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Do you take your work with you on holiday?
By Michael Harris - featured on Aug 22, 2009
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Before working in translation I worked in...
By anonymous - featured on Aug 21, 2009
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What do you usually sit on while working?
By Marjolein Verhulsdonck-Roest - featured on Aug 20, 2009
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Has working as a freelancer translator/interpreter changed your sleep habits?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 19, 2009
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Non-native speakers tell me my native language is...
By anonymous - featured on Aug 18, 2009
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Workwise, which is generally your slowest day in a week?
By Marius Feilberg Jacobsen - featured on Aug 17, 2009
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Have you recently intensified your search for clients?
By Martine COTTARD - featured on Aug 16, 2009
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How old were you when you decided to become a translator/interpreter?
By Andrzej Niewiarowski - featured on Aug 15, 2009
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Do you believe that translation work productivity decreases with age?
By Hikmat Gumilar - featured on Aug 14, 2009
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What part of your body suffers the most because of your profession?
By Alan Corbo, CT - featured on Aug 13, 2009
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Do you use ProZ.com as your homepage?
By Mats Wiman - featured on Aug 12, 2009
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The field of the first translation I did was...
By anonymous - featured on Aug 11, 2009
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Do you use the "one-click" or "double-click" option to open items on your computer?
By EHI (X) - featured on Aug 10, 2009
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When will machine translation be infallible?
By Transperts - featured on Aug 9, 2009
Never 76.5%
10-25 years 6.1%
> 50 years 5.0%
< 10 years 5.0%
Other - N/A 3.7%
26-50 years 3.7%
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Do you enjoy listening to music while you work?
By Fernanda Rocha - featured on Aug 8, 2009
Depends on the work 33.4%
No 33.1%
Yes 30.0%
Indifferent 2.6%
Other - N/A 0.9%
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What percentage of your clients have asked you to lower your rates due to the economic crisis?
By Annalisa Distasi - featured on Aug 7, 2009
None 58.6%
< 50 % 25.5%
>50 % 5.7%
Other - N/A 5.4%
50% 3.6%
100 % 1.3%
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How many hours per day do you usually work?
By Conchita Conigliaro - featured on Aug 6, 2009
8-10 31.1%
6-8 26.9%
4-6 16.3%
> 10 14.5%
Other - N/A 5.8%
Fewer than 4 5.3%
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Have you ever advised anyone on how not to commit a cultural "faux pas"?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 5, 2009
Yes (please share) 48.9%
No 42.6%
Other - N/A 8.5%
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Do you place a limit on how much any one client can owe you at a time?
By anonymous - featured on Aug 4, 2009
No 51.9%
No, but I've considered it 21.6%
Yes 21.4%
Other - N/A 5.1%
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What qualifications do you have as a translator?
By Viktoria Gimbe - featured on Aug 3, 2009
A combination of the above 34.7%
University diploma 25.1%
Experience 19.1%
Experience and certification 8.7%
Diploma and certification 5.7%
None 2.7%
Certification 2.1%
Other - N/A 1.9%
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What percentage of your work comes from colleagues' referrals?
By peiling - featured on Aug 2, 2009
<10% 65.4%
10-50% 15.4%
Other - N/A 13.9%
50-90% 3.6%
>90% 1.6%
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If I could afford it, I'd hire a/an…
By anonymous - featured on Aug 1, 2009
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Have you ever done a translation that made you feel like a different person afterwards?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 31, 2009
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Which of the following programs do you consider most useful regarding translation work?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 30, 2009
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In ten years' time, what language other than English will be generating more jobs for translators?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 29, 2009
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Do you prefer reading the news in your source language(s)?
By Rafael Molina Pulgar - featured on Jul 28, 2009
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How do you charge for a translation in spreadsheet format?
By Heather Drake - featured on Jul 27, 2009
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What is your screen setup?
By EHI (X) - featured on Jul 26, 2009
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Who do you think generally reads your translations?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 25, 2009
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Have you ever sent an invoice to the wrong client?
By Dora Evagelinaki - featured on Jul 24, 2009
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How many translators are there in your entire family?
By Manuel Martín-Iguacel - featured on Jul 23, 2009
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Do you set short/long-term goals in your profession?
By John Cutler - featured on Jul 22, 2009
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What is the highest rate you have ever been paid? (per word in USD)
By Sven Petersson - featured on Jul 21, 2009
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Have you ever done a translation for a non-profit organization?
By Daniela Zambrini - featured on Jul 20, 2009
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Do you often receive calls from clients at inappropriate times?
By Toralf Mjelde - featured on Jul 19, 2009
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How many other translators/interpreters do you know in person?
By Tokyo_Moscow - featured on Jul 18, 2009
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Do you have a blog?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 17, 2009
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How often do you include images from the source document in your translations?
By Reed James - featured on Jul 16, 2009
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Does the rate of a job determine how much effort you put into delivering good quality?
By Els Hoefman - featured on Jul 15, 2009
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How are you surviving the current financial crisis?
By Shayney Thomas - featured on Jul 14, 2009
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How do you organize your Translation Memories (TMs)?
By Heloisa Ferreira - featured on Jul 13, 2009
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Have you ever contributed with a text to Wikipedia?
By lisevs - featured on Jul 12, 2009
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What would solve your biggest concern at the moment?
By Rafael Molina Pulgar - featured on Jul 11, 2009
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Do you own a fax machine?
By lisevs - featured on Jul 10, 2009
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If I find myself with free time during business hours, I...
By Julianne Rowland - featured on Jul 9, 2009
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Do you take risks in your professional life/work?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 8, 2009
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Do you send a thank-you message after receiving payment from a client?
By Dora Evagelinaki - featured on Jul 7, 2009
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Most of my clients are...
By Anne-Virginie Lerat - featured on Jul 6, 2009
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How many ProZ.com powwows have you attended?
By Leanne Evans - featured on Jul 5, 2009
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Do you offer terminology services (i.e. compiling glossaries, terminology databases, etc.)?
By Christine Schmit (X) - featured on Jul 4, 2009
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5829 polls, displaying 4651 through 4700