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Have you been called on by clients to review other translators' work?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 30, 2010
Yes 80.1%
No 17.3%
Other - N/A 2.5%
1460 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Is there any part of the translation process you don't really enjoy?
By Cristina Heraud-van Tol - featured on Oct 29, 2010
No, I enjoy the whole process 30.7%
Yes, proofreading 25.9%
Yes, editing + DTP 16.0%
Other - N/A 9.0%
Yes, looking up terms in the dictionary 8.5%
Yes, typing 6.8%
Yes, reading the source text 3.0%
1685 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How much per year do you spend on accountancy services (in Euros)?
By Oliver Lawrence - featured on Oct 28, 2010
I don't have an accountant 52.6%
< 500 26.1%
500 - 1000 11.3%
Other - N/A 3.7%
1001 - 1500 3.7%
> 1500 2.6%
1527 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How much per month do you spend on accountancy services (in Euros)?
By Oliver Lawrence - featured on Oct 27, 2010
I don't have an accountant 58.6%
< 500 33.6%
Other -N/A 5.1%
between 500-1000 1.1%
between 1501-2000 0.6%
> 2000 0.5%
between 1001-1500 0.4%
1141 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever met your client(s) in person?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 27, 2010
Yes, a few 61.4%
No 34.5%
Yes, all of them 2.3%
Other - N/A 1.8%
1901 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Can an adult studying a new language reach a proficiency level?
By Maria Amorim (X) - featured on Oct 26, 2010
Yes 72.4%
I'm not sure 19.4%
No 6.3%
Other - N/A 1.9%
1887 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What percentage of your income comes from clients in your home country?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 25, 2010
< 20% 26.6%
Between 81% and 99% 16.6%
0% 16.1%
Between 41% and 60% 9.9%
Between 20% and 40% 9.9%
Between 61% and 80% 9.6%
100% 8.2%
Other -N/A 3.1%
1544 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How old were you when you bought/were given your first bilingual paper dictionary?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 24, 2010
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"No translation, no globalization." Do you agree?
By Jinhang Wang - featured on Oct 23, 2010
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In general, do the agencies you work with give you the contact details of end clients for questions?
By Rolf Kern - featured on Oct 22, 2010
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You made a glossary, your client wants it. Do you charge for it?
By humbird - featured on Oct 21, 2010
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Do you have your translation(s) proofread by a colleague when working for a direct client?
By wonita (X) - featured on Oct 20, 2010
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How long after you first sit at the computer do you actually start working?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 19, 2010
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Do you charge extra to translate files in Power Point?
By philgoddard - featured on Oct 18, 2010
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Did you receive help/mentoring when you first started as a freelancer?
By Irène Guinez - featured on Oct 17, 2010
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As a freelancer, how do you feel most of the time?
By Caro Maucher - featured on Oct 16, 2010
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Do you think it's necessary to have postgraduate degrees to get better jobs?
By Yoko Busk - featured on Oct 15, 2010
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How many "coffee/cigarette" breaks a day do you usually take?
By Alain Mouchel - featured on Oct 14, 2010
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What do you take into account to qualify a job as rush?
By Alicia Casal - featured on Oct 13, 2010
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How often do you receive compliments on your work from clients?
By Terejimenez - featured on Oct 12, 2010
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Do you think freelancing can make one "sluggish"?
By mk_lab - featured on Oct 11, 2010
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Has the content of a text you translated changed you in any way?
By Sheila Wilson - featured on Oct 10, 2010
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In which social network do you participate most actively?
By Nicole Blanc - featured on Oct 9, 2010
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Do you usually read the whole source text before starting your translation?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 7, 2010
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Do your speaking and writing skills in your source language(s) differ?
By Constance de Crayencour - featured on Oct 6, 2010
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Are you usually 100% satisfied with your final translation?
By Lisa McCreadie (X) - featured on Oct 5, 2010
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What is your linguistic family background?
By Patricia Charnet - featured on Oct 4, 2010
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Which antivirus software do you use?
By Paula González Fernández - featured on Oct 3, 2010
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To you sample translations...
By boostrer - featured on Oct 2, 2010
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Did your productivity decrease after you had children?
By anonymous - featured on Oct 1, 2010
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What are your plans for International Translation Day this year?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 30, 2010
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How long is the CV/resume you use when applying for a job?
By ATIL KAYHAN - featured on Sep 29, 2010
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Has this profession caused you to suffer from gastric disorders?
By Cagdas Karatas - featured on Sep 28, 2010
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With every new project, do you check the file(s) the client sends immediately?
By Cristina Heraud-van Tol - featured on Sep 27, 2010
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Moneybookers or PayPal?
By Anna Grynfeld Smith - featured on Sep 26, 2010
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What software/tools do you use for bookkeeping?
By Simone Linke - featured on Sep 25, 2010
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Are you putting more Quality Assurance (QA) into your translations now than you used to?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 24, 2010
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How large are most of your Translation Memories (TMs)?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 23, 2010
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True or false: the Industrial revolution has come to translation
By anonymous - featured on Sep 22, 2010
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Have you received files from clients which have already been machine translated before reaching you?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 21, 2010
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Are you collaborating / cooperating with fellow translators more now than you did 2 years ago?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 21, 2010
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How long have you been working as a translator/interpreter?
By StephanieHarrod - featured on Sep 20, 2010
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What do you think about "crowdsourced" translation?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 19, 2010
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Have you worked as part of a team of translators?
By anonymous - featured on Sep 18, 2010
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Should translators / interpreters share rate information with each other to maintain market strength
By David Palmer - featured on Sep 17, 2010
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Did you attend ProZ.com's First Virtual Conference on September 30, 2009?
By Monika Jakacka Márquez - featured on Sep 16, 2010
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Over the past 3 years, the volume of work I receive has
By anonymous - featured on Sep 15, 2010
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Do you specialize in certain field(s)?
By Elodie Bonnafous - featured on Sep 14, 2010
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How detailed is your ProZ.com's profile or CV when mentioning your past projects?
By euge bellini - featured on Sep 13, 2010
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Do you check your emails during the weekend?
By Brita Fiess (X) - featured on Sep 12, 2010
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5866 polls, displaying 4251 through 4300