A Day in the Life: Bellevue College

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 26, 2014

This week we continue with our “A Day in the Life” series featuring an article written in collaboration by two current students from the…

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vlogBusiness Smarts – The Midsummer Slump

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 19, 2014

Reblogged from vlogBusiness Practices Dear Business Smarts: During the past two weeks, very little work has come in. My regular clients all seem…

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Happy Birthday to The Savvy Newcomer!

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 12, 2014

This Friday, August 15, marks the first anniversary of The Savvy Newcomer blog – still very young, but, boy has its presence been felt!…

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Newbies and Buddies Survey: The Results Are In

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 5, 2014

By Helen Eby &Jamie Hartz Last year’s vlog annual conference in San Antonio was the first to host two new sessions called…

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Eight Unusual Tips for Newcomers

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 29, 2014

By Steven Marzuola & The Savvy Newcomer As you might already know, online groups are an excellent source for discussing the everyday challenges we…

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Tips for an Interpreter-Friendly Presentation

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 22, 2014

By Ewandro Magalhães Featured article from The vlogChronicle, originally published in August 2012 As much as we hate to admit it, interpreters make…

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Helen’s summer reading topic: Spanish linguistics

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 15, 2014

By Helen Eby I plan to teach a class on the formal aspects of Spanish for Hispanics who speak Spanish well and have a…

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University of Massachusetts Amherst: A Day in the Life

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 8, 2014

By Jocelyn Langer The simple New England elegance of Amherst and the plain grey concrete walls of Herter Hall do not at first glance…

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Ten Things You Must Never Do to Your Colleagues

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 1, 2014

By Maria Cristina de la Vega Reblogged from theNAJIT Blogwith permission Do not give advice freely, even if you think it would be helpful,…

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From ATA’s Divisions: The German Language Division

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 24, 2014

By Arnold Winter As a German-to-English translator, it was a “no brainer” for me to join the ATA’s German Language Division at the start…

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What direct clients want: From a Marketing Director’s perspective

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 17, 2014

ByDaniela Guanipa A lot has been said about the complexities of setting up shop as freelancers and whether to work with agencies or direct…

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Century College Translating and Interpreting Certificate/AA: A Day in the Life

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 10, 2014

By Kristen Mages If you fall into the vast majority of the population, you may never have heard of Century College in White Bear…

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