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Career change healthcare to translation
Thread poster: Emma MacNab
Ruoyi Yang
Ruoyi Yang
Australia
That's actually a refreshing experience. Jun 25, 2022

That's actually a refreshing experience.
 
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mughwI
mughwI
United States
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English to Spanish
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On the right path Jun 27, 2022

I would say, go for it.

Anecdotally, I have changed specialties four times, and have had the good fortune of being reasonably successful in all of them.

Also, as a reviewer, I would say that the best translators I have worked with are people with degrees and/or previous work experience in one or more of their specialties, who later became translators (YMMV).

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I would say, go for it.

Anecdotally, I have changed specialties four times, and have had the good fortune of being reasonably successful in all of them.

Also, as a reviewer, I would say that the best translators I have worked with are people with degrees and/or previous work experience in one or more of their specialties, who later became translators (YMMV).

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Nota bene: To those who really enjoy writing super long posts, may I suggest that a TLDR note be added at the end? It is the polite thing to do, and will be most appreciated. ▲ Collapse
 
Lucia Leszinsky
Lucia Leszinsky
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Please stay on topic Jun 28, 2022

Hello everyone,

This is just a reminder that in line with forum rule 4, forum participants are expected to stick to the topic as introduced when responding to a topic, in this case:

Emma MacNab wrote:

I'm interested in learning from anyone else who has made the transition from the healthcare sector to becoming a language professional. How did you find it? Is it possible to do both - say work 3 days a week in healthcare (NHS is pretty flexible) and 2 days as a freelance translator? Any particular pitfalls I should watch out for?


Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Lucia
 
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