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Resources for Students and Recent Graduates

Savvy Newcomer posts for students and graduates of translation/interpreting

What is the Hardest Foreign Language to Learn?

3 Ways to Enhance Your Medical Interpreter Training Experience

What I Care About

How to Make the Most of Your Last Year at University? 7 Essential Steps for Translation Students

Savvy Newcomer series

A Day in the Life
Posts about what it's like to attend various translation and interpreting training programs
So You Want to Be a Freelance Translator or Interpreter
A five-part series on getting started as a freelancer
Pursuing the Translation Dream
A five-part series inspired by ATA’s self-evaluation questionnaire for translators

Free ATA Webinars

The Ins and Outs of the ATA Certification Exam
Spreading Your Wings: Transitioning from Classroom to a Career in Translation
Careers in Translation and Interpreting
Entering the Changing Interpreting Market
See all free events for ATA Members

Other ATA Programs

Mentoring Program (opportunities for mid- and late-career translators and interpreters)
Student MembershipÌý(discounted rates)
Student Translation Award
Divisions (language and specialization interest groups)
Chapters and Affiliates (local communities of translators and interpreters)
Member-to-Member Discounts (Courses and vendors offering discounts)

 

Additional Resources

Technology

Ìý(Edit Tools)
(Proofreading software)

Glossaries, Terminology, and Research



(Aggregate online dictionary search tool)

Education & Courses


Translation and Interpreting Courses offered by ATA Institutional Members

Ìý(Directory of training opportunities for medical interpreters)
Ìý(Directory of training opportunities for medical interpreters)

Recent Posts

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Professional Etiquette to Lower Your Stress and Improve Work-Life Balance

Embracing the Part-Time Paradigm: Empowering Part-Time Professionals to Adopt the Small-Business-Owner Mentality

Cultivating Connection: 8 Tips for Interpreters and Translators to Tackle Loneliness

Keep Track of Your Translation Time

Savvy Diversification Series – Advice I Wish I Had Followed on How to Become a Medical Translator

A Translator’s Value(s) in a Shifting Market

The Best Google Search Tips for Translators

Conference Countdown: Your Guide to Preparing for Success at ATA64

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