References in a foreign language

Old Perry · 2016-01-07 11:02:40

How would one go about presenting references that are in a foreign language? Should i provide my own translation and suggest refering to google translate to verify? Anybody been in this position before?

07-01-2016 12:02PM

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How would one go about presenting references that are in a foreign language? Should i provide my own translation and suggest refering to google translate to verify? Anybody been in this position before?

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The professional norm would be a notarized translation, which will of course not be cheap.

A workaround may be possible if there is someone in authority at the previous place of employment who can vouch for you in the required language?

A good tip in general is to always request any required references etc in English if at all possible, with it being the international commercial language.

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