Each year we have millions of candidates passing out of
colleges with multiple dreams about their careers. With the world getting
flatter and technology shrinking geographical borders, language translation or
localization has become increasingly popular. Translation is performed by
professionals who have a thorough hold on both the source and target languages
and have a (mostly) formal training in localization.
In view of this, we have multiple institutions coming up,
offering formal courses in translation. Thus, language translation seems like a
booming career opportunity. In most of the cases, one of the languages in the
translation pair is English, thus a sound knowledge of English is one of the
primary requirements for any translator. In this blog we will discuss about
such opportunities in two Indian states – Orissa and Kerala.
Oriya is spoken across Orissa and with the growing
industrialization in Orissa, the demand for English to Oriya translation and
vice-versa is increasing rapidly. Thus, Oriya
translation is emerging as a viable career opportunity for Orissa natives
and Oriya speakers. Not only translation, but demand for transcription
services is also increasing, thus transcription is also emerging as a
viable career opportunity.
Malayalam is spoken across Kerala and Kerala being one of
the most literate Indian states, most of the people have a sound written and
spoken knowledge of the language. Moreover, many businesses are expanding to Kerala
and many local businesses there are expanding abroad, thus, expediting the
demand for Malayalam
translation services. Many translation courses are run by multiple
institutions (both govt and non govt) in Kerala, which provide handsome career
opportunities to candidates.
Moreover, as translation work can be done from anywhere and
(in most of the cases) does not necessarily involve the candidate to be present
at an office premises, thus, the candidate can choose to work from home. This
option is particularly useful for housewives.
Nevertheless, as for any other career path, a strong hold on
the subject is a must for a candidate to excel. Needless to mention that
translation is a lucrative career path that can open multiple avenues for
candidates as they gain hold of it.
