In this episode I am talking with Terena Bell, from In Every Language about where they find translators, what a translation company looks for in a translator and what their requirements are when hiring freelance translators. We will also find out how she almost got arrested over a comma in France.

In this episode we discuss the following:

• Where this translation company finds translators
• Their vetting procedure – requirements for translators
• What they look for in translators
• How a translator can impress them
• How a translator can turn them off
• What makes them turn to “their” translator

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

In Every Language’s website

Thank you for listening and thanks to Terena Bell for this useful information. What do you as a translator think? Do you agree with these requirements? Please share in an email or in the comments below, and while you are sharing, take a moment to share this episode and the show notes by clicking on the share buttons below. Have a wonderful week!

Terena Williams (Clark Gable)

Terena Bell is the VP of Marketing for Paragon, a language services provider offering translation, interpreting and localization. She is on the board of the Globalization and Localization Association and formerly served on the Association of Language Companies leadership council. She also sits on the Obama Administration’s White House Business Roundtable. Terena writes the popular column “Micro/Macro” for MultiLingual Magazine and has been quoted by Inc, Forbes and CNN Money. She has lived in France and the United States.

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