Thank you!

Humblebragging

We all laughed about this. We all do a lot of humblebragging in this industry. :) 

Beware of Humblebragging About Yourself

...For example, “humblebragging” is a common way to respond to interview questions such as “What’s your greatest weakness?” (“I’m bad at saying no, so I end up helping other people too often.”)...

This article is a fascinating insight into the way we grade people, especially as our industry is attempting to force staff into elaborate systems to eliminate having to employ experienced localization professionals at all...

Why More and More Companies Are Ditching Performance Ratings

English for Singapore?

There’s no special written English only for Singapore. If you hear of "Singapore English" or "English for Singapore," that usually refers to spoken dialects and local informal speech.

For written materials, it is usually only a question of whether a company prefers U.S. or U.K. English spellings, but both are usually acceptable in Singapore. U.K. English has been the standard, but in recent decades U.S. English has also become common--especially among the younger generation.

Must read: I am fed up

This is worth reading for anyone who blogs for a company -> I am fed up

When I write something for the blog here at Admerix, I always have "not self-serving" and "not a gripe about the industry" at the top of the page. :)

What anyone in the industry needs to be is a trusted consultant who can guide a client through the localization process. However, it is always a struggle to resist being self-serving and self-referential.

I am fed up

...I'm fed up. Nothing tastes real or genuine anymore, and the best of writers pieces are soulless. I yearn for a good piece, written in such way that it will touch me and speak to me.
Marketing has taken over the net and everywhere you turn there are blogs and forums and job platforms all with the same goal in mind. marketing and advertisement, content for the SEO, content for renewal, content, content content...words to fill, like in a garbage chute. Words just thrown out, splattered, to make  the 350 words mark...