Top tips for starting up as a Translator

Jaquelina Guardamagna BA MCIL, IAPTI

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Top tips for starting up as a Translator

•Aimed at graduates or people looking for a job as a Translator in the UK

•Cultural and personal obstacles to overcome to get a

place in the market

• Tips to stand out from the crowd

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Cultural and personal obstacles

•Differences in education

•Lack of business skills

•‘No experience – no work' cycle

• Legal requirements

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Education

At The Language Show

Stand: 409Stand: 202

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Business Skills

-Marketing-Branding

-Networking

-Blogging

-CV

-Negotiation-Communication

-Rates

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Marketing:

Branding

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• Attend events

• Communicate effectively

• Business cards

• Social Media

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18th OCT at 10.30 The Language Show SeminarTwitter: Engaging with Translation and Interpreting by Lloyd Bingham

Marketing:

Blogging

Tell your story:

"When I worked at..."

"When I studied...."

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Marketing:

CV

CV Clinic and seminars in the careers forum

•Languages

•Content

• Personal Statement • Education: Modules

and Projects (ReverseChronological order)

• Experience/ Achievements

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Marketing:

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Negotiation

Communication

Engage:

Understand your client’s needs and offer a solution.

Think win-win:

Allow for some flexibility.

Negotiation

Rates:

- Value your time

- Charge what you are worth

- Consider the value the client will receive

- Understand your market

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No exp.

No

work

No exp.

No work

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Break through the no experience – no work cycle

Legal requirements

• Legally entitled to work in the UK

• NIN: https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number

• Open a bank account

• Going freelance: Register as a Sole Trader: https://www.gov.uk/set-up-sole-trader/overview

•Keep records!

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Tips to stand out from the crowd

Tips to stand out from the crowd

•Be prepared to take risks

•Be passionate and enthusiastic

•Take action

•Believe in yourself

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Tips to stand out from the crowd

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Tips to stand out from the crowd

• ‘Sharpen the saw’(The 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey)

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More tips for translators

- Moving the first steps in the translation industryat 16.30 by Martina Eco

- Persevera y triunfarás on Sunday 18th at 11.45

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Thank you for being a great audience!Comments or questions?

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