My Transition from College to Professional Life: A whole new kind of juggling act

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 15, 2015

by Cynthia Eby Just a little under six months ago, on June 13 of this year, I graduated from college at Seattle Pacific University,…

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How (Not) to Be a Professional Translator and 6 Tips to Help You Become One

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 24, 2015

By Alina Cincan Reblogged from Inbox Translation blog with permission from the author A professional translator’s job is not as easy as it looks. A bilingual dictionary,…

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How to Get the Most Out of the Buddies Welcome Newbies Program at the ATA Conference

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 4, 2015

by Helen Eby This post contains some of the information we provide in a presentation for the Buddies Welcome Newbies program we hold the…

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The Savvy Social Media User—Twitter Handle & Sharing Frequency

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 13, 2015

By Catherine Christaki and David Friedman Here at The Savvy Newcomer, we often get questions from our blog readers about social media and blogging.…

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Top Five Benefits of Attending ATA’s 56th Annual Conference

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 1, 2015

By ATA’s President-Elect, David Rumsey Republished from The ATA Chronicle, June 2015, with permission from the ATA It’s that time again to start thinking…

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The story of a U.S. Intern in France

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 6, 2015

By Kimberley Hunt I’m Kimberley, currently living in Paris as an intern at a translation agency. I’m also a French translation student at the…

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Feeling lazy? A sure-fire way not to get work

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 16, 2015

By Riccardo Schiaffino Reblogged from About Translation blog with permission from the author Novice translators often get advice on how to get work and how to successfully…

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Feeling lazy? A sure-fire way not to get work

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 16, 2015

By Riccardo Schiaffino Reblogged from About Translation blog with permission from the author Novice translators often get advice on how to get work and how to successfully…

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How to Make the Most of Your Last Year at University? 7 Essential Steps for Translation Students

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 20, 2015

By Marta Stelmaszak My last year at university as a translation student was a blast. I was thrilled to see how the quality of my…

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ATA Conference Through the Eyes of Newbies and Buddies

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 18, 2014

By The Savvy Newcomer Team It has been almost two weeks since we all returned from Chicago, but it already feels like the ATA…

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Buddies Welcome Newbies at ATA55

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 28, 2014

By The Savvy Newcomer Team The pre-conference event that was a resounding success last year, Buddies Welcome Newbies, is back this year and it…

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Newbies and Buddies Survey: The Results Are In

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 5, 2014

By Helen Eby & Jamie Hartz Last year’s American Translators Association annual conference in San Antonio was the first to host two new sessions called…

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