Careers - Boethius Translations

Pre Interview Form

Thank you for your interest in joining our team. The purpose of this form is to gather some basic professional information before arranging an interview. The information will be used solely to assess the suitability of your profile and areas of expertise for the projects available.

First name *

Last name *

Email *

Country *

Select a Country

Time zone (for communication purposes) *

Professional profile, website, or LinkedIn, if applicable

Service(s) you provide *

Translation

Proofreading

Interpreting

Do you work as a freelancer, as part of a team or agency, or in some other capacity? *

Independent freelancer

Part of a team or agency

Both

Other…

What is your approximate weekly availability for new projects? *

Less than 5 hours per week

Between 5 and 10 hours per week

Between 10 and 20 hours per week

More than 20 hours per week

Varies by project

Do you accept urgent projects? *

Yes

Yes, but depends on the deadline

Yes, but depends on the volume

Yes, but depends on the language pair

Yes, but depends on the subject area

What is your typical response time to an availability inquiry? *

Less than 2 hours

Same day

Within 24 hours

Within 48 hours

Varies

What is your native language? *

Select all the languages you translate from. *

Arabic

Bosnian

Bulgarian

Catalan

Chinese

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

English

Estonian

Finnish

French

Georgian

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Indonesian

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Latvian

Lithuanian

Norwegian

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

Serbian

Slovak

Slovenian

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Ukrainian

Other…

Select all the languages you translate into. *

Arabic

Bosnian

Bulgarian

Catalan

Chinese

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

English

Estonian

Finnish

French

Georgian

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Indonesian

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Latvian

Lithuanian

Norwegian

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

Serbian

Slovak

Slovenian

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Ukrainian

Other…

Do you work with any specific varieties?

Are you a certified or sworn translator in any country? *

Yes

For which language(s)?

In which country?

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Croatia

Czechia

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Latvia

Lithuania

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

Other…

What are your main areas of expertise? *

Legal

Finance

Corporate

Institutional

Technical

Academic / Scientific

Medical

Commercial

Other…

Do you have experience with legal, financial, institutional, academic, or confidential documents? *

Yes, with frequent experience

Yes, with occasional experience

Briefly describe that experience, if applicable.

Relevant academic background

Years of professional translation experience *

Less than 1 year

Between 1 and 3 years

Between 3 and 5 years

Between 5 and 10 years

More than 10 years

Certifications, licenses, professional memberships, or accreditations, if applicable

What CAT tools do you use? *

Trados Studio

memoQ

OmegaT

Phrase

Smartcat

MateCat

I don’t use CAT tools

Other…

Do you have experience with translation memories, terminology databases, and client glossaries? *

Yes, I use them regularly

Yes, occasionally

Basic experience

What file formats do you usually work with? *

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Editable PDF

Non-editable PDF

HTML

XML

Bilingual files

Other…

Do you have experience using OCR tools to convert scanned or non-editable documents into editable files? *

Yes, I use them regularly

Yes, occasionally

I prefer not to work with files that require OCR

What OCR tools do you use or have you used?

ABBYY FineReader.

Adobe Acrobat OCR.

Google Drive OCR.

Tools built into CAT tools.

I don’t use OCR tools.

Other…

What tasks do you typically perform after OCR?

Reviewing character recognition.

Correcting segmentation errors.

Cleaning up line breaks and spaces.

Reconstructing tables.

Standardization of styles in Word.

Review of headers, footers, notes, and numbering.

Preparing the file for translation in a CAT tool.

Other…

What is your level of proficiency with Microsoft Word for working with complex-formatted documents? *

Basic: text editing, simple corrections, and general formatting.

Intermediate: use of styles, tables, headers/footers, track changes, and comments.

Advanced: managing hierarchical styles, sections, automatic numbering, footnotes/endnotes, cross-references, indexes, and troubleshooting formatting issues.

Expert: cleaning up and standardizing complex documents, preparing files for translation/proofreading, ensuring formal consistency, and correcting structural errors in lengthy documents.

Do you perform automated quality checks? *

Yes

Only when the project requires it

Only for certain formats

If so, with which tools?

Xbench

Verifika

QA Distiller

Tools integrated into CAT

Manual control using a custom checklist

Other…

Do you have experience with post-editing machine translation? *

Yes, light post-editing

Yes, full post-editing

Yes, both types

Limited experience

Do you use generative AI tools in your workflow? *

Yes

Only for terminology or documentation support

Only when the client authorizes it

If so, please specify under what conditions, with what confidentiality safeguards, and whether you inform the client or project coordinator of its use.

Briefly describe your process before delivering a translation.

What do you do if you detect ambiguities, errors, or inconsistencies in the source text? *

I check before moving forward

I proceed and leave documented comments

I propose a solution and justify it

It depends on the deadline

It depends on the type of document

You can expand on your previous answer if you think it’s necessary.

How do you handle new or specialized terminology? *

Document research

In-house glossary

Client glossary

Consultation with the project coordinator

Consultation with specialists

External terminology databases

Translation memories

Other…

What is your usual translation rate range per source word?

Please provide an approximate range and currency (e.g., USD 0.08–0.12). This information is for reference only and can be discussed further during the interview.

The next step in our onboarding process would be an interview. May we contact you to schedule it? *

Yes, please contact me

Not at this time

As part of the onboarding process, you may also be asked to complete a short translation test. Would you be willing to take it? *

Yes, I’d be happy to

No, I’d prefer not to

CV upload *

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Confirmation of consent

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