My involvement also gave me opportunities to connect with established professionals in the area and to build relationships with fellow organizers. (sciencemag.org)
Networking is about establishing professional relationships with people who can give you information and advice, and creating loose bonds with their contacts that may help you with your current search and future career. (ocs.yale.edu)
The median income of established professional authors is # 11,000, down 29 per cent since 2005. (punkpublishers.com)