In 2008, nearly 2 million people travelled overseas to the U.S. for conferences and conventions; 6.3 million for business purposes (U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel & Tourism Industries, 2008). All-in-all, millions cross borders for business and networking opportunities. Not everyone speaks English, and even those who do speak it are often able to participate more fully if services are available in their native languages. As the number of international visitors at U.S. trade shows increases, and businesses expand into new international markets, so does the use of interpreters for communicating with non-English-speakers. To answer questions related to working with interpreters, language services company Global Language Solutions has published a tip sheet, “Working with Interpreters in a Multilingual Business or Event Environment.”
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Working with Interpreters in Multilingual Business and Event Environments
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Language translation jobs make Elance Work Index’s Top 100 list
Thursday, November 19th, 2009The November Elance Work Index, which ranks the hottest 100 skills in today’s online labor market, reveals language translation skills are in high demand. The report highlights several emerging trends, including this finding about language translation services:
“For the first time, specific language translation skills have appeared in the Top 100 with Spanish Translation at #77, French Translation at #83 and German Translation at #88. Italian, Swedish and others are also knocking on the door to enter the Index. If all jobs requiring Translation skills were combined, Translation would appear in the Top 10 list for the first time.”
November’s top ten online positions listed at Elance are:
1. PHP
2. HTML
3. Article Writing
4. Content Writing
5. CSS
6. WordPress
7. Adobe Flash
8. Creative Writing
9. Photoshop
10. Graphic Design.
Review the entire Top 100 list.