What Recruiters Want & Applicants Need to Succeed in Localization Careers

Networking 6:30-7:00 PM, and after the talk as time allows.
Sandwiches, sodas, & more will be provided by our hosts!
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No webcast this time, sorry. Our hosts will try to record us.

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What do client-side companies and LSPs tell us are the most desired skills they seek in job candidates? Do recruiters and hiring managers look for the same skills posted in their job descriptions? Are there any mismatches? Are companies setting appropriate standards to hire the employees they really want? What are the holes a job applicant will most want to fill in his or her resume?

Learn from current research about the localization industry's most sought-after hard skills and soft skills. Employers and recruiters will learn what to expect from applicants to be competitive. All participants will learn what skills we need to be competitive the next time we apply for a new position in localization management or engineering and - if we don't already have such skills - how and where we can obtain them.

Adam Wooten is co-founder and CEO of AccuLing, and Assistant Professor of Translation & Localization Management at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies at Monterey.

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This talk will not be webcast. Our hosts will try to record the talk, and if all goes well that recording will be posted to the IMUG YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyHr9IqAXJx00It8K7QHtQ) within a few weeks. IMUG videos are listed in the IMUG archives (http://www.imug.org/events/imug-2015-events.htm) and are available free of charge, but if you find these videos useful please consider becoming an IMUG member (http://www.imug.org/imug-membership-and-event-fees.htm).

Many thanks to Dave Snider and LinkedIn for hosting this talk on short notice, and for feeding us too!!!

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