The SII is one of the world’s most widely used career planning tools. It helps current students, fresh graduates, and alumni to make career-related choices such as choosing the right major and exploring potential careers by identifying their interest in a broad range of occupations, work activities, leisure activities, and school subjects.
Where can future translators work?
Translation graduates can work in house with national and international companies, sworn translators, language service providers, publishing houses, local and international NGOs and academic institutions, among many more. They can also open and manage their own translation company.
As freelance translators, the market is diverse. Freelancers can work either for senior translators, translation houses, or companies that might require outsourcing the translation of their documents. When a project is too demanding, freelancers can also be project managers and delegate the work to other translators and ensure the completion of the work.
Despite the economic crisis, translators are in great demand since there is no shortage of material needing translation.
What posts can translation graduates apply for?
Translators can choose to work as senior translators, reviewers, editors, proofreaders, copywriters, language instructors, terminologists, researchers, and/or interpreters. They can also work as content creators in Arabic and English.
Read more about careers in translation.
Preparing for a career in financial consultancy? Check out these guidelines, courtesy of CEO of Advisory and Business Company, Alaa Ghanem:
- Gain hard skills. Those include financial statement analysis, equity research, analysis of economic data and developing financial models.
- Gain soft skills. Those include punctuality, time management, teamwork, critical thinking, adaptation and flexibility.
- Dismiss stereotypes, such as the one that claims that investing in securities – such as the stock market – is a game or a form of gambling. Institutional investors study a set of data and analyze macro and micro factors to be able to take an informed decision and reduce risks.
- Keep learning, even after you graduate. Continuing education courses and trainings that are offered by professionals in the industry can help you become leaders in your field.
- Develop different scenarios and do not be afraid to take immediate actions.
