ATA Certification Pass Rates 2003-2013, 2004-2014, and Statistical Trends

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 21, 2017

By Geoffrey S. Koby Reblogged from The ATA Chronicle with permission from the author (incl. the image) The Certification Committee is happy to report here…

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Study Resources for Translation Certification

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 14, 2017

Our team leader Helen has been a busy bee compiling a list of resources to help translators interested in taking the ATA certification exam.…

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Universidad de Alcalá: A Day in the Life

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 7, 2017

I went into my master’s program at Spain’s Universidad de Alcalá convinced I wanted to be an interpreter. A year later I was a…

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Goldmines for Professional Growth at FIL in Guadalajara

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 31, 2017

Congreso San Jerónimo, Feria Internacional del Libro Dates: November 26 to 29, 2016 Place: Guadalajara, Mexico The Congreso San Jerónimo is a translation and…

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The Translator Requests a Clarification: Tracking the conversation

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 24, 2017

By Helen Eby (@EbyGaucha) Reblogged from Gaucha Translations blog with permission from the author Translators and interpreters face a common problem: lack of clarity…

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How language professionals can reclaim their digital lives after Snowden

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 17, 2017

Our private and professional lives happen increasingly online. However, we often compromise our privacy and put the integrity of data and information at risk.…

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ATA Written and Keyboarded exams: A personal account

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 10, 2017

by Helen Eby I prepared for the ATA Translation Certification exam with my Oregon Society of Translators and Interpreters (OSTI) colleagues. The exam has…

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Capacity management tips for freelance translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 3, 2017

By Oleg Semerikov (@TranslatFamily) Reblogged from LinkedIn with permission from the author (incl. the image) So your translation business is going well. You’ve got a…

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Beat the January Doldrums Starting Now

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 27, 2016

For many freelancers, some much-wanted/needed time off turns into an unwelcome amount of down time when work is slow in January.

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A Translator’s Grown-Up Christmas List

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 16, 2016

Ah, the age-old question: what do you get the translator or interpreter who has everything? If your December is anything like mine, throughout the…

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Writing for the Web

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 13, 2016

By Helen Eby Last August, I went to New York City for the Editorial Freelancers Association Conference, and one of the topics was editing…

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A Newbie’s Experience at #ATA57

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 6, 2016

Attending conferences can be exciting and nerve-racking at the same time, but with the Newbies & Buddies program at the ATA annual conference, I…

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