Year-one Chronicle: My First Twelve Months as a Professional Translator

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 13, 2018

A few days before Christmas I got a thick, imposing envelope in the mail from the Washington State Department of Revenue. “ACTION REQUIRED: Business…

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ATA’s First Virtual Conference Has Arrived

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 6, 2018

Did you miss out on ATA’s 58th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.? Or maybe you attended but weren’t able to make it to as…

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Linguist in the Spotlight: An Interview with Frieda Ruppaner-Lind

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 27, 2018

English-to-German and German-to-English translator Frieda Ruppaner-Lind is among those intrepid linguists who count their experience not in years, but decades: in her case, three…

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The Greatest Challenge Facing Translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 20, 2018

Reblogged from Academic Language Experts blog, with permission from the author A friend, wishing to polish his translation skills, recently asked me the following…

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Email Best Practices: How Not to End Up in the Recycle Bin

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 13, 2018

It’s bound to happen sooner or later in our careers. That moment when someone thinks you have enough seniority and may be interested in…

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New Directory of Translation/Interpreting Studies

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 6, 2018

Reposting with permission from ATA HQ The future of our profession lies in the education we provide today. ATA has partnered with The Globalization…

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Tablets for Interpreters: The Device You Didn’t Know You Wanted

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 30, 2018

Reblogged from The ATA Chronicle with permission by the authors (incl. the images) Just as increases in laptop storage and processing capacity led to the replacement…

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Let’s Spring into Action in Miami this March!

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 24, 2018

From March 16-18, 2018, Miami is hosting what will surely be the must-attend event of the season for professionals of the T&I industry. Co-organized…

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Pursuing the Translation Dream: What to Know After the Phone Rings

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 16, 2018

As a new translator, you have prepared yourself long and hard to take on clients, and now the phone is ringing—metaphorically speaking. So, how…

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Are You Using LinkedIn to Get High-Paying Clients?

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 9, 2018

If you are spending all or most of your social media time on Facebook, you are missing out on the chance to meet and…

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The Savvy Newcomer Year in Review – 2017

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 2, 2018

The year 2017 has been another great one for The Savvy Newcomer, and we are glad you have been a part of it. We…

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Unraveling Translation Service Contracts

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 26, 2017

By Paula Arturo Reblogged from The ATA Chronicle with permission (incl. the images) Let’s examine what translation is to the law, what type of contracts translators…

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