On June 14, 2021
“We forget just how niche and quirky our little sphere is,” said the new Business Development Director at an AI-enabled language service provider (LSP). She told Slator that, in her experience, it’s better to turn a project manager or linguist with solid communication skills into a salesperson rather than recruiting someone from outside the industry even if they are trained in sales.
Meanwhile, the new Chief Strategy Officer at a UK-based LSP pointed out how the industry is “struggling to grasp some of the opportunities in front of it — partly because its traditional ways of working are so entrenched, and partly because there has been a huge focus in recent years on consolidation as a primary driver of short-term value.”