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Over the past 8 years, I have mentored and coached other freelance translators with their marketing. One of the most frequent tasks has been to help them with their basic marketing material, their CV, cover letter, directory profile, and samples or portfolios.
This inspired me to create a Quick Start Guide for these four documents. The tips that follow are based on industry standards, and nearly a decade’s worth of experience reviewing CVs and cover letters. In the new guide I also talk about online profiles, portfolios, samples and email signatures. This episode will focus on tips for an optimized CV and cover letter.
Important things mentioned in this episode:
- What to pay attention to when creating a CV
- Contents of a translator CV
- How to protect your CV from scammers
- What to include in a cover letter
Useful links mentioned in this episode:
If you’re just starting out, these tips will make sure that your marketing material is working hard for you from the start. Even more experienced translators will benefit from these tips to make sure your basic marketing material is optimized. These tips are based on many reviews of resumes, profiles and cover letters. Feel free to reach out to me if you feel that there is something missing as I believe that we can always improve.
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