work samples: what do you send someone who requests a job sample Thread poster: Frederique Griffith
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Someone is asking me for 100 sample of my work for a possible translation job. That seems excessive! And how do you send a sample? You send both documents in the pair of languages? Thanks for your help, | | |
Do you mean 100-words sample? If so, I don't think it is too big. And yes, when I receive such requests, I send both documents, in my case Polish and English. | | | Sheila Wilson Spain Local time: 14:04 Member (2007) English + ... Not a 100-word test? | Mar 6, 2014 |
Are you sure they aren't asking if you would be prepared to translate 100 words that they provide, as a test (probably for free)? That's very common. They would normally only ask for 2-3 samples of your work. The easiest thing to do for that is upload them to your profile. Then you just have to give a link. Unless they want a very specific subject area. But 100 samples, however short, would take a long time to get together, and would be a totally unreasonable request, IMHO. | | |
As Monica and Sheila said, I think (and I hope) they ask for a 100-words test, and it is a reasonable request. But if they ask for 100 sample, it is totally different (and not reasonable, of course). And I send both documents, (source and target text), but you can do as Sheila suggested, and give a link to your profile, if you uploaded some samples there. | |
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what do you send | Mar 6, 2014 |
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I thank you for the responses. Yes, it said a 100 work sample, but I am going to believe they meant 100 WORDS sample. And I will post them on my profile with a link to it. Thank you | | | Sarah McDowell Canada Local time: 08:04 Member (2012) Russian to English + ... Just send them an example of something you've done | Mar 6, 2014 |
Make sure that you don't include anything confidential in the sample. 100 samples is way too much. A 100-word sample is normal. | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » work samples: what do you send someone who requests a job sample Protemos translation business management system | Create your account in minutes, and start working! 3-month trial for agencies, and free for freelancers!
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