How can you benefit from attending translation industry webinars?

* Mingle with pears, people that are seniors and junior * try to see how specialized professionals deal with challenges that you face. * Try to experiment and adapt new tools and methods of work. * Dont shy to ask any question!

Webinars are an easy way to learn different topics, keep up with technology, marketing, or customer service skills, add vocabulary to your repertoire, and those required CEUs. Remember, every person is a different opportunity to learn.

Strategic positioning opportunity! Webinars give you an opportunity to showcase your talents strategically. Active and but subtle participation during a webinar gives you an instant attention not only to the hosts but also go-participants who would be eager to connect with you or accept you business connection request. You can achieve this by researching the webinars’ topics and speakers ahead of time and prepare questions.

Sometimes HRs from translation agencies arrange webinars for translators on CV/resume composing. They share lots of useful tips on how to arrange information in your CV, how to attract HRs with competent cover letter, etc. Such webinars are very useful because they help to understand what exactly translation agencies HRs expect from you.

Webinars offer networking opportunities, albeit virtually. It’s like a digital meet-and-greet. Some might find online networking less effective than in-person interactions, but these events can be a great platform to connect with peers and potential collaborators or clients.

The translation industry and the translation profession are two different things. The industry focuses on the automation of the translation process, and tools for automation - including CAT tools, MT engines, workflow management and collaboration tools. For a language services unit they can be useful to attend in terms of preparation for meetings with sales staff from providers, so that you can understand how the tool might fit your news and to understand what interfaces need to be addressed. Live demonstrations may also provide opportunities to find out about specifications, considerations and compatibility issues.