<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">Forwarded From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Annalyn Magarin</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amagarin@appenrecruiting.com">amagarin@appenrecruiting.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 1:16 AM<br><br> Appen Invite for Translator/Linguist - Austronesian Languages (Samoan, Tongan, Fijian, Tahitian, Hmong Daw and Malagasy)<br>To: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><div link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-PH"><div><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">My name is Annalyn Magarin and I am a Staffing Consultant for Appen, a language and search technology solutions and consulting firm. With expertise in more than 150 languages, Appen partners with leading technology and ecommerce companies as they develop new offerings and expand them to global markets.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">[...]</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">We are proactively building up our database of translators and linguists in order to have a pool of people we can call on for tasks and projects, potentially at very short notice. In particular, we are looking to find translators and linguists for Samoan,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> Tongan, Fijian, Tahitian, Hmong Daw and Malagasy </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">to support our client’s machine translation (MT) development efforts within the next 6 months. These tasks and projects may range in duration from a few hours to a few days to weeks or months in some cases.<br><br>We typically have two kinds of tasks available. For translation work the qualifying candidate should be a native speaker of their language, fluent in English, experienced with translation or localization and have great attention to detail as they would be working with gold standard data set. For linguistic work we are also looking to hire native speakers with a recent Bachelor's, Master's or early career PhD level of linguistic experience and education. However, more experienced candidates are not discouraged from applying. Experience with MT systems is a bonus for linguist candidates. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Requirements:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-autospace:none"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Native speaker of the above languages (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Samoan, Tongan, Fijian, Tahitian, Hmong Daw and <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> Malagasy)<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></p><p style="line-height:105%"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Proficient knowledge of English both oral and written.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">• Degree in translation or linguistics (or related field) or equivalent experience. We may ask you to <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> take a short screening test.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:105%"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Very good grammar and spelling skills in target language.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:105%"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Excellent attention to detail.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:105%"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Accountability, ability to meet deadlines and to work in a team.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:105%"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span>•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Reliable internet connection.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">W<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">e may have already reached out to you with this request. However, we are still needing qualified language professionals and I was hoping that you might be able to help by recommending someone. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">I</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> would appreciate your help in spreading the word among qualified students or language professionals.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">To apply and learn more about the roles, please click on the links below for a full description at:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">For Samoan: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><a href="https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUEzQ0I3NjZBNjU4M0QxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUEzQ0I3NjZBNjU4M0QxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">For Tongan: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><a href="https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUEzQ0JCRjE3QjUwQjMxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUEzQ0JCRjE3QjUwQjMxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">For Malagasy:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><a href="https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUEzREQxQTQ4Rjk1MkQxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUEzREQxQTQ4Rjk1MkQxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">For Tahitian: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><a href="https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUEzREQwNEQ0NDIwOTUxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUEzREQwNEQ0NDIwOTUxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300</span></a><span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">For </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Fijian:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><a href="https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUE0REM2RDFCOUY5RDcxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUE0REM2RDFCOUY5RDcxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">For Hmong Daw: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUEzREU1MEJDRjY3MzMxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUEzREU1MEJDRjY3MzMxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPQ%3d%3d&sap-client=300</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Candidates are also required to register at </span><a href="http://appenonline.appen.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">http://appenonline.appen.com.au/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> and take the Spelling Test for their native language under the Qualifications tab. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-US">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#c00000">Annalyn Y. Magarin</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#404040">Staffing Consultant</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><br></span><a href="mailto:amagarin@appen.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">amagarin@appen.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#c00000"> |</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=419578801&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">LinkedIn</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#c00000">Appen</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#c00000">|</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></b><a href="http://www.appen.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#404040">www.appen.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#c00000">| </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AppenInc" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#404040">Visit us on Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><img src="cid:image001.jpg@01D164D6.65D56D80" border="0" height="40" width="131"></span><a href="http://www.jobs.net/jobs/Appen/en-us/join" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1f497d;text-decoration:none"><img src="cid:image002.jpg@01D164D6.65D56D80" border="0" height="35" width="266"></span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#404040">11812 North Creek Parkway N Ste 202</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#404040">Bothell, WA 98011</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#c00000">"Named by FlexJobs as One of the Best Companies for Freelancers"</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#002060">To Unsubscribe, simply reply to this email and put the word Unsubscribe in the subject line.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. 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