Seven Super Skills: Progressing in Translation

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 17, 2016

By Joseph Lambert (@jaltranslation) Reblogged from the JALTranslation blog with permission from the author (incl. the images) Today’s post sees us move from the power…

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Book review: The Business Guide for Translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 10, 2016

By David Friedman It is widely recognized that there are several skills you need to be successful in translation. The fundamental skills include excellent…

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How to Have a Super First Year in the ATA: The School Outreach Program

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 3, 2016

Welcome to the second article in the series How to Have a Super First Year in the ATA. This time, I’ll be talking about…

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Why Machine Translation Should Have a Role in Your Life. Really!

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 3, 2016

By Spence Green (@LiltHQ) Reblogged from the The Language of Translation blog with permission from the author (incl. the image) Guest author Spence Green talks…

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Tips for Newcomers to the Translation and Interpreting Professions

By The Savvy Newcomer | April 19, 2016

By Corinne McKay Reblogged from the ATA Chronicle (September 2013) with permission from the author If you asked 100 translators or interpreters to describe their…

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Book Review: Diversification in the Language Industry

By The Savvy Newcomer | April 12, 2016

By Catherine Christaki From time to time, in the translation industry (I’m guessing in many other industries as well), there are trending topics and…

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Interpreting 101: An Interview with Student Interpreters

By The Savvy Newcomer | April 5, 2016

By Kimberley Hunt I had a chance to catch up with three interpretation students at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS).…

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How I Got Off to a Fast Start as a Freelance Translator

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 29, 2016

By Linda Kramer After being employed for over ten years, I longed for more freedom in my life. During my maternity leave (which here…

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Working the Room Tips by Chris Durban

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 22, 2016

By Catherine Christaki Reblogged from Adventures in Technical Translation with permission from the author (incl. the image) During the ITI conference in Gatwick in May 2013,…

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Book Review: Found in Translation by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 15, 2016

by Jamie Hartz If your experience as a language professional has been anything like mine, when someone asks what you do for a living,…

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11 Tips for Freelance Translators from a Project Manager

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 8, 2016

By Enas Ibrahim Reblogged from the ATA Chronicle (May 2014) with permission from the author Having worked as a project manager in the language services…

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The ATA Client Outreach Kit: A Hidden Gem

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 1, 2016

By David Friedman and Jamie Hartz Recently, The Savvy Newcomer team was discussing what valuable ATA resources we could spotlight here on the blog.…

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