Internships as a translator / interpreter? HELP! Auteur du fil: Johanna González (X)
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Johanna González (X)
Allemagne
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Hello!
I´m currently studying at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg (Germany) and in order to get my BA degree, a 20-week internship in an english-speaking country is required. I don´t have to do it until next year, but I´d like to plan ahead and get the most important issues (such as budget and which country) cleared.
However, it has prooven to be extremely hard to find companies or agencies offering internships for translators, specially since it is, ... See more Hello!
I´m currently studying at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg (Germany) and in order to get my BA degree, a 20-week internship in an english-speaking country is required. I don´t have to do it until next year, but I´d like to plan ahead and get the most important issues (such as budget and which country) cleared.
However, it has prooven to be extremely hard to find companies or agencies offering internships for translators, specially since it is, after all, a mainly freelancing profession.
Can anyone give me ANY advice on how to find internships in countries like New Zealand, Canada, Northern Ireland, Malta or specific cities like New York?
Should I just find out about all agencies in those countries, contact them and hope that they happen to offer internships?
I´m also very interested in international organizations and I´ve found out about EU internships, but I´d like to have some other options just in case.
ANY kind of help would be dearly appreciated!
Greetz,
Johanna ▲ Collapse
| | | | Igor Indruch 
Tchèque (République)
Local time: 00:31
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| And the university does not provide any contacts? | Mar 11, 2009 |
It is rather strange than - how they can require something which is not guaranteed that the student will have an opportunity to fullfill?
| | | | DZiW (X)
Ukraine
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Johanna, I think Igor is right:
AFAIK every University is obligated to provide its students with proper knowledge and all required equipment and opportunities (read the contract, if any).
‘Alma Mater’ has already pre-planned courses but may approve some alternative choice of a practical training (if the decision is appropriate). Is it the case?
Or they say it is about crisis? Quite possibly that it was caused an educational institution to lose its agreement with a ... See more Johanna, I think Igor is right:
AFAIK every University is obligated to provide its students with proper knowledge and all required equipment and opportunities (read the contract, if any).
‘Alma Mater’ has already pre-planned courses but may approve some alternative choice of a practical training (if the decision is appropriate). Is it the case?
Or they say it is about crisis? Quite possibly that it was caused an educational institution to lose its agreement with a physical body or some entity. So, if I were you, Johanna, I would find everything out for sure before the practicing – right now
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| | | | | Finding a good traineeship IS a problem | Mar 12, 2009 |
When my daughter (also a ProZ member) was required to do a year abroad in the course of her studies at Aston, the students had to decide between spending that year at a foreign university or as trainees. While the university was able to provide lots of assistance with arranging foreign studies, only scarce traineeships offers were available from the uni and the competition for them was fierce. Therefore I fully sympathise...
... See more When my daughter (also a ProZ member) was required to do a year abroad in the course of her studies at Aston, the students had to decide between spending that year at a foreign university or as trainees. While the university was able to provide lots of assistance with arranging foreign studies, only scarce traineeships offers were available from the uni and the competition for them was fierce. Therefore I fully sympathise...
First thing to keep in mind - translation/interpreting traineeships are published well in advance, so it's good to start searching for them as early as possible. For instance, the EU Parliament's deadline for applications is 3 months prior to the start date: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/public/staticDisplay.do?id=147&pageRank=6&language=EN With private agencies, the deadline is shorter, but still...
Another thing - translation traineeships are offered not only by translation agencies, but also by the industry, and this might present a good opportunity to acquire a specialisation. So it's a good idea to consider your interests and hobbies first and then look for a translation traineeship in the relevant industry. I remember seeing offers from chemical / aviation / gaming / fashion / media industries, and many more.
Good news - you're going to have far less problem with finding a traineeship of 20-week duration than she had with finding a year-long one. Standard length offered is 3 months, some are 6 months, so you'll have to negotiate your 20 weeks or agree to a longer period... But she did manage to find a grand one (at the last moment), both interesting and relatively well paid, and so will you!
For N. America (and sthg that looks grand in a CV ), you may start your search from here: http://www.campusaccess.com/internships/united-nations.html and http://www.campusaccess.com/internships/professional-trade.html
For other placements, just monitor popular job sites - they publish traineeship opportunities as well. And don't neglect the websites of large translation agencies, of course.
Good luck!
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Laura Delia
Italie
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Hi Johanna,
I did an internship at the UN in Vienna and it was a great experience, needless to say the language mainly spoken inside the organization is English, unless you are interning in a very specific department, English is the language of communication.
Having said that, I did not intern in the TI department because my mothertongue is not among the official ones, but I had the chance to do some dummy boothing at several conferences along with other students, and ... See more Hi Johanna,
I did an internship at the UN in Vienna and it was a great experience, needless to say the language mainly spoken inside the organization is English, unless you are interning in a very specific department, English is the language of communication.
Having said that, I did not intern in the TI department because my mothertongue is not among the official ones, but I had the chance to do some dummy boothing at several conferences along with other students, and it was fantastic!
Do try the selection for the UN headquarters in NYC as well!
good luck!
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JohannaGonzalez wrote:
Hello!
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Can anyone give me ANY advice on how to find internships in countries like New Zealand, Canada, Northern Ireland, Malta or specific cities like New York?
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ANY kind of help would be dearly appreciated!
Greetz,
Johanna
Hello Johanna
Perhaps you could try contacting national translators' organisations - in my experience, they have members who own or manage agencies as well as free-lancers, and are interested in all aspects of the profession including training.
NZSTI contact details and directory here: http://www.nzsti.org/
A number of the agencies here work in German.
I have not personally heard of internships being offered, but our working holiday visas etc should (hopefully) cater for it, (as long as you are aged 30 or under).
Good luck.
Lesley
[Edited at 2009-03-17 02:18 GMT]
| | | | Jacek Iciek
Royaume-Uni
Local time: 23:31
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| I could not agree more | Apr 9, 2009 |
Iza Szczypka wrote: When my daughter (also a ProZ member) was required to do a year abroad in the course of her studies at Aston, the students had to decide between spending that year at a foreign university or as trainees. While the university was able to provide lots of assistance with arranging foreign studies, only scarce traineeships offers were available from the uni and the competition for them was fierce. Therefore I fully sympathise... First thing to keep in mind - translation/interpreting traineeships are published well in advance, so it's good to start searching for them as early as possible. For instance, the EU Parliament's deadline for applications is 3 months prior to the start date: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/public/staticDisplay.do?id=147&pageRank=6&language=EN With private agencies, the deadline is shorter, but still... Another thing - translation traineeships are offered not only by translation agencies, but also by the industry, and this might present a good opportunity to acquire a specialisation. So it's a good idea to consider your interests and hobbies first and then look for a translation traineeship in the relevant industry. I remember seeing offers from chemical / aviation / gaming / fashion / media industries, and many more. Good news - you're going to have far less problem with finding a traineeship of 20-week duration than she had with finding a year-long one. Standard length offered is 3 months, some are 6 months, so you'll have to negotiate your 20 weeks or agree to a longer period... But she did manage to find a grand one (at the last moment), both interesting and relatively well paid, and so will you! For N. America (and sthg that looks grand in a CV ), you may start your search from here: http://www.campusaccess.com/internships/united-nations.html and http://www.campusaccess.com/internships/professional-trade.html For other placements, just monitor popular job sites - they publish traineeship opportunities as well. And don't neglect the websites of large translation agencies, of course. Good luck! [Edited at 2009-03-12 14:07 GMT]
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