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Mary Worby United Kingdom Local time: 17:03 German to English + ...
No
Mar 19, 2011
I've never been asked. I've occasionally been asked for references but have never provided them as I don't really like to ask my customers. I tend to point them at my profile here for 'references'.
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neilmac Spain Local time: 18:03 Spanish to English + ...
No
Mar 19, 2011
Most of my direct clients have come to me by word-of-mouth recommendation. So I must be doing something right...
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Adnan Özdemir Türkiye Local time: 19:03 Member (2007) German to Turkish + ...
No
Mar 19, 2011
In my case; quality, experience, visiting international customers are very important for me.
Saludos desde Anatolia Anadolu'dan selamlar
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Mark Hamlen France Local time: 18:03 French to English + ...
I don't take this very seriously
Mar 19, 2011
I've had some lesser known agencies demand references, however I do not agree to give my contacts to agencies I don't know. First, if I did so, my poor clients would be pestered unnecessarily. Second, I have some references on my profile (and intend to ask for more). It that's not enough.... bye, bye....
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Interlangue (X) Angola Local time: 18:03 English to French + ...
Not generally
Mar 19, 2011
But the call for tenders of (inter)national organisations ask them, usually in terms of number of pages translated in the specific field - some of them accept copies of your invoices instead!
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... I rely quite heavily on colleagues in the field giving me truthful references, and take these into account along with the CV/work samples I'm looking at and, in the case of taking on teaching staff, the interview.
So I think it's fair enough to be expected to provide some kind of reference for a prospective client. But the concept of reference is relative: for a product such as a device, reviews and general reputation are often enough. In my case, almost all of my customers have... See more
... I rely quite heavily on colleagues in the field giving me truthful references, and take these into account along with the CV/work samples I'm looking at and, in the case of taking on teaching staff, the interview.
So I think it's fair enough to be expected to provide some kind of reference for a prospective client. But the concept of reference is relative: for a product such as a device, reviews and general reputation are often enough. In my case, almost all of my customers have come to me on personal recommendation (thanks once again to my colleagues who passed work on to me). And that makes me work even harder to provide the perfect translation - I hate to let myself down, but I would hate it even more to let a colleague who has recommended me down
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