| Translator's name: | Hakem Jabbar |
| Lanaguage pair: | Arabic to English translator |
| Country of residence: | United Kingdom |
| Activity: | Acitive since 2015 |
| Membership status: | Basic member |
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Profile A highly motivated and determined individual, who is friendly and outgoing. I am dedicated to achieving set goals and seeing tasks through to completion, able to work on my own or as part of a team. I am confident and enjoy meeting and working with a variety of people. I am a quick learner and able to teach others. Key skills: 1. Organised, punctual with good time management 2. Awareness of H & S in the workplace 3. Good communication and listening skills 4. Practical, adaptable and flexible 5. Able to meet deadlines 6. A multi-skilled, reliable & talented translator with a proven ability to translate written documents from a source language to a target language. A quick learner who can absorb new ideas & can communicate clearly & effectively with people from all social & professional backgrounds. Well mannered, articulate & fully aware of diversity & multicultural issues. Flexible in the ability to adapt to challenges when they arise & at the same time remaining aware of professional roles & boundaries. 7. Would like to work as a translator for a successful and ambitious company that offers great opportunities for career development and progression Duties: 1-Liaising with clients to discuss any unclear points . 2-Providing guidance & feedback & creating customer-specific style guides . 4-Translation of documents/letters from a foreign language to English & vice versa . 5-Reviewing and proofreading mother-tongue text . 6-Revising more junior translators' translations . 7- Conducting face-to-face interpreting. 8-Telephone interpreting . 9-Working as a translator for Law firms, charities and local councils. Supporting the translation team with other projects when necessary. Excellent English speaking and writing skills. Retrieving articles from newspapers, magazines & the internet & translating them into Eng Education and Training 1979 - 1986 Kidder (secondary) Kidder, Iraq High School Certificate 1990 - 1994 Economics and Administration College/University, Baghdad, Iraq BA in Statistics 2009 | |
