Such a serious matter as translation is better entrusted to a professional
As practice shows, not everyone can cope with the "sword of Damocles" of responsibility hanging over their heads. Nevertheless, situations continue to arise in life when your future career and even life depend on how quickly you respond to a challenge. Translators often face such a situation.
Clients contact the bureau with a request to translate documents in the shortest possible time – like, partners "unexpectedly arrived," or to provide a qualified simultaneous interpreter "by tomorrow." In the modern world moving at TOP-speed, such orders surprise no one.
Nevertheless, problems with their execution arise regularly. What to do if you have no more than 24 hours left, a stack of documents requiring translation on the table, and an important meeting with foreign partners the next day. Only at first glance the situation is hopeless. There is always a way out. The first option that clients often turn to is an online translator. It would seem, what could be simpler – insert the text, get the translation. But experts remind: this strategy is effective only if you don't have to present "raw material."
If you do not want to save on your "own reputation," it is better to contact a translation bureau. But here you need to actively participate in the selection of candidates. It is important to remember that they will have a minimum of time. If we are talking about consecutive interpretation, then you need to pay special attention to specialists who have additional higher education (in the required field). An economist will prepare faster for discussing the situation on world markets, a lawyer will easily grasp the essence of a legal issue, etc. But only professionals for whom the source language is a second native language will be able to translate documents on time.
The Internet is full of stories about what "blunders" such "sprinters" make. Errors in writing the simplest words, using "inappropriate" terms, and even simultaneous interpreters "fleeing" from negotiations – all this shows the enormous stress a translator has to face in the process of work. You cannot entrust this work to the first specialist "you can find."
If you want to contact a translation bureau, that, as experts say, is half the battle. Many modern bureaus have a department ready to translate documents or prepare for conference work in the shortest possible time. And the probability of "fiasco" in this case steadily tends "to zero."
Choosing a freelance translator, contacting a translation bureau, seeking help from acquaintances or on the Internet in the event of a force majeure situation – it's up to you. Just remember that your reputation depends on the success of the "enterprise."
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