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Poll: How important are formal certifications (ATA, Degrees, etc) to your current business success?
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Laura Maass
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
Local time: 09:15
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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N/A Aug 9

In my opinion, being certified is not a must in order to find jobs and it’s probably more important for a beginner translator to add visible credibility to his/hers profile. After 40 years in this profession, reputation is more important than any certification.

Jennifer Levey
Michael Newton
Dan Lucas
Zea_Mays
Philip Lees
Vera Schoen
Thayenga
 
Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
Slovenia
Local time: 10:15
English to Slovenian
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helpful Aug 9

Formal certifications are helpful but untill now all my knowledge used in projects come from my hobbies.
 


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Poll: How important are formal certifications (ATA, Degrees, etc) to your current business success?






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