Poll: Have you ever changed your specialization based on market trends? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 08:12
Spanish to English
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I never really set out to have a specialisation per se.
If I have acquired any special knowledge in a particular field, it has simply been through experience or trial and error. My initial approach was to "have a bash at anything"…
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I started out translating some 40 years ago as a generalist but pretty quickly realized that there are certain types of text I’m not qualified to handle or that I simply don’t enjoy. There are a few unfamiliar areas I will never venture in as I know my limits. Today my main area of work is EU affairs, because I worked as staff translator at an European Institution for 20 years translating opinions on economic and social affairs, but over the years I have gained experience in several other fi... See more I started out translating some 40 years ago as a generalist but pretty quickly realized that there are certain types of text I’m not qualified to handle or that I simply don’t enjoy. There are a few unfamiliar areas I will never venture in as I know my limits. Today my main area of work is EU affairs, because I worked as staff translator at an European Institution for 20 years translating opinions on economic and social affairs, but over the years I have gained experience in several other fields: law, medicine (mostly gynaecology, obstetrics, medical devices, and clinical trials), taxation, education and vocational training, marketing, international development, political journalism, small domestic appliances… I still consider myself a generalist and enjoy projects where I can use my skills. Diversity is the spice of life! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Ana Vozone 
Local time: 07:12
Member (2010)
English to Portuguese
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I have not changed my fields of expertise, I have simply added more. In other words, I have simply ventured into those that I think I can "master" with quality.
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Lieven Malaise
Belgium
Local time: 08:12
Member (2020)
French to Dutch
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For 25 years now (including my 5-year inhouse position) I have been accepting everything I'm offered, provided the source text is more or less decently written. So specializations are and have never been an issue for me. I basically ignore their existence. I sometimes get asked if I think I will be capable of doing it. The first time I answer no to that question still has to come.
| | | | IrinaN (X)
United States
Local time: 01:12
English to Russian
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I gained my money-making specializations based on market trends or, rather, then-existing markets that made translation not just a sustainable but borderline luxurious income source.
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