Feb 10 2012
Students from Université Lille 3 Visit to STAR Dublin
Welcome To The Students From Université Lille 3
Université Lille 3 Visit to STAR Dublin
19 french students from the Master TSM of Université Lille 3 came to visit our offices at STAR Translation Services Dublin with 4 of their teachers on Thursday. The group study languages and translation and in their last year of Masters in Specialised Translation. Their visit was to learn more about the professional translation industry and how they can advance their career in the world of translation. Most of them will become translators, project managers or localization engineers in the language industry. STAR was delighted to welcome them to our facilities and share our knowledge and experience with them.
Université Lille 3 Visits STAR Dublin
After visiting our office accompanied by Damian Scattergood Managing Director of STAR Dublin, they took the opportunity to present their Master programme to STAR. Three of the students spoke publicly about their class, the tools they learn to use and their career opportunities. We had some interesting questions for them about their main concerns as students ready to enter the employment market. On one hand, as globalization is a common criteria to develop business, they feel that the market always needs more and more translation. On the other hand, the translation sector attracts many experienced professionals and applicants. Hence the necessity to develop their work experience and their visibility to prospective employers. They are aware that they have to differentiate themselves in the market to achieve their career goals. Following our very active discussion and fun talk about the translation at STAR, we are sure that they have all the skills they need to realise their ambitions. The university is very active and gives the students an excellent background in all important areas of translation, localization and software technology. Industry experience is also part of the masters which really benefits the students careers prospects.
Presentation by Master TSM Université Lille 3
Damian Scattergood Managing Director of STAR Dublin also talked about STAR Translation Services to the students. After presenting the company, their main customers and the different range of services we provide, he explained the work at STAR Translation Services. STAR focus on people to ensure a quality service, process to ensure accurate translation and technology to ensure consistant results. All our translators are native speaker and we aim to develop a long-term relationship with them. Besides, STAR TS is a ISO 9001:2008 Certified Translation Provider which is a guarantee that the process we use provides an effective service to our cutomers. We were asked about the certifications we had and also about economic questions regarding the impact that the global financial crisis has had on our business and the way we view outsourcing. So there was a very interesting debate around this. We also discussed the challenges becoming a translator in a more and more technological world since automatic translation systems like Google translator become more sophisticated.
Damian Scattergood presents STAR Translation Services
STAR regularly welcomes students for internship. Through the years we have developped a range of partnerships with colleges and universities to contribute to the training of students. They have the opportunity to work alongside our professional translators and gain experience in the translation business. A big “Thank you” to all the students and teachers from Université Lille 3 for a sharing their students experience with us.
If you are interested in applying for an internship in our company you can submit your application on Jobs in STAR Dublin.
Thanks a lot for your time and for this article as well
We were delighted to visit your facilities and the beautiful city of Dublin. Best of luck guys !
You’re welcome David! It was a pleasure so come back to us anytime.