Certification wanted?! Thread poster: Charlotte Blank
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Hi all,
maybe I'm wrong but since this new job-system has been introduced I notice that much more jobs than before require certification or even verified certification, also for jobs with no security-relevant or other special topics at all.
Is this due to a change in the form for job-offering or do outsourcers really need a "verified certification" for a manual about some household equipment?
Charlotte
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| (verified) certification | Sep 15, 2003 |
Charlotte Blank wrote:
Hi all,
maybe I'm wrong but since this new job-system has been introduced I notice that much more jobs than before require certification or even verified certification, also for jobs with no security-relevant or other special topics at all.
Is this due to a change in the form for job-offering or do outsourcers really need a "verified certification" for a manual about some household equipment?
Charlotte
Hi Charlotte,
Could you please tell us where you read this?
I know outsourcers may choose between a few options (below), but I can't locate the 'certification' bit:
-Must have credentials verified by ProZ.com
-Must have self-reported credentials
-Not required
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Charlotte Blank 
Germany
Local time: 21:40
Czech to German
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TOPIC STARTER | http://www.proz.com/job/42840 | Sep 15, 2003 |
Hi Evert,
this was a job English-German, posted on 12. September, about a "Hair clipper/trimmer manual, 1000 words". In the description itself there was no mention of any certificate but on the Job-page below "Client specs".
This is just one example I remember but there have been more, that's why I'm curious to know what it's about and why all of a sudden people start requiring a certification.
Charlotte
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| Not certification, but a credential required | Sep 15, 2003 |
Charlotte Blank wrote:
This is just one example I remember but there have been more, that's why I'm curious to know what it's about and why all of a sudden people start requiring a certification.
This job (http://www.proz.com/job/42840) doesn't require certification, but applicants must have a credential to apply.
To my mind there's a slight difference in meaning between the two - but maybe I'm splitting hairs here.....
FWIW
Alison
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Charlotte Blank
Germany
Local time: 21:40
Czech to German
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TOPIC STARTER | Certification or credential? | Sep 15, 2003 |
My former text having disappeared here once again the whole story as in the Job Listings:
Sep 12 English>German
Hair clipper/trimmer manual, 1000 words. Certification: verified required Bids: 2
Where did you find that? Or maybe proz writes "certification" in the Job section and "credential" in the Posting section, both meaning just the same?
[Edited at 2003-09-16 12:52]
[Edited at 2003-09-16 15:43]
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| Translation Credential or Certificate/Certification | Sep 16, 2003 |
Hi,
I have noticed an increase in the number of German-English jobs that require a credential and, since I do not have one, also a marked decrease in the daily job notifications I receive via email. As I write this, five of the 10 DE-EN jobs listed require a credential. As an experienced translator, I like to find a way to obtain a credential without extensive schooling, costs etc. Any advice? Many thanks!
Russell
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DGK T-I
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:40
Georgian to English
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| IOL membership (AIL or MIL) may be a suitable option | Sep 16, 2003 |
L. Russell Jones wrote:
Hi,
I have noticed an increase in the number of German-English jobs that require a credential and, since I do not have one, also a marked decrease in the daily job notifications I receive via email. As I write this, five of the 10 DE-EN jobs listed require a credential. As an experienced translator, I like to find a way to obtain a credential without extensive schooling, costs etc. Any advice? Many thanks!
Russell
if residence in the UK isn't essential, which I'm not sure about. Worth enquiring perhaps ? Or if your links to country or language make it more suitable, perhaps another translation association that has procedures to verify members ability, knowledge, experience and qualifications, etc.
Best wishes
Giuli
~Eng Russ Geo~
[Edited at 2003-09-16 17:22]
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