Translation Agencies recommended? Autor wątku: Itati Di Giano
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Itati Di Giano
Argentyna
Local time: 23:40
angielski > hiszpański
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Hello everyone!
I'm a recently graduated EN-ES translator. I have little experience. Could you give me some recommendations to enter the job market? What translation agencies would you recommend to get experience? If you help me with this, I would be very pleased.
Lots of thanks!
| | | | Matthieu Ledoré
Francja
Local time: 03:40
Członek ProZ.com
od 2022
angielski > francuski
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| Maybe look at it differently | Sep 9, 2024 |
Hello Itati,
IMO, you should 1/ make yourself desirable to potential clients (so, work on your profile–yours is fine, but far too short), and 2/ target clients (including agencies) that can be long-term partners, not simply make you "gain experience" (the low-price agencies will force you into unhealthy and low-quality work practices).
Regarding agencies to target, Proz's Blue... See more Hello Itati,
IMO, you should 1/ make yourself desirable to potential clients (so, work on your profile–yours is fine, but far too short), and 2/ target clients (including agencies) that can be long-term partners, not simply make you "gain experience" (the low-price agencies will force you into unhealthy and low-quality work practices).
Regarding agencies to target, Proz's Blue Board might be a good start: https://www.proz.com/blueboard
However, a very good mark often simply means that the agency pays its translators, not necessarily that they are a quality agency.
If you are looking to gain experience, why not do some pro bono work?
Proz has such a program: https://www.prozprobono.world/
I can also recomment Translators without Borders: https://twbplatform.org/
Best of luck
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Besides the advice you have already gotten here, one of the best ways for gaining work experience in translation and learning the ropes is through an internship in a translation agency. Research how many translation agencies there are in your city/area and try finding a job as an in-house junior translator (some are paid)…
Good luck!
| | | | Joakim Braun 
Szwecja
Local time: 03:40
niemiecki > szwedzki
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| Qualities of good agencies | Sep 9, 2024 |
A few things that most good agencies have in common, in my experience:
* Agreeable, non-officious, personal tone in e-mails.
* Succinct communication except when needed (then they may go into great detail).
* Fast replies.
* Will usually notify when prospective clients cancel jobs.
* Pay punctually, often earlier than expected.
* Will expect you to go the extra mile (and will readily do so themselves, for instance if scheduling problems occur).
* ... See more A few things that most good agencies have in common, in my experience:
* Agreeable, non-officious, personal tone in e-mails.
* Succinct communication except when needed (then they may go into great detail).
* Fast replies.
* Will usually notify when prospective clients cancel jobs.
* Pay punctually, often earlier than expected.
* Will expect you to go the extra mile (and will readily do so themselves, for instance if scheduling problems occur).
* Will read your deliveries carefully, and often come back with queries (sometimes time-consuming, usually relevant and instructive).
* Ask you to do work for the same client repeatedly (because the client likes your translation, and they keep track of this).
* Some pay well, none pay badly.
(This might be the definition of "good", but for some reason these attributes usually go together.) ▲ Collapse
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