Apr

25

A chance to prove yourself

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The soon-to-be-updated National Occupational Standards* in translation look pretty exciting (in a way that only a standard can be) and a great opportunity to prove your worth as a newcomer to the industry.
At a session at the recent ITI Conference, Gill Musk from CILT explained that these standards have been developed by professional translators for [...]

Apr

24

Opportunities for translators at the London 2012 Games?

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A session was run at this weekend’s ITI Conference on the opportunity for linguists at the London Olympic Games in 2012. The speaker was from the London Regional Language Network and I must admit to being a bit disappointed by the relevance of the session. It was definitely a case of preaching to the converted. [...]

Apr

24

ITI Conference - Coming of Age!

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I had a great time at the ITI Conference in London over the weekend. Not only was it jam-packed with interesting contributors, but the interesting mix of participants was worth the cost of attending on its own. I’ve been to a couple of these now, and this has definitely been the best. Saturday night’s drinks [...]

Apr

23

Encouraging words from the Language Realm

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The same holds for becoming a translator or interpreter. Your first couple of years of work will be tough, challenging, and frustrating, even if you’ve had some training before you start. It does get easier, or rather you get better. I can’t say it’s always easy for me now (I’ve been at it for 14 [...]

Apr

19

Small wins…

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I’m really excited. I’ve recently had a couple of jobs in from the kind of client I’ve dreamed of having for a long time now - a direct client, an organisation I admire, interesting work, extremely pleasant to deal with so far. It’s early days yet and I won’t make my millions just yet, but [...]

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