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Poll: How often do you update your résumé/CV?
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Billh
Billh
Local time: 06:37
Spanish to English
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Never had one Jun 15, 2015

ever

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 06:37
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Yearly Jun 15, 2015

Maybe once a year to change the date and eventually to add something new though at my age I doubt I'll be doing much of that…

 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 23:37
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Yearly Jun 15, 2015

Like Teresa, I change the date every year to make it look fresh. I think it's good for business to show that my résumé is current. I may tweak it a little bit while I'm at it.

[Edited at 2015-06-15 10:00 GMT]


 
Alexandra Speirs
Alexandra Speirs  Identity Verified
Local time: 07:37
Italian to English
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Rarely Jun 15, 2015

I'm not really looking for new customers, apart from those I receive through the grapevine of other translators.
So I don't have to impress anyone with my past history.


 
Natalie Soper
Natalie Soper  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:37
French to English
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Monthly! Jun 15, 2015

Since I'm quite new to freelancing, I update mine every month to edit what projects I've worked on.

 
Marjolein Snippe
Marjolein Snippe  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 07:37
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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Whenever I have something new Jun 15, 2015

When I have any significant new experience, I will add it to my CV. like Alexandra, I am not actively looking for new clients, so I tend to forget about my CV for long periods of time.

 
Noni Gilbert Riley
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 07:37
Spanish to English
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Whenever a poll comes up about it Jun 15, 2015

It's as good a reminder as any! Thanks.

 
Paul Adie (X)
Paul Adie (X)  Identity Verified
Germany
Spanish to English
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Other Jun 15, 2015

Whenever a client asks for an updated CV!

 
Julian Holmes
Julian Holmes  Identity Verified
Japan
Local time: 15:37
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
On 2 occasions Jun 15, 2015

- when something noteworthy has happened like my completing a big project or a project relating to the very latest technology (which very few people have translated), or
- when a customer asks for an updated CV.

My CV answers almost all of the questions a customer or client is going to ask me so I just refer them to specific sections. It's more like an expanded Translator Capabilities Brochure.


 
Jeff Whittaker
Jeff Whittaker  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 02:37
Member (2002)
Spanish to English
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How often do you update your résumé/CV? Jun 15, 2015

Freelance translators don't use CVs.

 
Marjolein Snippe
Marjolein Snippe  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 07:37
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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what am I? Jun 15, 2015

Jeff Whittaker wrote:

Freelance translators don't use CVs.


Ooh, I like this! It means I am not a freelance translator. I will think of a new title for me, perhaps even one linked to higher earnings! I will then put it on my CV, which will be allowed again as I won't be a freelance translator anymore. Creative job titles, anyone?


 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 07:37
Member (2009)
English to German
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That's right. Jun 15, 2015

Jeff Whittaker wrote:

Freelance translators don't use CVs.


So I call it my business brochure.


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 06:37
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Neither am I! Jun 15, 2015

Marjolein Snippe wrote:

Jeff Whittaker wrote:

Freelance translators don't use CVs.


Ooh, I like this! It means I am not a freelance translator. I will think of a new title for me, perhaps even one linked to higher earnings! I will then put it on my CV, which will be allowed again as I won't be a freelance translator anymore. Creative job titles, anyone?


 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 07:37
Member (2003)
Danish to English
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When there's a Trados update... Jun 15, 2015

I don't know whether you would call it a CV.

But it states what software I use among other things, so sometime soon according to SDL, I can change 2014 to 2015.



 
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