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Poll: Of these, which is the most common requirement you see when applying to agencies?
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Other Nov 6, 2019

It's been many years since I applied to work with a new agency. They often contact me because they like my combination of experience and education, but it doesn't take long for them to back off because I don't accept their rates.

Mónica Algazi
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Paulinho Fonseca
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Translation test... Nov 7, 2019

are actually out of my work scope, at least for the moment. In the past, I submitted some tests which got back proposing 'reasonable rates', if you know what I mean. When the client demands tests and sounds 'reasonable', 'real', I might send them.

Regards.



[Edited at 2019-11-07 11:45 GMT]
 
Justin Peterson
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In which case, I do not apply

Tom in London
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Mónica Algazi
 
Iwona Budzynska MCIL
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My translation degree and SDL Trados 2019 SR2 Nov 8, 2019

My degree in Translation and the fact that I am a certified user of SDL Trados 2019 SR2 and a license owner, as well as a member of CIOL help me get work.
 
Mario Freitas
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Agencies vs. Low Rates Nov 11, 2019

Those who associate agencies with low rates generically are certainly thos who were not able to identify and engage with lots of excellent agencies that pay very decent and fair rates. Generalizing low rates vs. all agencies is a big mistake.
80% of my clients are agencies and I will NOT work for less than USD 0.08 per source word. So some people are really equivocated in this poll.
And let me highlight here that NONE of these agencies have ever asked me for any education in translat... See more
Those who associate agencies with low rates generically are certainly thos who were not able to identify and engage with lots of excellent agencies that pay very decent and fair rates. Generalizing low rates vs. all agencies is a big mistake.
80% of my clients are agencies and I will NOT work for less than USD 0.08 per source word. So some people are really equivocated in this poll.
And let me highlight here that NONE of these agencies have ever asked me for any education in translation or certificates. I was approved by means of a translation test in all of them.
Am I living in the fourth dimension or what? ▲ Collapse


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Justin Peterson
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Equivocated? Nov 11, 2019

Mario Freitas wrote:

Those who associate agencies with low rates generically are certainly thos who were not able to identify and engage with lots of excellent agencies that pay very decent and fair rates. Generalizing low rates vs. all agencies is a big mistake.
80% of my clients are agencies and I will NOT work for less than USD 0.08 per source word. So some people are really equivocated in this poll.
And let me highlight here that NONE of these agencies have ever asked me for any education in translation or certificates. I was approved by means of a translation test in all of them.
Am I living in the fourth dimension or what?


equivocate
/ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt/
verb
past tense: equivocated; past participle: equivocated
use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
"the government have equivocated too often in the past"
 
DZiW (X)
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Neediness Nov 11, 2019

All spongers and predators require is imposed hypes to attract naive needies without real specialty and business skills, making excuses by fake-out 'standards'.
 
Mario Freitas
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@ Justin Nov 12, 2019

Justin Peterson wrote:

Mario Freitas wrote:


equivocate...


I'm sorry if you didn't understand my post. The others did, though, so it's ok.
 
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