The British CV format is different from the Europass model used in mainland Europe. Despite the Europass being widely accepted and easily converted between European countries and languages, in Great Britain, an older model is used and the Europass, though not refused by most international and bigger-sized companies, is immediately recognised as foreign. Great Britain …
A few weeks ago, a read an article about freelancers and how some industries treat freelancers. I decided to write something about it today. I’m not going to talk about the discipline needed to do this type of job, because, I have already addressed that in my previous article. I would like to talk about …
“Working nine to five … ” I’m sure everyone remembers that beautiful song by Dolly Parton. Today, I’m not obviously writing an article about the song, but about my work and about my “nine to five” job. As an independent translator, I am my own boss and I make my own rules. Some may think …
For all Portuguese speaking countries, the Orthographic Agreement of the Portuguese Language 1990 (AO90) is no news. A lot has been said and written about it and it is a fact that no one is happy about it and some haven’t even applied it. What indeed has happened was we were thrown into complete linguistic …
Translating documents is a big part of a translator’s life. Birth certificates, marriage certificates, diplomas, reports, legal documents, anything that is required for the identification of a person, goods and their status. We live in a global world where people and goods move at the speed of the aeroplanes crisscrossing our skies but the global …
I’ve been working with Casino Games for about 2 years now. It had never been a strong field for me, but once I started, I loved it. I am not a gambler, so for me, most games are unknown and that is what makes it more interesting. I’ve learnt so much about the games and …
By definition, localisation consists in adapting a product or content to a specific place or market. There are several processes involved in it and translation is one of them. As a translator, I will focus this article on the translation aspect of localisation. Localisation is very important for translation. Just translating a document is not …
Writing a book can be a lonely task. You end up lost in your plots, your characters and once you are finished, you can’t quite appreciate the quality of the work you’ve done. Anyone can write a story but writing a book requires skill. Redundancies, word overuse, telling more than showing, excessive use of adverbs, …
Anytime we meet someone new at an event, it is quite common to talk a bit about ourselves as well as learning a bit about the other person. Usually, we talk about the place we live, children and of course, occupation. From my own experience, I must say these conversations are always very pleasant and …
In many countries, such as Australia, both Government and major companies require the services of a certified translator. In Australia, all documents in a foreign language to be submitted as part of an application to the Australian Government, must be translated and certified by a NAATI Certified Translator. In other countries, the certified translation will …
