Be a professional! Act professionally! · Act professionally! What makes a professional? Going into...
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Be a professional! Act professionally!
What makes a professional?
Going into and beyond the obvious
skills & qualifications
About the speaker
• +10 years’ experience
• BA in languages
• MA in Intercultural Cooperation
• MCIL
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Agenda
• First impressions count
• Going into and beyond the obvious skills
• The right tools and resources
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First impressions count
You’ll never get a
second chance to
make a great first impression
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First impressions count
• How (not) to approach clients
• CVs
• Website & social media presence
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There are always
options…
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Dear translator
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Dear Project Manager
[…]
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Hello Ms Cincan
[…] I have been enjoying
your translation and
language-related tweets
[…] and I really enjoyed
your interview with Tess
Whitty back in March.[…]
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How (not) to approach clients
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Apply the Santa rule
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Oh, no!
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Oh, no!
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How (not) to approach clients
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Oh, no!
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CVs
What is your language combination?
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CVs
What’s in a name?
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CVs
Which do you think is the ‘best’ name?1. Name of linguist
2. CV/resumé/no identifiable elements
3. Name+job
4. Name+job+languages
5. Job+languages
6. Name+job+field
7. Name+language+field
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CVs
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52%
33%
7%
6%
1% 1% 0%Name of linguist
CV/resumé/no identifiable elements
Name+job
Name+job+languages
Job+languages
Name+job+field
Name+language+field
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CVs
• How long should your CV be?
• What to include and what not
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CVs
Apply the Santa rule
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CVs
.doc vs .pdf
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CVs
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23%
77%
Translators
.doc(x)
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CVs
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70%
30%
Interpreters
.doc(x)
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CVs
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Protect yourselves from scammers
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References
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Website & social media presence
37% of the translators or interpreters we’ve worked with have an online presence
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Website & social media presence
Do you know these people?
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Summary:
• Tailor your approach and be personal
• Proofread your emails and CV
• A good CV will highlight your skills
• A website and/or social media will
enhance your chances of getting your
name in front of potential clients
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Going into & beyond the obvious skillsprofessionalism /prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl.ɪ.zəm/
the combination of all the qualities that are connected with trained and skilled people
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Going into & beyond the obvious skills“What makes you great is not what you do but, how you do what you do”
Constance Chuks Friday
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Going into & beyond the obvious skills
• Qualifications & memberships
• Responsiveness
• Online & offline behaviour
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Going into & beyond the obvious skills
Qualifications –
how important are they?
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Memberships
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+ -show commitment cost
CPD
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Memberships
78% of the translators we have
worked with are members
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Going into & beyond the obvious skills
How quickly do you
reply to work emails?
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Going into & beyond the obvious skills
Online and offline behaviour
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Going into & beyond the obvious skills
“For your own professionalism, reputation & appearance, it really is ok to NOT post every #video, picture, event or show on social media.
On the contrary, holding back, waiting or not posting certain things all together can help much more than hurt.”Loren Weisman
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Going into & beyond the obvious skills
Online and offline behaviour
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Why battling against MT when you don't understand it? Because you can't
understand it, That's why morons use pics made by someone else
#t9n PM : cheap monolingual asshole whose job is to extort #t9n-s at the cheapest
possible rate & to make sure t9n-s are delivered on time. #xl8
Going into & beyond the obvious skills
Summary:
• ‘Professional’ also stands for ‘trained’
• Professional membership demonstrates standards and commitment
• Be responsive
• Online behaviour matters just as much as offline one
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The right tools & resources
“You can't expect to
meet the challenges of
today with yesterday's
tools and expect to be in business tomorrow.”
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The right tools & resources
• A few recommendations
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The right tools & resources
You need a CV that works!
by Marta Stelmaszak
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The right tools & resources
Professional Associations of
Translators and Interpreters
Around the Worldby Inbox Translation
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The right tools & resources
Marketing tips for translatorsby Tess Whitty
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The right tools & resources
Standing Out (Facebook group)by Andrew Morris
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The right tools & resources
eCPD Webinars
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Questions?
You can also find me here:
Twitter: @InboxTranslate & @AlinaCincan
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alinacincan
Website: http://inboxtranslation.com
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