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Work Experience at Temple

The article below was written by a recent work experience student from Southend High School for Boys.

In British high schools, we are required to do two weeks; work experience at a company of our choosing. I chose Temple Translations for a few reasons, for the benefits I saw that could come from it: firstly, I have a great interest in languages, and working with legal and technical translators would give me a sider scope and of the languages I am already familiar with, as it requires phrases and words that are not in common usuage. Another benefit is that, being from Sourthen and working in London gives me a good idea of what it is like to get up early in the morning to commute to work. The responsibility, organisation and awareness needed to get to work at the allotted time are more than I expected: on my first day (where I was given an hour's leeway in case of traffic, getting lots and so on) I would probably have been late if it weren't for helful passers-by.

However working at Temple Translations specifically has helped me to understand the need for marketing, good management skills, accurate translation and someone willing to do repetitive tasks. I have thoroughly enjoyed this insight into working life and I jope to get in contact in the future!

Article by Joe Hardie, Work Experience Placement 10th July 2009
Southend High School for Boys is a language college promoting modern languages both inside and outside the curriculum. Temple has offered work experience placements to students from Southend High School for Boys for a number of years and enjoys being able to host students with an interest in languages and translation.

Work experience at Temple Translations - Summer 2011

Being a student at Southend High School for Boys, I have learned the importance of languages in the modern day world, particularly with globalisation of companies. This worldwide enterprise results in a barrier, which I believe is important to conquer while the mind is still young. In my four years at Southend High School, I have begun learning a variety of languages, at different levels. Varying from days of the week in Japanese, to taking my GCSE in French a year early, I have found that my school has offered so many opportunities, which other students do not necessarily have easy access to. However, it was unfortunately announced that the funding for the extracurricular languages has been scrapped in an attempt to make cuts in schools. As much as this will be a setback, I am determined, following a week long work experience at Temple Translations, to continue with my efforts in learning French, Spanish, Italian and Russian. This week has motivated me to continue working hard at school, and follow it up with a degree for a career in the city.

This placement has not only given me an experience of an hour-and-a-half commute to work every morning, but also an insight into life as a translator. I have had an interest in translating for the last two years, and this week has confirmed my theory, that the learning of languages is the key to success. I have also gained a lot of knowledge of how effectively Temple Translations operate and manage the business, with which I am very impressed. Over the recent weeks in my Business Studies Lessons, we have discussed marketing and quality control, and seeing this all work successfully has been very interesting.

I would like to thank everyone at Temple Translations for making me feel welcome, and for giving me the opportunity to see what my life could consist of in the future. I really do hope I can return here one day or perhaps to the New York office, to gain further experience of the translating world!

If there are any young students reading this, then please, take no hesitation in following my advice; learn a language, and you will never regret it.

By Samuel Kelly, a student at Southend High School for Boys


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