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Muriel Vasconcellos United States Local time: 21:57 Member (2003) Spanish to English + ...
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May 22, 2021
In the past, I have done it for free a couple of times when I really wanted to work for the client. It has also happened that a prospective client has assigned a job to me for which I got paid. Presumably that paid-for job gave them an idea of my work. But those events happened a long time ago. I'm not really shopping for new clients anymore.
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Like Muriel I’m not looking for new clients, but if I happen to be really interested in that particular job or organization, I'll be happy to do a short translation test (preferably paid my minimum charge), providing we have already agreed on pricing and terms and there is no deadline set for the translation, so I can do it in my own time. These tests are compulsory to answer calls for tender by some international organizations. They may also be useful for agencies to sort out the wheat from t... See more
Like Muriel I’m not looking for new clients, but if I happen to be really interested in that particular job or organization, I'll be happy to do a short translation test (preferably paid my minimum charge), providing we have already agreed on pricing and terms and there is no deadline set for the translation, so I can do it in my own time. These tests are compulsory to answer calls for tender by some international organizations. They may also be useful for agencies to sort out the wheat from the chaff. In some cases this has led to long term relationships with clients. I must say also that a test goes both ways: the way it is handled is usually a good indicator of how organized the potential client is. ▲ Collapse
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Sanjin Grandić Croatia Local time: 06:57 Member (2020) French to Croatian + ...
A long time ago
May 23, 2021
It was a long time ago when I was in contact with agencies requiring a translation test except two weeks ago but it was for a very prospective client.
Otherwise, I don t accept them alltogether.
[Edited at 2021-05-23 00:09 GMT]
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Nikolay Novitskiy Russian Federation Local time: 09:57 Member (2018) English to Russian
If you see a large test, run away!
May 25, 2021
I know an agency which asks people to do a free test for each new project they have. It's usually a large test with lots of writing. I submitted 3 such tests and won only once, which resulted into several online meetings, 2 hours of paperwork with NDAs, signing in to several web-based apps, creating a separate Google account, applying a two-step verification to it, and... three (THREE!!!) small but time consuming tasks. They paid me 90 dollars in the end...
I know an agency which asks people to do a free test for each new project they have. It's usually a large test with lots of writing. I submitted 3 such tests and won only once, which resulted into several online meetings, 2 hours of paperwork with NDAs, signing in to several web-based apps, creating a separate Google account, applying a two-step verification to it, and... three (THREE!!!) small but time consuming tasks. They paid me 90 dollars in the end...
So... I never reply to their inquiries now, regardless of how "famous" or "well-known" their end client is. And I never do large free tests. ▲ Collapse
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