Poll: How did you end up in your current specialization?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugalia
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Membru (2007)
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I started out freelancing many years ago as a generalist translator, not at all focused within a specific area of specialization, but eager to learn as much as I could. Apart from tourism, economics and marketing (my degrees), I acquired all my other skills and specializations along the way, above all as staff translator at an EU Institution where I worked for 20 years. This build up to form what is called “experience”. I like diversity, but there are subject matters I wouldn’t touch with ... See more
I started out freelancing many years ago as a generalist translator, not at all focused within a specific area of specialization, but eager to learn as much as I could. Apart from tourism, economics and marketing (my degrees), I acquired all my other skills and specializations along the way, above all as staff translator at an EU Institution where I worked for 20 years. This build up to form what is called “experience”. I like diversity, but there are subject matters I wouldn’t touch with a barge pole. One has to be honest with oneself and with others and work within one's own capabilities…Collapse


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