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* Title Tips on writing a good summary
Good: "Auto manual, 20k words, TRADOS", "Short medical translation"
Bad: "Spanish > English Translation", "Interpreting job"
* Details of the job / project
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  • Subject of text
  • Source materials
  • Helpful references
  • Desktop publishing
  • Project timeline
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    (Ex: .10 USD per word, etc.)

    * Languages
    Source language(s)
    Target language(s)
         
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    Language variant:
    Please describe any language variants required for the target language(s)
    * Subject Field
    Other field - please specify
    Examples: microbiology, ethics/genetics
    Sample text
    (Strongly recommended)
    If possible, please include a short excerpt from the text to be translated. This will help the service provider come up with a more accurate quote. There is a limit of 500 characters.
    Require as a short test translation
    Volume   
    Do not use a comma (,) or period (.) to indicate the thousands place.
    On company premises? Yes (outsourcer's premises) No (other premises)
    Source format
    Source format notes
    Delivery format
    Delivery format notes
    * Delivery deadline The deadline for delivery of the work Time zone: GMT
    Time now: Feb 10 18:43 GMT
    * Quoting deadline The deadline by which quotes must be submitted Time zone: GMT
    Time now: Feb 10 18:43 GMT
    URL where this job is described


    Service provider requirements (optional)
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    expertise info
    * Note: Professionals must indicate at least one of the selected general fields to satisfy this criterion
    Tech/Engineering
    Art/Literary
    Medical
    Law/Patents
    Science
    Bus/Financial
    Marketing
    Social Sciences
    specific fields info
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    software info
    * Note: Professionals must indicate at least one of the selected pieces of software to satisfy this criterion

    If you are not familiar with these programs, do not select any.

    Lingotek Collaborative Translation Platform
    Across
    Adobe Acrobat
    Adobe Illustrator
    Adobe Photoshop
    Alchemy Publisher
    AutoCAD
    Catalyst
    DejaVu
    Dreamweaver
    FrameMaker
    Frontpage
    Fusion
    Heartsome
    Helium
    IBM CAT tool
    Idiom
    Indesign
    J-CAT
    LocStudio
    LogiTerm
    Logoport
    MemoQ
    MetaTexis
    Microsoft Excel
    Microsoft Office Pro
    Microsoft Word
    Multicorpora
    Multilizer
    OmegaT
    Pagemaker
    Passolo
    Powerpoint
    QuarkXPress
    SDL TRADOS
    SDLX
    STAR Transit
    Swordfish
    TransSuite2000
    Uniscape CAT tool
    Wordfast
    XTM
    location info
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    native language info
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    Additional service provider requirements

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    - Years of experience
    - Knowledge in field
    - References
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    Yes   No
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