A few countries have started regulating the remote working model to ensure employers can create new jobs, give access to opportunities to more sectors of the labour market and give staff members more flexibility. Regulation Is Not Always a Dirty Word Talks of regulation often prompt negative reactions, particularly when it come to market forces.
This article is a collaboration with Day Translations. Is there such a thing as an “ideal translator”? When recruiters are looking for an “ideal candidate” with translation qualifications and experience, they envision someone who is dependable and hard-working, and who is specialised in a chosen field. To put it simply: recruiters want “the best of
The Madeira Tourism Board has been promoting an initiative to attract more digital nomads to the island. The dedicated website for digital nomads in Madeira puts it simply: “your new home”. With this enticing headline, the Portuguese island aims to attract remote workers under the slogan “from Madeira to the world”. This article contains an
When searching for freelance writing roles, you will notice that many recruiters are looking for UX writers. There is demand for this type of position so it’s useful to investigate it further. What Does a UX Writer Do? There’s a good definition of UX writers in Invisionapp, which gained a prominent position in searches, so
This article is a collaboration with Day Translations. Experienced translators tend to accumulate a multitude of skills over the course of their careers as their job relies on continuous learning and improvement. Translators who have been working consistently for years will have honed existing skills and developed new ones over time, seamlessly expanding their knowledge.
An article published by CNBC in 2021 quoted research from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics about the fastest-growing jobs for the next decade. The selection of those particular jobs was the result of the changing landscape of the labour market, as more people are switching careers and moving away from office-based roles to work
An essential rule for businesses is to keep expenditure below income, but when it comes to buying content does it really pay to be frugal? While it’s tempting to commission articles and blog posts to content farms as they are way cheaper than engaging with freelance writers, is the end result worth the money? Content
How many people define themselves as digital nomads? How much do digital nomads earn on average? Reports on digital nomads have started to be compiled and published that can answer some of these questions. It can be challenging to analyse the market for digital nomads because it tends to be quite fluid: people who work
This article is a collaboration with Day Translations. Remote video and phone interpreting is a cost-effective way for organisations to provide instant translation (this can be consecutive, i.e., with a short delay, or simultaneous) for spoken communications from one language to another. In-person interpreting is more expensive and has to take into account travelling costs.
In this article in collaboration with Day Translations we discuss how to gain experience as a remote translator or interpreter. You can find more information on how to get started on a languages career in our previous article Working as a Digital Nomad Translator. Once you have obtained the right qualifications and possibly joined a