Translation… as a job

milkypink — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:41:54 +0000

So I’m thinking about going into translation as a working field.
I don’t know if it will work out, and in general there’s not a lot of demand for J->E translation in the US, but it’s something I’m actually interested in.
and, is slightly more realistic than some other ideas I’ve had…
I’m still interested in making music, but it’s really unlikely that I’ll ever make anything close to a living off of it and that’s fine with me. I should probably attempt to study theory again at some point though… *cough*
I’d like to work with computer-related tech but I lack a lot of… shall we say, credentials… in that field. But I’m a fast learner, so given some focus and/or experience I could do a wide variety of stuff… which is incredibly vague. XD
I’m pretty sure Working With Children will turn into a last resort, though I do enjoy it to some extent. The effort put into obtaining any kind of certification for doing a job that’s underappreciated, underpaid and a hell of a lot of work… just doesn’t seem worth it, in the long run.
But why is it that UMass is the only place in the state with a Translation Masters? I would have thought something in Boston… but it seems like that’s not true.
Anyway, still doing research on the subject, and still moving forward with the JLPT. It’s not a certification for translation, but it’s worth getting, and worth studying for.

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Translation… as a job