1. 1. Working for the first time as a Freelance Translator? Here are a few points to pay attention to when you start WORKING WITH OUTSOURCERS ProZ.com 2012 virtual event series
2. 2. What do they expect to see? APPLICATION What do they expect to receive? DURING COOPERATION Contents AFTER DELIVERY What they do want/do not want to see? Imagine you were outsourcing. What would you expect?
3. 3. Your name/surname Your education/diploma(s) Your source/target language(s) Your native language(s) Your specialty fields Your CAT-Tools References (optional) Your marital status How you look Your (irrelevant) hobbies Endless lists of clients Endless lists of projects/tasks Endless lists of publications
4. 4. TREAT YOUR AS CLIENTS KING 1
5. 5. 5 A document that complies with the given Terminology, Formatting, Structure and/or any limitations/exclusions. A PROOFREAD document Spelling/grammar errors are completely inacceptable! Clean, unclean document and TM Your Invoice including all legal information, your VAT-ID and your CORRECT Bank Account information (IBAN/BIC and account holder) and/or PayPal/Skrill email address
6. 6. DONTS That you start contacting their clients directly That you publish their clients as your clients on your Resume, i.e. AUDI (indirect client) instead of XY Translations (your client) That you start talking about their low rates Dont accept their work in the first place! Nagging afterwards helps nobody DOs They like happy freelancers and they do appreciate if you spread the word. You may also recommend them to a colleague Be friendly even if they are late in payment. A friendly reminder is always welcome! (even a second one then it gets serious) Be accessible, check you e-mails frequently Dont disappear! Keep in touch even if you havent talked to them recently, a nice Christmas Card is always a good point of contact and might remind them that you still exist
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