Released on: May 28, 2008, 12:34 pm

Press Release Author: Lingo24

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary:
Managing Director and founder of Lingo24, the Internet's leading provider of
language services to business customers all over the world, reveals the secrets of a
successful career in the language industry to pupils at Westhill Academy in
Aberdeen.

Press Release Body:

Aberdonian pupils considering a career in the language industry had the opportunity
to receive some hands-on advice from the man behind one the industry's most
spectacular success stories! Head and founder of Lingo24 Translation Services shared
some of the secrets to having a thriving career as a language professional.

Freshly graduated from Oxford and passionate about the online world, Christian Arno
founded Lingo24 in 2001. With the help of just a few friends at first, he started an
online business offering translation services to and from a small number of
languages. After being named best e-business start-up in Scotland in 2003, Arno's
team of language aficionados began gaining new members from all around the world. By
2005, Lingo24 had set up operations in New Zealand, China and Romania, followed by
several other key locations in Europe, as well as overseas in New York and Panama
City.

The successful path from a small office based in his parents' home in Aberdeen to
becoming a leading online translation agency, with operations in eight countries
around the world, was the main topic of discussion in last month's meeting between
Christian Arno and the secondary school pupils of Westhill Academy in Aberdeen. His
career advice was a way for students to see, "What can be done with determination
and the foresight to tap into an area which businesses of all kinds need", says
Moira Paterson, one of the teachers at Westhill. "It shows that the idea that
everyone speaks English and that we don\'t have to bother to learn other languages is
false", she adds.

The chance to give career advice to the pupils studying at the same school he
attended several years ago was a rewarding opportunity for Arno as well. "I really
enjoyed meeting the pupils and finding out how they want to use their language
skills. It\'s encouraging to see that so many of them want to go out and learn new
languages, and I\'m sure many will do exciting things", he says.

For some time now, Lingo24 has been offering support for language lovers and people
seeking to pursue a career in the language industry. The company's official website
(http://www.lingo24.com) hosts several blogs by language professionals and forums
where people interested in these topics can meet and share ideas, as well as
offering access to a Translation Industry Career Guide.


About Lingo24


Lingo24 is one of the fastest-growing translation companies in the world,
with operations in the UK and eight other countries worldwide. Founded in
2001, the company is a great case study for:

: e-business (90% of its customers find it through the Internet)

: globalisation (its business is a barometer of globalisation for British
business, and the company itself has \'internationalised\' in a short space of
time)

: EU expansion (the company has its largest operation in Timisoara, Romania)

: green business (the company has a strict environmental policy and limited
office use to minimise unnecessary travel)

: home-working (Lingo24 employees work from home more than 95% of the time)

: youthful entrepreneurialism (the company was established by a 22-year-old graduate
of Oxford University)







Web Site: http://www.lingo24.com

Contact Details:
Lingo24 Ltd.
131-151 Great Titchfield Street
London
W1W 5BB
+44 (0) 20 7952 7500
http://www.lingo24.com/
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