A Freelance Translation Manifesto
I live in the United States and I have noticed an interesting phenomenon. Picture this: two people will be applying for one job. While their expertise and experience may be pretty much equivalent, one of them may speak English with an accent because he or she comes from another country, while the other speaks with no accent, being from the United States. Usually (with the other skills being equal) the job will go to the person without the accent. Think about it. The accented person applying f...
A Freelance Translation Manifesto
I live in the United States and I have noticed an interesting phenomenon. Picture this: two people will be applying for one job. While their expertise and experience may be pretty much equivalent, one of them may speak English with an accent because he or she comes from another country, while the other speaks with no accent, being from the United States. Usually (with the other skills being equal) the job will go to the person without the accent. Think about it. The accented person applying f...
Why Your C.V. is useless
“What do I do about gaps in my Resume?” That is one of the questions I receive most often when discussing Resumes for Freelancers, and when I reply “Don’t worry about them”, this tends to create confusion. Why? Because people have been conditioned to see Resumes as our Career counselors taught us to. Chances are, if you are reading this, you already have a Resume (or C.V.). It may even be updated. But chances also are, if you are a Freelancer/Entrepreneur, the Resume (or C.V.) that you have i...
Why Your C.V. is useless
“What do I do about gaps in my Resume?” That is one of the questions I receive most often when discussing Resumes for Freelancers, and when I reply “Don’t worry about them”, this tends to create confusion. Why? Because people have been conditioned to see Resumes as our Career counselors taught us to. Chances are, if you are reading this, you already have a Resume (or C.V.). It may even be updated. But chances also are, if you are a Freelancer/Entrepreneur, the Resume (or C.V.) that you have i...
