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eleanna19
eleanna19
May 22, 2014

Any help is welcome!
 
LilianNekipelov
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What are the rules of that competition? May 23, 2014

How long can the book be--in other words, what length is allowed/ Published when--before which year? From what language or what languages? Are you going to translate the book, or are you looking for books already translated to nominate them?



[Edited at 2014-05-23 09:58 GMT]
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Have you seen all the information May 23, 2014

available on the European Commission site? For instance:

http://ec.europa.eu/translation/english/english_en.htm
http://cdt.europa.eu/EN/Pages/Homepage.aspx
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available on the European Commission site? For instance:

http://ec.europa.eu/translation/english/english_en.htm
http://cdt.europa.eu/EN/Pages/Homepage.aspx
http://ec.europa.eu/archives/publications/index_en.htm
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writeaway
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Make friends with people already working at the Commission May 23, 2014

eleanna19 wrote:

Any help is welcome!


You'll need contacts in any case, no matter what books -if any- that you find. You need an in and not one that qualifications or books will give you. It's a closed club unless things have (finally) changed.
 
Kunik
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If you want to be a translator for an EU institution May 23, 2014

you must learn to explain what you need properly.

E.g., whether you wish to become a permanent or a temporary official, and what are your languages.

In any case, first you have to pass the pre-selection tests, and this site could be useful: http://www.epsotraining.eu/index.html

I also cannot agree with the "closed club" remark - if you make the reserve list an... See more
you must learn to explain what you need properly.

E.g., whether you wish to become a permanent or a temporary official, and what are your languages.

In any case, first you have to pass the pre-selection tests, and this site could be useful: http://www.epsotraining.eu/index.html

I also cannot agree with the "closed club" remark - if you make the reserve list and there is an opening, and you are the best suited candidate, you will get the job. It is really that simple.


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LilianNekipelov
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Oh--you meant books to prepare for the exam May 23, 2014

I get it now. I thought you were referring to a book translation competition, or contest.

[Edited at 2014-05-23 18:46 GMT]
 


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