So our hero before us - is an interpreter.Who is he in reality: ordinary slacker, moonlighting from case to case, or, on the contrary, responsible employee with irregular working hours?Next, try to understand this dilemma and consider some pros and cons of this profession is not very common.
quotes to the phrase "heavy routine" in the title of the material delivered, of course, no coincidence.This is due to the fact that very few interpreters are really working in the "five-day week."Of course, some experts are very much in demand by the market of translation services and work for five consecutive working days, and in a fit of workaholism - and all seven.However, we are now talking about the average statistical interpreter who is happy if you can work at least a couple times a week.Due to the fact that many officials and exhibition events are held at the weekend, there is a fairly high probability of employment of an interpreter at a time when most people are resting.However, the proverbial "heavy weekday" may well become the most that neither is a carefree holiday, which, together with the lack of income means that by itself into the plans of our translator is not included.To solve the problem with its own employment in any interpreter there are at least two ways:
1) Collaboration with translation agencies.Note that this method is a little closer to the interpreter busy five-day working week.If the agency staff had to ensure their qualifications are likely to freelance, and prices for his work suits both parties, it can be equipped with several serious weekly assignments for interpretation at various events.The complexity of implementation of this strategy due to the fact that large and successful translation bureau in the market are not so many, and often they have developed a network of contacts in the field of translation, implemented which newbie quite difficult.Because of the relatively narrow specialization, interpreters in principle gain is usually less than the written catalog which, even with a fairly low rates, frequent.
2) the employment of the Company, having a different specialization than the translation agency.In this case it usually comes to hiring staff performing duties both written and oral interpreter.Here the schedule of our interpreter will be little different from the rest of the office staff schedule, and with stable earnings may come, perhaps not very "heavy", but still "working days".
3) Self-employment, or "free artist".This option seems attractive to most representatives of the sphere of translation, and only a healthy skepticism and a desire for a stable financial position "discouraged" by the translators of this "way."The competition in the translation market today is that even an experienced translation agency is becoming more difficult to find customers willing to place their request for translation.What then do individual translators?In fact, the task of self-promotion and effective advertising of their professional qualities are not as difficult and costly as it may seem at first glance.Of course, this at first on the translation itself will spend less effort than searching for the work itself, but also in this case, the translator more independent in their actions, and can be flexibly adjusted as the pricing and timetable.In order not to create additional difficulties to customers involved in processing employee under a contract of civil nature, many translators decide on the opening of a PI or other form of legal entity.Option "self" is more suited experienced, confident professionals who possess language skills in addition to the basic concepts of management, marketing and business negotiation skills.
In our material shows how different are the duties and work schedule and, therefore, a way of life, representatives, in general, is one of the professional community.This suggests that the determining factors for the professional growth and personal development is the acquisition of knowledge and skills, and personal qualities of the person.
