{"id":1593,"date":"2014-09-23T01:55:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T05:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wrpg211\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2014-11-21T16:33:27","modified_gmt":"2014-11-21T21:33:27","slug":"pave-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wrpg211\/2014\/09\/23\/pave-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Pave the Way!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Pave the Way!<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Have you ever been close to graduating from college and wonder \u201cWhat`s next?\u201d And if you get your degree, how do you enter the job market? How are you going to distinguish yourself in it?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Like Chris Grosser explains, you are responsible for pursuing opportunities, creating a professional profile and seeking ways to improve your professional image. However, these elements vary according to profession.<\/p>\n

As a future English- Spanish sworn translator, my blog posts are going to encompass topics related on the translation profession: finding clients, improving translation credentials, language issues, translation ethics and tools.<\/p>\n

How to prospect new clients?<\/span><\/h3>\n

As C\u00e9line Graciet<\/a> expresses in her blog, websites, profesional networking and word-of-mouth are the best way to promote yourself. At the same time, websites are double-edged sword because, as a person who works with language and makes meaning, a translator should watch their language<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How do you improve your credentials?<\/h3>\n

We will follow Marta Stelmaszak`s suggestions on her chapter, You need a CV that works<\/em><\/a>.Her book will help us create a CV that reflects a profesional profile.<\/p>\n

Keeping yourself constantly updated on language usage<\/h3>\n

You can resort to monolingual dictionaries in Spanish<\/a>, to monolingual dictionaries in English<\/a>, collocations dictionary in English<\/a>, reference materials about Spanish usage<\/a>, but you must always be updated and show professionalism through your language usage.<\/p>\n

Translation ethics?<\/h3>\n

Ethics exist in all professional fields and, therefore, we may reflect together with Mona Baker<\/a>, translation ethics.<\/p>\n

Translation tools?<\/h3>\n

We will explore some tools for translators that will make them save time and look professional to your clients!<\/p>\n

As mentioned earlier, finding clients, establishing credentials, improving your language, being ethical, and using translator tools are elements that are going to help you create opportunities in your professional career as a translator or translator to be. If you have just started, don`t drop your guard! Follow my posts and we will work on building a better future!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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