CONTENTS May/June 2017 Volume XLVI Number 3 21 FEATURES Key Components of Successful Translator Recruitment 11 A fundamental tenet of language services is that an organization's translation product will only be as good as the translator who provides the target content. That's why vendor recruitment must be counted among the most critical of processes for translation firms. Unraveling Translation Service Contracts If translation is such a specialized professional service, where so much is at stake for the end client, why are so many translators operating without the protection of a solid contract? 14 ADVERTISING DIRECTORY Remote Interpreting: Feeling Our Way into the Future While it's probably impossible to quantify exactly how much mobile technology has influenced and expanded human communication, it has completely changed how just about everyone on the planet communicates. 28 Landmark Audio Technologies LLC www.landmarkfm.com 36 National Security Agency www.NSA.gov/Careers 14 COLUMNS 2 5 5 6 7 17 Tablets for Interpreters: The Device You Didn't Know You Wanted You may already be using an Android mobile device or iPad to browse the web, play games, or stream video. But did you know that tablets also make great companions for interpreters? Read on for some great tips to get started. 9 25 29 31 34 35 21 Connect with ATA www.atanet.org www.facebook.com/ AmericanTranslatorsAssociation www.twitter.com/atanet www.linkedin.com http://bit.ly/ATA-youtube http://bit.ly/GooglePlusATA From the President ATA Social Media Letters to the Editor From the Executive Director ATA Finance and Audit Committee Report Outreach Report Our World of Words Business Practices Resource Review Certification Forum Announcements Looking for Member News and Humor and Translation? These columns and more can now be found in the Chronicle-Online edition: www.atanet.org/chronicle-online!http://www.landmarkfm.com http://www.NSA.gov/Careers http://www.atanet.org/chronicle-online https://www.facebook.com/AmericanTranslatorsAssociation http://www.atanet.org https://www.facebook.com/AmericanTranslatorsAssociation http://www.twitter.com/atanet http://www.linkedin.com http://www.bit.ly/ATA-youtube http://www.bit.ly/GooglePlusATA