Poll: Do you offer cultural review services?
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neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 23:32
Spanish to English
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No Feb 4, 2020

At least I don't think so. I'm not sure what it is. I'm guessing it means something akin to localisation - in other words, ensuring that the texts are culturally appropriate for the target audience. That kind of situation doesn't often arise for me.

Kay Denney
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
ahartje
Anna Sarapuk
Mariana Borio
Gibril Koroma
 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 23:32
French to English
. Feb 4, 2020

I might just point out to a high-end caterer that they can leave the Munster off the cheese platter if the menu is for American insurance agents, does that count?

Christopher Schröder
 
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Yetta Jensen Bogarde  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 23:32
Member (2012)
English to Danish
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Yes Feb 4, 2020

Of course, but I did not have a lot. Sometimes they are indirect.

Liena Vijupe
Simona Sgro
 
Elke Fehling
Elke Fehling  Identity Verified
Local time: 23:32
Member (2005)
English to German
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Part of our job Feb 4, 2020

Isn't that part of our job anyway?

Kaisa I
Clement Cheung
Jelena Gaveika
Elodie Bonnafous
Gibril Koroma
Muriel Vasconcellos
expressisverbis
 
Justin Peterson
Justin Peterson  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 23:32
Member (2007)
Spanish to English
Yes, unsolicited ... on CVs Feb 4, 2020

Yes

Unsolicited

On CVs/resumes.

20 years telling the Spanish not to put their age or marital status on their resumes :/

And to make it look professional! Wow. I've seen CEOs here with resumes that look like they were written by a 15 year old.

On the bright side... 15 year olds here are not attending seminars on how to write a resume, as in the US


Elodie Bonnafous
 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
Member (2011)
Swedish to English
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OT Feb 4, 2020

Justin Peterson wrote:

20 years telling the Spanish not to put their age or marital status on their resumes :/


Why?


 
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:32
Member (2008)
Italian to English
What? Feb 4, 2020

What on earth are cultural review services?

Philip Lees
Jennifer Forbes
Korana Lasić
 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 23:32
French to English
. Feb 5, 2020

Chris S wrote:

Justin Peterson wrote:

20 years telling the Spanish not to put their age or marital status on their resumes :/


Why?


Because it's not necessary information and can lead to discrimination.
For ex: married woman, going on 30, might get pregnant brrrrrrrrr.


 
Maxi Schwarz
Maxi Schwarz  Identity Verified
Local time: 17:32
German to English
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What is it? Feb 5, 2020

What is a "cultural review service"?

Tom in London
 
Liviu-Lee Roth
Liviu-Lee Roth
United States
Local time: 18:32
Romanian to English
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a wild guess Feb 5, 2020

Maxi Schwarz wrote:

What is a "cultural review service"?



When I interpret for the immigration and the respondent/applicant explains that the "masked men entered his/her home (mascații au intrat în casă), it is helpful to explain that the "masked men" are the police special forces, not random masked men.


Lee


 
José Manuel Miana
José Manuel Miana  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 23:32
English to Spanish
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What is a cultural review? Feb 20, 2020

What is a cultural review?

 


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