Poll: In which area do you primarily specialize? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "In which area do you primarily specialize?".
This poll was originally submitted by Angus Stewart. View the poll results »
| | | | | I said 'Medical' | Oct 26, 2015 |
That's my main area, but I actually have several, including public health, veterinary public health, biology, botany, international organizations, and linguistics (my graduate major).
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| | | | | Technical but .... | Oct 26, 2015 |
Technical, but I do like a change.
Today I'm doing history of religion!
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I started out some 40 years ago as a generalist but pretty quickly realized that there are certain types of text I’m not qualified to handle or that I simply don’t enjoy. I still consider myself a generalist and enjoy projects where I can use my skills. My main area of work is EU affairs (EU translator for 20 years), but over the years I have gained experience in several other fields: law (I was a sworn translator), medicine (mostly gynecology, obstetrics, medical devices, clinical trials), ... See more I started out some 40 years ago as a generalist but pretty quickly realized that there are certain types of text I’m not qualified to handle or that I simply don’t enjoy. I still consider myself a generalist and enjoy projects where I can use my skills. My main area of work is EU affairs (EU translator for 20 years), but over the years I have gained experience in several other fields: law (I was a sworn translator), medicine (mostly gynecology, obstetrics, medical devices, clinical trials), education and vocational training… Am I specialized? Only in never biting off more than I can chew! ▲ Collapse
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Mario Chavez (X) 
Local time: 18:08
English to Spanish
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| I chose Other because… | Oct 26, 2015 |
…there was no “A combination of the above or more” option.
| | | | Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 18:08
English to Spanish
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| The much maligned generalist translator | Oct 26, 2015 |
The vibes I got here in America over the years as a translator are that:
a) Generalist translators are jacks of all trades, masters of none.
b) Generalist translators often work on personal documents and diplomas because they have no strong specializations.
There might be some truth to the above, but I'm revising my impressions. Since I have learned that excellent translators are very good at writing, regardless of specialization, it doesn't really matter if a tra... See more The vibes I got here in America over the years as a translator are that:
a) Generalist translators are jacks of all trades, masters of none.
b) Generalist translators often work on personal documents and diplomas because they have no strong specializations.
There might be some truth to the above, but I'm revising my impressions. Since I have learned that excellent translators are very good at writing, regardless of specialization, it doesn't really matter if a translator is a generalist or not.
And now I have to leave in about an hour for a slew of on-site job interviews at a big bank here in Ohio. It's an in-house Spanish translator job for customer-facing financial and marketing materials (one of my midrange specializations). ▲ Collapse
| | | | | | Anthony Baldwin
United States
Local time: 18:08
Portuguese to English
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| There really should be a multiple option | Oct 26, 2015 |
as I work where Technical and Legal meet (contracts, patents, etc. involving both technical and legal aspects).
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564354352 (X)
Denmark
Local time: 00:08
Danish to English
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Arts and Culture
Education and Research
Architecture and Construction
Business and Government
The humanities, really...
| | | | | Mainly, finance, law and ... | Oct 26, 2015 |
Property development, with a little art and theatre thrown in.
| | | | Filip Sanca
Czech Republic
Local time: 00:08
English to Czech
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| Other – Gaming | Oct 26, 2015 |
I guess there's not many of us.
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Mario Chavez wrote:
The vibes I got here in America over the years as a translator are that:
a) Generalist translators are jacks of all trades, masters of none.
b) Generalist translators often work on personal documents and diplomas because they have no strong specializations.
There might be some truth to the above, but I'm revising my impressions. Since I have learned that excellent translators are very good at writing, regardless of specialization, it doesn't really matter if a translator is a generalist or not.
And now I have to leave in about an hour for a slew of on-site job interviews at a big bank here in Ohio. It's an in-house Spanish translator job for customer-facing financial and marketing materials (one of my midrange specializations).
Suerte!
I mostly work with business documents - financial reports, legal documents, marketing copy, and so on. It's what I was taught while working in-house. I really prefer video games, though ^_^
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Do video games fall in the "technical" or "other" option?
| | | | Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 23:08
Member (2007)
English
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| Other - marketing | Oct 26, 2015 |
Not business in general, just marketing copy.
| | | | Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 19:08
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Technical/Engineering, Legal and Business/Finance, but since we only have the choice to vote for one, I voted technical, as that represents the largest volume of work for me.
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