Poll: How important are formal certifications (ATA, Degrees, etc) to your current business success?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
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Membro (2007)
Inglês para Português
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N/A 10:41

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.

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Karletto666
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Eslovénia
Local time: 21:33
Inglês para Esloveno
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helpful 17:20

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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