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NEWS & VOICES
By Judith Ridgway FCIL
I’d like to tell you how my language skills have helped me to have an interesting and rewarding career in industry.
I studied German and French for A-level, and at university German was my main subject, whilst continuing with French and later Italian. At that time, language degrees focussed mainly on reading and analysing literature and we didn’t really...
When it comes to the question of "What is the difference between mentoring and coaching?" it appears that much confusion exists, and many different definitions abound. According to Coaching and Mentoring by Eric Parsloe and Melville Leedham, there are indeed many areas of overlap between mentoring and coaching as essentially both involve having purposeful, skilful conversations that...
By Gill Bevington MCIL
I am going to tell you how language skills can lead to a varied, interesting and sometimes adventurous career...
I knew that I wanted a career that would involve working internationally and foreign travel, so I decided to do a degree in Modern Languages (French and German). And every job I have had had an international element – I worked for...
Having a mentor is one of the most important things a person can do to enhance their career and professional life, so it's no surprise that at least 75% of executives have said that mentoring has been vital in their career development.
What is mentoring and how does it differ from coaching?Before we look at the benefits of mentoring it is important to understand the difference between...
By Vasiliki Prestidge
At the CIOL Conference in March, Vasiliki Prestidge gave a presentation on how to kick-start your career as a translator. There wasn’t enough time at the conference to answer all your questions, so we sent them over to Vasiliki, and in this blog post she talks about: how to create your portfolio, address copyright issues, develop your specialism, navigate website...
The most effective mentoring conversations need to focus on setting and achieving goals, exploring issues and making informed decisions. Just asking a mentor for “any help you can give” is unlikely to lead to a productive mentoring relationship. The relationship needs to have a focus and a purpose to work towards. Goals don’t necessarily need to be big ambitions; they just need to be...
By James Thorogood
Is Trados Studio for life? What if I buy a new laptop, would I be able to use it there too or would I have to re-buy it?
When you purchase Trados Studio, you have the choice between purchasing a perpetual licence or subscription.
Purchasing a perpetual licence of Trados Studio gives you a downloadable desktop application that is yours to keep, however...
By Tess Pike
A career using languages, requiring good organisational and people management skills
At school my careers adviser listened to me tell her how much I loved languages and that all I wanted from a job was to speak German. I thought I was shy, because, as the youngest of five, I never managed to get a word in edgeways at home, so for many years I followed her advice and...
According to a 2019 survey by Pearson Business School, nearly a fifth of graduates were found to be not “workplace-ready”.
Just 13% of the 531 employers and HR leaders who took part in the research felt that graduates were ready to hit the ground running after university.
48% of the surveyed employers and HR managers said that graduates lacked leadership skills, 44% felt...
In this article, our CIOL Corporate Partner Louise Killeen Translations (LKT) show how they help early career translators either become staff or develop their skills to become successful freelance translators.
On our website and in published articles, we’ve talked extensively about our unique Translator Academy model and how we use it to transform our new recruits into fully...