Do non-native speakers of target language(s) have the chance to get jobs at ProZ.com? Thread poster: Hana Lee
| Hana Lee United States Local time: 22:54 English to Korean
Hello, I am new to this site and know there is a lot to learn about Proz.com. Most of all, I am glad to find such a good place to meet people on translation and interpretation. My main pair is Korean to English where the native language is Korean as I have been working as one for this pair. Among recent job postings of my pair, some outsourcers restrict their jobs to a native speaker of the target language, which is English. While I understand where this comes from, I ... See more Hello, I am new to this site and know there is a lot to learn about Proz.com. Most of all, I am glad to find such a good place to meet people on translation and interpretation. My main pair is Korean to English where the native language is Korean as I have been working as one for this pair. Among recent job postings of my pair, some outsourcers restrict their jobs to a native speaker of the target language, which is English. While I understand where this comes from, I would like to hear, if available, if non-native speakers of the target language would ever get a chance of getting such jobs at proz.com I hope to be able to grow with or through proz.com and work as a Korean to English translator. Would you share your comments? Thank you all for your help in advance. Regards, Hana Lee
[Subject edited by staff or moderator 2009-11-11 11:45 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | Yes, you actually can | Nov 11, 2009 |
I have got a couple of jobs from RU to ENG from Proz. Mostly certificates, which use the same model, and if you have been translating them for a while it is pretty easy. HTH, Andrei | | | James McVay United States Local time: 22:54 Russian to English + ... In principle, yes | Nov 11, 2009 |
This is especially true for language pairs where there are few native speakers of the target language who translate from the source language. I imagine that would be true for Korean. After all, the quality of your translations is what matters. I looked at your profile, though, and the English there is not up to par. There are two grammatical errors, and the wording is odd in several places. | | | Post removed: This post was hidden by a moderator or staff member because it was not in line with site rule |
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Thayenga Germany Local time: 04:54 Member (2009) English to German + ... Basically, yes. | Nov 21, 2009 |
There is a chance for non-native speakers of the stated target language to get a job here at ProZ. If your CV speaks for itself as well as your references and specialities - either language pair/s or field/s - you should be able to get the job even without being a native speaker. The final decision lies with the client. Regards Thayenga | | | jyuan_us United States Local time: 22:54 Member (2005) English to Chinese + ... I got much more jobs from Chinese to English | Nov 21, 2009 |
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