What does the perfect translator CV look like?
At Kwintessential we receive between 30-50 CVs per day. The Project Managers thought it might be a good idea to list all the information they wish to see on the perfect CV.
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Brace Yourself, Crowd-Translation is Already Here
Translators are here to stay, machine translations are still premature, CAT tools can’t really make a dent. But this year it’s been quite different. 2013, and we’ve already seen a 50M+ inflow of investments into the language industry.
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New (& free) word count ratio tool available
New, free translation tool designed to allow translators to calculate a target document word count accurately.
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How a freelance translator can catch an agency’s attention
What are agencies looking for in a freelance translator? This article gives you tips on what agencies expect from freelance translators and on how to survive as a freelance translator when relying on agency work.
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Cool! How Wikipedia is useful for translators
Wikipedia may be experiencing a bit of a coolness crisis. But there are plenty of ways that Wikipedia is still cool, and that’s particularly true for translators.
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Self-promotion on social media: How much is too much?
We keep hearing and reading how important branding and promotion are for our businesses. But maybe some of our peers are taking it a tad too far? How much self-promotion borders on too much?
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Translators & Foreign Bloggers Join Forces to Bring Authentic Content to English Readers
Discover Webflakes, a new lifestyle website featuring top blogs from around the world translated into English.
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Translators and Income Targets – Part II
Last week, I started discussing potential ways that you can help yourself to reach your target income by using your obvious linguistic talents.
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