At last year’s Association of Translation Companies’ Stargazing Conference, three localisation professionals, Karen Gammarota from Wise, Jennifer Vela Valido from Spotify, and Megan Hilleard from Renishaw discussed their job roles and what they look for in the ideal translation partner. It quickly became apparent that the human touch is still very much in demand, not
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Often, when working for translation agencies or even direct clients, freelance translators don’t receive any feedback. If the work wasn’t quite up to scratch, the translator simply won’t be offered any more work. Which is unfortunate, because it doesn’t give the translator the opportunity to learn from mistakes and improve over time. Feedback is part
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Starting out as a freelance translator can be tough. It’s hard enough trying to land your first translation job without much experience (everyone wants experienced translators but how can you get experience in the first place?). And once you have got that first translation project, how do you retain that customer so they turn into
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Finding work as a freelance translator can be tough, especially when you are just getting started with your translation career. There are plenty of online resources to help you create a great translator CV (for example My Perfect CV Builder and Monster Career Advice), but a CV on its own won’t secure you any jobs –
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What is team culture? There are probably tons of definitions out there but in its most basic form, it’s the way in which people work together towards a common goal and how they treat each other along the way. We know that people who trust each other and who are highly motivated, tend to produce
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“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” – Aristotle’s famous quote is as relevant and pertinent in the localisation industry as it is in any other field. When strategists, marketers and sales teams work together with their translation providers in a collaborative way, they tend to achieve better localisation results. Why? Because
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