Standards like the ISO 17100:2015 are developed and enforced by the International Organization for Standardization, a non-governmental leader in establishing global norms across different industries.

ISO 17100:2015 is a specific standard for Translation Services. It defines the requirements for practices, resources, and other core aspects that are necessary for Quality Assurance.

To obtain and maintain this certification, a company undergoes regular audits by an independent third-party certification body to demonstrate that processes, linguists, and human and technical resources are compliant with the standards.

Some of the certification requirements are:

Linguists must meet certain requirements and the validity of their diplomas, years of experience, and certifications must be verified. During the audit, the certifying body reviews credentials on file to ensure projects are handled by linguists that are adequately qualified for the tasks at hand.

Workflows and processes must be documented in detail, from the initial request to post-production activities. All tasks must follow certain parameters to ensure optimal management of translation projects.

Team members must also be qualified, vetted, and trained to ensure they follow established quality management standards.

Other requirements deal with legal framework of procedures, added-value services, definition of various terms, confidentiality, and security protocols.

It is no small task to achieve this significant milestone and CommGap is proud to have obtained it. It is proof of our commitment to excellence and to our clients’ success.

When you need someone to take care of your translation projects, look for an ISO 17100:2015 certified company. From project management to vendor recruitment, quality assurance and data protection, you can rest assured you are getting what you pay for: Top quality translations you can trust.

If you’re a freelancer who works from home, you’ve probably “gone to work” in your pajamas at least once, or twice….or pretty much every day. Why not? You don’t need to leave the house or see anyone face-to-face, so what’s wrong with sporting that comfy flannel suit all day long? Actually, more than you think.

Your overly casual attire could be thwarting your success.

According to this study by Adam D. Galinsky, a professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, wearing clothing associated with intelligence and success will actually help you perform better. To prove this, he conducted some experiments to test whether our clothing directly affects our performance.

In Galinksy’s first experiment, 58 undergraduate students were either assigned to wear a white doctor’s lab coat or their regular street clothes. After running various trials that tested their selective attention, they found that those who wore the lab coat made about half as many errors as those who wore their regular clothes.

In a second experiment, 74 students were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The first group was given a white coat and were told it was a doctor’s coat. The second group was given an identical white coat but were told that it was a painter’s coat. The third group only looked at a white coat but did not actually put it on. The students were then instructed to spot differences between two similar pictures and speedily write them down. The findings of this sustained attention activity demonstrated that those who wore the white coat, believing that it was a doctor’s coat, performed significantly better than both of the other groups.

Dr. Galinksy’s term “enclothed cognition” came as a result of these findings which confirmed that what we wear directly affects our psychological processes, which influence our performance.

So although your downstairs office does not require a specific dress code, it might be a good idea to get out of those PJs and dress for the day. Not only will you be ready to greet your neighbor if they so happen to drop off a batch of cookies, but you should also feel more professional and focused, ready to take on the day.

Bye bye PJs, hello success.

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