The student is struggling to find work as a freelance translator after completing her MA degree. She is currently working a job she does not enjoy just to help her boss. She feels unhappy in this situation and frustrated about the whole process of finding freelance translation projects. She thinks she lacks the tools and contacts to get started in freelance translation work.

1. • Defining the Problem
School to Work Transition

2. • Student
• Undertaking graduate studies
•Trying to find a job related to her career

3. I’m currently
working
because I care
about my boss
and want to
help him.
I feel
unhappy
about this
situation.
I don’t know how
some of my MA’s
classmates have
done to find
translation
projects.
I don’t know
where or how
to start finding
opportunities.
I want to find
job
opportunities
as a freelance
translator
I’ve being
struggling to
actually do
something to
change my
situation
I’m staying at my
current job
hoping to make
contacts, but
hasn’t work yet.
It’s so frustrating.
I would like to
find projects
that I love.
He [teacher] should
help us and explain
us better how’s that
that we’ll find
projects as
freelancers

4. She thinks that
doesn’t have
enough tools to
get started
She thinks that
having contacts
is the solution to
her problem

5. She is
frustrated
about the
whole process
Lacks
motivation to
take action

6. Problem Statement
• The stakeholder needs a fun and
easy way to target clients in order
to effectively find opportunities as
a freelance translator.