A translator is a person specially trained to convert written text from one language to another language that the way client understands. many people want to make their career in translator. and also there are Huge opportunities for translators.
Why work as a translator?
As we all know that in this modern period translationa careers are increasing day by day. Translation requires a lot of hard work and effort but at the same time offers enormous scope for the building of one’s career.
Here, are the
reasons, why people like working as a translator:
Get Valuable New
Knowledge or Skills
If you are working as a translator, you will get many opportunities to become more experienced.
This translation career has no limit, there is no stop to learning more and more new things.
Enjoy Flexible
Working Hours
It will give you a lot of flexibility that how much or how you want to do it with a deadline thing. You can work with your own choice as a full-time or as a freelancer.a
If you join a company or agency, you can work with your client deadlines under the head or boss of the company. And, If you choose a freelancer one then you will become your boss with your choosing hours.
Meet With New People From All Over the Country/World​
When you are traveling to other countries with your client then you will get to know or explore many things like other religions, art, and other language-related to that work.
With clients, you will grow your honesty towards your client and make the bond strong with passing time.
Highly Paid Job
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As a translator, you can work with various sectors such as business, politics, or diplomacy in top foreign or Indian agencies with a high paid salary when you produce excellent or satisfying work for your clients.
Get Individual
and Teamwork Opportunities
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Sometimes, when the project or assignment is big then you will work with teams then you will learn more prospectives from your other teammates and gain new skills, how you can do it impressively.
Types Of Job Roles For Translation
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The following are examples of types of translators :
Legal or Judicial
Health or Medical
Conference
Sign Language depends upon the assignment and the importance of it for which it has been taken up.
Community
Literary
Work Environment For Translators
The following Work Environment for different areas is given below:
Hotel Industry
Educational
Travel and Tourism Sector
Newspaper and Magazine
Radio Station
Teaching
Embassies Sector
Healthcare Industry
Top Recruiting Companies
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Many companies like the ones listed below are employing expert languages:
LanguageLine Solutions
Cyracom International
Kelly
TransPerfect
Lionbridge
Welocalize
Stratus Video
Sorenson Communications
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Books For Translator
These are the books that are helpful for a translation career:
Becoming a Translator- Douglas Robinson
Translation as a Profession- Roger Chriss
Confession of a Freelance Translator- Gary Smith
Translation: A Multidisciplinary Approach- Juliane House
The Prosperous Translator- Chris Durban
Top colleges for Translation
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Punjabi University, Patiala
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi
Loyola College, Chennai
D.B.S College, Dehradun
Kirori Mal College, Delhi
Sree Sastha College, Malapuram
Conclusion
We hope that you find here important things or points for a career as a translator. It is a great career who want to learn a new language, culture, and religion about other countries and become their future more secure with their knowledge and skills.