Choosing A Good Translation Service
Unlike many other professions in the world that could be considered
a trade, the translation field is not regulated. What this means
for anyone considering this as a career choice is that all you
need is the proper education. There are no licenses to obtain
or regulatory bodies to answer to. This is a growing field to
get into that is always looking for help. As a consumer who is
looking for a good translation service this is information that
is helpful to know before you start the process of finding a
translator.
You first need to weigh your needs against the
translation services that a company has to offer. If you run
an international company that
only does business with three foreign entities than you will
want a company that offers services in those languages. The more
centralized, or focused, that a company is on certain languages
the better qualified they will be to serve your particular needs.
The companies that claim to be proficient in most of the 5,000
languages in the world are probably just saying that as a sales
pitch. If something sounds too good to be true it probably is.
You also need to consider what exactly it is that you need translated.
Translating a lengthy legal document for example is going to
take a different skill set than translating this document. Not
only will the company need to know legalese of the language that
is being translated, but they will need to know the exact equivalent
of those words in the language being translated to. Medical terminology
can be tricky as well for these are words that, like legal terminology,
you have to go to school to learn. A good way to look at this
is that it is a language within a language. Therefore it is vital
to use profesional translation
services which will offer you
expert no-nonsense service.
Keeping with the theme of the above example it is important
to keep in mind that one country can have several different dialects,
or variations, of the same language. A good example is that if
you are translating something from German to American, a Boston
Mass. dialect is going to be vastly different from that in New
Orleans LA. This is why it is important to try to find a translation
service that focuses on the specific needs of clients. There
are many companies around the world that offer translation services
so you do not have to settle for one that does not meet your
exact criteria.
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