1. Linguist careers in the EU
John Evans
Language Officer
European Commission Representation in the UK

2. Working as a linguist in the EU
Translator
Conference interpreter
Lawyer-linguist

3. DGT – who are we? The largest public translation service in the world
1800 translators and 600 support staff
40% in Luxembourg
60% in Brussels

4. The English Department – May 2011
119 translators and 21 support staff

5. We translate from all official languages *DE SL SK HU PL NL ET
* except Irish 5

6. … and on all subject areas
The DGT provides translations for all the fields where the Commission has the right to initiate legislation.
Legal acts and preparatory documents, commission decisions and communications, publications, correspondence, speeches, minutes
Reports, Web pages 6

7. What kind of documents?

8. The opportunity to learn more languages
Weekly language classes
In-country language courses 8

9. Career prospects 9

10. Other roles in the DGT Terminology (IATE) Editing
Outreach (Field Offices)
Secondments (Council Presidencies)
Web unit
Other roles in the DGT 10

11. Jobs outside the DGT Speech writer Project officer Security analyst
Work in the Commission’s offices abroad

12. The EU needs you! Shortage of English translators and interpreters
30% of DGT English translators to retire by 2017
50% of Commission English interpreters to retire by 2022
Extensive outsourcing

13. July 2012 – Translation recruitment
English
Estonian
French
Irish
Italian
Latvian
Portuguese

14. DGT Traineeships Duration: 5 months
Two rounds per year (starting in March and October)
For university graduates only
Trainees must be able to translate from two EU languages into their mother tongue
Monthly grant
Any nationality

15. Useful links Translating for Europe Interpreting for Europe
We are waiting for the EU English-language translation competition
Charles DGT
Interpreting for Europe… into English