"Ryan Ginstrom" <ginstrom@hotmail.com>, haber iletisinde ?unlar?
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> "marc" <spambots@eatthis.com> wrote in message
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> > lot of other careers. My strong advice to anyone thinking of
specializing
> in
> > a foreign language is combine it with another primary career.
>
> Agree.
>
> > Using a foreign language skill just to become a translator is kind of a
> > waste, since the job will get boring quick and the pay will never
> compensate
> > for the amount of training it takes to be competitive in the field.
>
> I don't know. I think it must depend on the field. I figured that I could
> earn more as a translator who knew how to program, than as a code monkey
who
> knew Japanese.
>

Most definately. And since you mentioned it, I also recommend basic macro
editing skills. Macros are great way of speeding up most time consuming
tasks by simply automating them.