Certification / Zertifizierung
am 13.07.2006 von Transblawg
This is an SDL-Trados ad I saw in the ITI Bulletin, and it’s available online too. I am always impressed by the wonderful fingernail styling you see nowadays, and I wonder how easy it is to type with those nails (click to enlarge picture). However, the translator may use voice recognition software or, like Paul, typists (but I don’t think they’d show a male translator in an ad like this).
The text has a further heading: Demonstrate that you have what it takes to succeed in the Global Ecosystem.
SDL-Trados itself says the certification is very popular with clients:
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