Ready-to-go RFID kits from Intermec are integrated packages of hardware, software, and professional services. The kits include Intellilag RFID tags and readers, software, and a full day of professional services to design and install RFID Intellitag Ready-to-go RFID kits from Intermec are integrated...
Tags: Intermec Technologies Corp., professional services, RFID, software
Research articles 2004-01-01
ENRICHMENT.(professional development opportunities in supply chain management)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Georgia Tech Seminar Series The "Logistics Professional Series," run by the Georgia Institute of Technology, consists of a curriculum of short courses that cover major logistics and supply PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT...
Tags: Gartner Inc., information technology, logistics, professional development, SCM, supply chain
Research articles 2000-09-01
Euclid offers MPL liability policy.(Products & Services)(manufacturing professional liability)(Chubb Corp. has developed a modular insurance policy)(Lexington Insurance Co. increases services)
Euclid offers MPL liability policy KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Euclid Managers L.L.C., an underwriting manager and claim administrator for Internet, tech, media and manufacturing professional liability, is offering a miscellaneous professional liability insu Euclid offers MPL liability policy KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Euclid Managers...
Tags: Chubb Corp., insurance, pollution
Research articles 2007-05-28
Professional Conduct.(Books and Reports)
The American Bar Associations (Chicago, IL) has released two new volumes dealing with issues associated with rules of professional conduct. "A Legislative History: The Development of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 1982-2005" t The American Bar Associations (Chicago, IL) has released two new ...
Tags: Books
Research articles 2007-01-01
LexisNexis (New York) has entered into a licensing agreement with Reuters to add Reuters Health Professional Medical News Wire to its lexis.com and Nexis services beginning later this year.(News in Brief)
LexisNexis New York has entered into a licensing agreement with Reuters to add Reuters Health Professional Medical News Wire to its lexis.com and Nexis services beginning later this year. The Reuters Health Professional Medical News Wire publishes LexisNexis New York has entered into a licensing...
Tags: LexisNexis, licensing agreement, Thomson Reuters Corp.
Research articles 2008-01-01
Cisco Systems Announces Recertification Policy Update for Professional-Level Certification; Certification Holders Who Pass Any Professional Level Certification Exam Will Recertify Their Active CCNP, CCDP, CCIP, CCSP, or CCVP Certifications
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cisco SystemsR (NASDAQ:CSCO) today announced that effective Aug. 18, 2006, individuals who hold an active CiscoR CCNPR, CCDPR, CCIPTM, CCSPR, or CCVPR certification will recertify their professional-level certifications when they pass any other Cisco professional-level certification exam. Certification holders will continue to re-certify their professional level...
Tags: certification, Cisco Systems Inc.
Research articles 2006-08-15