Interpreters and Translators Resume Sample

Key Result Areas:

• Translate messages, live speeches, voice recordings and documents into another language, with careful attention to providing proper context, meaning, tone and technical wording
•  Collaborate with colleagues to compile helpful information, including terms and definitions, into an organized glossary for regular reference during the translation process
•  Honor outlined ethical codes to ensure sensitive and confidential information remains secure and protected
•  Identify terms and words with conflicting meanings to determine which alternative provides clarity and reflects the original purpose of the message
•  Verify, modify and edit translations to compensate for discrepancies in technical terms and to guarantee that the final content is consistent with original material
•  Consult dictionaries, encyclopedias and terminology compilations to remain educated and current with the meaning of words and phrases
•  Analyze audience members and listen to debriefings on what materials will be translated, to best assess how to present interpreted data
•  Document changes to translated materials, and maintain an orderly method for filing data for reference later on

Key Highlights: 

• Any existing systems/ processes streamlined???? Results obtained???? Major assignments handled????
•  Any unique initiative taken to improve customer satisfaction level? Any major accounts/clients handled???
•  Awards/appreciation letters received???? Other relevant achievements????

Key Result Areas: 

• Facilitated effective communication between two parties that do not speak a similar language by converting one spoken or written language to another
•  Attended conferences and meetings and act as official translator to mediate discussion
•  Translated foreign languages for clients in prison so they can understand prison officials
•  Relayed concepts and ideas between languages
•  Translated spoken communication to sign language for hearing impaired audience 
•  Converted written materials from one language into another, such as books, publications, or web pages; created a new text in the target language that reproduces the content and style of the original 
•  Edited and proofread text to accurately reflect language
•  Received and submitted assignments electronically; used dictionaries and glossaries for reference
•  Employed computer-assisted translation
•  Facilitated communication for people with limited English proficiency
•  Translate languages at meetings such as attorney-client meetings, preliminary hearings, arraignments, depositions, and trials; interpreted both legal terminology and colloquial language
•  Read aloud documents in a language other than that in which they were written
•  Accompanied foreign visitor and facilitate communication between receiving party and visitors
•  Adapted a product or service for use in a different language and culture

Key Highlights:

•  Any existing systems/ processes streamlined???? Results obtained???? Major assignments handled????
•  Any unique initiative taken to improve customer satisfaction level? Any major accounts/clients handled???
• Awards/appreciation letters received???? Other relevant achievements????