Abstract:
In order to keep up with the accelerating market trends, a convergence between the
curricula of academic programmes focused on translator nurture and the requirements imposed
by potential employers on the market is, if not compulsory, at least preferable as far as academic
training is concerned. This study explores the profile of the translator in an era of modernization
and digitization as highlighted by a number of potential employers in the Romanian translation
industry. As the updated list of skills imposed to professional translators frequently surpasses those
encompassed by the paramount linguistic (bilingual) sub-competence, the need for particular addons has also been considered. In order to gather precise information, quantitative and qualitative
research methods were employed, most notably a questionnaire distributed to several enterprises
located in Timișoara. This paper seeks to analyse the emerging results and comment on their
significance.
