With jobs disappearing by the millions, it's no wonder we're all feeling a little jittery on the job security front. Well, here's some good news. If you are fluent in another, or multiple languages, you may very well fit into one of the better paying job niches, one that's currently booming. While you may have never considered this market, now may be the time to do so.
If you're currently employed, the translation services market offers you an opportunity to make the transition to a new career, working part time on small projects at home, as you build a portfolio of credits. If you're not already working, you can devote a good deal of time to looking into this work at home possibility, picking up small jobs and building your credibility with potential clients. There are translation services job boards which have literally thousands of current openings for an amazing assortment of translation jobs.
The jobs posted are both short term to long term contracts. Jobs of a short term nature range from proofreading to resume writing to translating business and legal documents. The short term jobs are, of course, easier to land for someone just breaking into the field. It will also take more time spent tracking and landing these gigs. However, once you have several under your belt, you'll have a portfolio of samples of your work to match up with clients with long term contracts. That's how you build your reputation and your new career.
Examples of longer term contracts in translation services include translations of books, medical translations and localization of website content. Voice overs and subtitling movie scripts are other interesting translation jobs you'll find.
These translation service job boards screen both clients and prospective translators, so it's a pretty safe bet that you won't run into scammers. You post your resume, credentials and the type of translation work you're looking for, while the client posts a detailed description of the type of translation services they need. The job board database matches up profiles of clients with candidates qualified for a given translation job.
Many of the job boards provide an email notification system whereby you're automatically notified of jobs that are a good match for your translation services skill set. Once you've got the ball rolling, it becomes pretty easy to find and land jobs.
While you're in the process of breaking in to this field, remember that the more credentials you have, the better your chances are of getting the good paying jobs. Membership in translation associations and certifications are just two examples of ways in which you can enhance your profile. As you accumulate new credentials, be sure to update your profile regularly.
Working in the translation services field is interesting work indeed. As you scan the job possibilities, don't rule out local work that requires your presence on site. How about serving as an interpretor at the U.N.? Now there's a resume builder!
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