The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in July 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, dipped slightly in January 2019 to 101.33 vs 104.02 the previous month. Continue reading
How not to fall prey to bogus LSPs, arrests for pirated translations, translation missteps seen around the world, humble admissions from online giants, and the end to the ownership battle for the largest language service providers — these were the hottest stories of 2018. Continue reading
24-page report. Blockchain and Translation industry overview. ICOs, business use-cases, solution analysis, crypto chatter and further reading, a cautionary tale. Continue reading
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US court rulings are ruffling feathers, content effectiveness might be a better yardstick over linguistic quality, talent acquisition has gotten harder over the past 12 months, and no, most have not considered investing in publicly listed LSPs. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in August 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, dropped slightly in September 2018 to 100.05 from 100.74 the previous month. Continue reading
How many translation startups are still active? How many have shut down? Where are they located and what are the common startup ideas? Here’s a look at the translation startup ecosystem in the language services market according to AngelList. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) has been developed for the purpose of tracking how employment is trending across the global language industry. In its first edition, the August 2018 index figure shows slight growth to 100.74 from the baseline of 100 in July 2018. Continue reading
New language service providers are being launched at a record clip in the United Kingdom with 2018 on track to eclipse 2017 as the most active year for new incorporations. Continue reading
In Slator’s June 2018 newsletter polls, we explored reader input on Exfluency’s ICO succeeding or not, their work-life balance outlook, whether the language technology they are using works for them, and where they go to look for work. Continue reading
Professor Laura Burian, the new dean of the Middlebury Institute’s Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education, says her priority is to adapt the curriculum to prepare students to lead in a rapidly evolving language and technology market. Continue reading
Alongside the obvious and mundane, the language industry hosts some very intriguing job titles. Here’s a short analysis of 600+ job titles used on the LinkedIn profiles of employees working in Language Service Providers (LSPs) globally. Continue reading
Over 600,000 professional profiles. More than 20,000 company accounts. Here’s a look at the language industry according to LinkedIn. Continue reading
Across Systems will venture into translation marketplace intermediation for end-clients, language service providers, and freelancers. Will LSPs like the transparency? Continue reading
In a significant departure from its current business model, LinkedIn quietly rolled out ProFinder, a freelance intermediation platform. Will it work for translation? Continue reading
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