Ten Things You Must Never Do to Your Colleagues
By Maria Cristina de la Vega Reblogged from the听NAJIT Blog听with permission Do not give advice freely, even if you think it would be helpful,…
Read MoreFrom ATA鈥檚 Divisions: The German Language Division
By Arnold Winter As a German-to-English translator, it was a “no brainer” for me to join the ATA’s German Language Division at the start…
Read MoreWhat direct clients want: From a Marketing Director鈥檚 perspective
By听Daniela Guanipa A lot has been said about the complexities of setting up shop as freelancers and whether to work with agencies or direct…
Read MoreCentury College Translating and Interpreting Certificate/AA: A Day in the Life
By Kristen Mages If you fall into the vast majority of the population, you may never have heard of Century College in White Bear…
Read MoreTechnology Considerations for Beginning Translators
By Tommy Tomolonis Translators are expected to fulfill many roles in today鈥檚 market. In addition to being linguistic experts, translators are also expected to…
Read MoreDirect clients鈥 the freelancer鈥檚 dream
By Helen Eby We all want to work with direct clients鈥 or say we do. Why? I have heard many translators wish they could…
Read MoreBusiness Smarts: Fluctuating Workloads
One of the most daunting questions for freelancers – and more so for freelancers-to-be! – is how to handle workload fluctuations.听In this great post…
Read MoreAn Invitation: A Day in the Life
As you may have noticed, the ATA Savvy Newcomer blog will be running a series in the coming months on the many options for…
Read MoreThe Hidden Part of the Job
By Giovanna Lester听 In my marketing workshops I discuss a subject I call 鈥淎natomy of a Project.鈥 The focus is on the immediate interaction…
Read MoreKent State University: A Day in the Life
The Program Kent State University鈥檚 Department of Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies听is home to an active and vibrant translation department boasting bachelor鈥檚,…
Read MoreNice Interpreter!
By Judy and Dagmar Jenner Reblogged from Translation Times with permission from the authors Today’s post is about the importance of being, well, nice.…
Read MoreBilingualism – Part III
In this third and final part of the听series about Bilingualism, Eta Trabing discusses what it really means to be a “professional”, some of the…
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