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Refold Podcast
Working with your Language - Refold Podcast - Ep 7
Sep 14, 2022
Join the Podcast crew this week with guest Jimmy, a professional translator who has worked on apps and books. They discuss using your target language in your career, translation jobs and connections, types of translation work and process, the role of translation in their language journey, future plans and passion for learning, shifting focus from a career in translation, and getting started in translation.
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- The translation industry can be underpaid and prioritize cost over quality, but Jimmy continues to enjoy translation because it allows him to merge his love for reading Chinese literature with his language skills.
- To excel as a translator, a passion for learning, conducting thorough research, and having strong writing skills in both the target and native languages are essential, along with being punctual, reliable, and detail-oriented.
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Translation as a Side Job
Translation has been a side job for Jimmy, alongside his studies. While he has considered pursuing translation full-time, he finds the industry to be underpaid and sometimes prioritizes cost over quality. Despite this, he continues to enjoy translation, particularly literary translation, as it allows him to merge his love for reading Chinese literature with his language skills. Although he has explored other career paths, such as web development, he prefers the opportunity translation provides to continually learn and read in his target language.
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