How do recruiters find you online?

How do recruiters find you online?

ByAnnette Lawlor Posted on

L10n People were delighted to speak to a group of aspiring localisation professionals at the 13th Localisation Research Centre (LRC) Localisation Summer School in University of Limerick on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.

This three-day event featured a hands-on workshop focusing on solving common localisation issues and a seminar on quality in localisation.

My colleague Justyna and I spoke about the various career paths that are available to localization graduates in the industry and how social media can be used to make yourself stand out in our competitive job market.

You can see a snippet of that talk below.

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