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Translator resume example

Translators need to show language pairs, specialisations, volume and quality, plus certifications and CAT tools. Clients hire for subject expertise as much as language.

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Translator resume summary example

ATA-certified Spanish–English translator with 8 years specialising in legal and medical documents. Translate 3,000+ words a day with a 99.5% quality score from agency reviews, and work in Trados and memoQ.

Notice the pattern: title and years of experience, then the strongest result with a number. See more in resume summary examples.

Experience bullet examples for a translator

  • Translate legal and medical documents for law firms, hospitals and agencies, 3,000+ words a day
  • Hold a 99.5% quality score across 600+ agency projects
  • Build client glossaries and translation memories for consistency
  • Provide certified translations accepted by USCIS and courts
  • Translated contracts and correspondence and interpreted client meetings

Each bullet starts with an action verb and ends with a result. That is what separates an achievement from a job description.

Skills for a translator resume

Spanish ↔ English translationLegal translationMedical translationSDL TradosmemoQTerminology managementProofreadingCertified translationConsecutive interpretingConfidentiality

Keywords that appear in translator job postings

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against the posting. These terms recur in real translator listings, use the ones that are true for you, in the posting’s own wording.

translationSpanishEnglishlegal translationmedical translationTradosmemoQproofreadinglocalizationterminologyinterpretingcertified

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Tips for writing a translator resume

  1. Language pairs and direction go in the headline.
  2. Show specialisations and certifications.
  3. Volume and quality scores reassure clients.

Questions

What skills should I put on a translator resume?

List the specific skills the job posting asks for that you genuinely have. For translator roles, common ones include Spanish ↔ English translation, Legal translation, Medical translation, SDL Trados, memoQ, Terminology management, Proofreading, Certified translation.

How long should a translator resume be?

One page for most candidates. Two pages only if you have many years of directly relevant experience and every line earns its place.

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