Interpreters and Translators

I was not given a formal in-person interview, but was given a relatively informal phone interview. Prepare by understanding the projects the Latin American Association is involved in, and if you have Spanish skills, practice translation.

I typically coordinated upcoming events at the LAA, prepared presentations that outlined our current programs, responded to emails inquiring about such programs (in English and Spanish), and completed whatever preparation was necessary before ESOL classes. In addition, I performed English languag...

Cataloguing medicine and packing controlled medications according to international airport guidelines. Coordinating student volunteers and travelers before and during the trip. Providing basic Spanish-English translation services and check-in assistance at free clinics.

I didn’t go in every day. I would typically be there two or three times a week after classes. Usually I would work on homework or study until a call came in, then I would grab my notebook and my phone (for the wordreference dictionary) so I could take notes or jot down new vocab. We also got assi...

Your stipend as an interpretive intern depends entirely on the organization you get the internship through. Some parks run their own interpretive internship programs and are able to provide sizable stipends ($225/week); other internships managed through the Student Conservation Association earn a...

Most supervisors that I have met are looking for passionate interpreters that get excited about their topics and are willing to try out creative techniques to engage their audience. I would highlight any public speaking experience you have, or experience leading or teaching a group (camp counselo...

A lot of my work was done remotely; however I did have to go in bi-weekly to speak with one of the program administrators so that we can talk about my progress. Everyone at CALA was very warm and welcoming. Working in their space was also great. They are located in river north and have a great sp...

Good question here. After successfully emerging the best candidate(grapevine from one of the panelists). I for sure knew the expectations they had from me. A typical day started at 6:30 a.m in the morning and ran up to averagely 7 p.m with one hour lunch break in between. Certain days were more d...

Well, the kind of position I held required me to translate from English to Kinyarwanda (Native Language) and vice versa for both the medical team from New York and the patients at a local district hospital.I had just finished high school but for a long time was a straight A student in English eve...

You might not go through a traditional interview process so much as you'd need to reach out to VCOM specifically. (That's what I did anyhow)Know what's important for this position: coordinating, organization, attention to detail, basic Excel skills, and flexibility.This job requires cultural comp...

Cataloguing medicine and packing controlled medications according to international airport guidelines. Coordinating student volunteers and travelers before and during the trip. Providing basic Spanish-English translation services and check-in assistance at free clinics.

Be sure to demonstrate that you are organized. They will ask you how do you see yourself in five years, if you prefer to work ahead of deadlines or if you like to work when you notice the deadline is approaching. There is no right or wrong answer, you just need to have an answer that makes you so...

You get assigned cases and they are due in 24 hrs, 2 days or 5 days. You have to do research in order to complete the cases. The cases must be revised by your supervisor and then Mr. Silny himself. Meanwhile you have to answer e-mails from clients and supervise the work of your assistant and the ...

I did this while I was still in high school in Peru - but it was awesome! I got the chance to be in the Operating Room translating. It was high stakes since you have to translate real-time in a high-pressure atmosphere, so I would recommend preparing by knowing some of the medical jargon or names...

It might depend on what project you would be working on during that day. But in general, expect some of the following: Helping with translation of research questions Helping with transcribing and translation of collected data Attending a training session with a trainer and assisting as a translat...

It is necessary to have a dossier of other translations you have made for companies or individuals. If possible, present credentials from clients that support your experience. Most of the jobs we achieve are due to people we know in companies, so maintaining your business relationships after you ...

Be prepared for lots of physical exercise. It doesn't matter what job you do during the day, all military personnel are expected to adhere to rigorous physical fitness standards. You will do a lot of on the job training. There is always something new to study. Translators must complete an intensi...

First you must show a deep respect for people's privacy. You must be, look and sound like a compassionate, trustworthy person.Dress and act extra professional and diplomatic.You are going to handle the most sensitive, confidential documents, medical histories, criminal records, immigration data, ...

Some translators receive documents through email, or work from home. In my case, my employer takes confidentiality very seriously. I had to sign several documents swearing that I would not talk about anything I see or hear in the office, neither about what I read in the documents. I work in the a...

My Communication Major provided me with several skills and knowleadge specially in the area of Conflict management and Leadership. Not because I am going to act like a boss but because I should be humble, respectful, focused, goal oriented, and able to listen and follow instructions carefully. Co...

How much work the organization has for volunteers varies. You may work with some program-related materials, such as healthy cookbooks for program participants, or you may translate rent aid requests and personal letters written by participants. Most rent aid requests and personal letters are hand...

First of all, a job as a school district translator is an awesome job. It's more of a supplementary thing because the need is not constant, but the pay is good and the work is fun and rewarding.The interview process is similar for each school district, you will meet with someone who coordinates t...

You will get called a week or so before to see if you can make the event. It is typically all day, and you and other translators will just congregate in a room (almost always the lunch room) until a teacher pulls you in for help. You'll go to the meeting and just translate back and forth between ...

How much work the organization has for volunteers varies. You may work with some program-related materials, such as healthy cookbooks for program participants, or you may translate rent aid requests and personal letters written by participants. Most rent aid requests and personal letters are hand...

Prepare and practice giving answers to questions such as:-Why do you want to be an interpreter?-What experience do you have explaining STEM information to individuals with different levels of STEM experience?-Explain something scientific to us (e.g. fun science fact)?-What questions do you have f...

Brush up on your spanish, however, if you've attended the training session where they go over medical spanish terms, you should be in good shape to contact the ODC and set up a shadowing appointment while you can submit forms and begin volunteering.

Once you've gotten all your paperwork through, there will be a spreadsheet of opportunities to interpret at different medical appointments. The most common for students is the clinic held on Tuesday nights in Middlebury. Here, you will wait in a room while non-English speaking patients check-in a...

I was a work from home Spanish OPI Interpreter. I usually got ready and logged in as soon as I ate something light for breakfast. Calls start coming in right away. The first few days at the job, you would get 1-2 calls per hour which was nice because it let you get the hang of the job. But after ...

For the interview you will perform a simultaneous interpretation of a general conference talk without any text provided. It's difficult but directly reflects what the job entails. Prepare by practicing simultaneous interpretation using conference talks, devotionals, face to face events, etc. Reco...

I've worked as an interpreter in two capacities - at the Missionary Training Center and at church headquarters. For the MTC, you will provide interpretation for devotionals on Tuesday and Sunday evenings, Sunday church meetings, and training workshops. The availability of interpreting work depend...

The presentation skills we learn in strategy help with interpretation. You have to do your best to reflect the tone, speed, and emotion of the speaker. You have to be comfortable speaking in front of others, whether that's a single missionary in the MTC, or the entire Haitian membership of the ch...

For an interview you always need to be yourself. Try to think about scenarios in the past where you needed to handle different situations as an interpreter. Tell them as well your experience about being in the middle of two different cultures and how do you handle that. What things you have learned.

Well it's really fun. First of course you have to get ready and breakfast with the team. You also need to follow the schedule and make sure the group is following it. If you have any complication you talk with the group leader. If you are kind of far from the community you will ride a bus or a va...

A day in the life consisted of greeting and casually talking with visitors to make sure they are having a good day and answering and questions they might have. Daily tasks also included running the front desk/info booth, answering phone calls and working the gift shop. At certain times of the day...

Preparing for the interview is simple, as you are required to demonstrate the skills for the position, for me it was a process, as I filled the paperwork and met with HR person, I advised to go prepared and let them know about past experiences with health care. then be prepared to do an assessmen...

Interpreting and translating sessions lasted anywhere from 20 minutes to two hours, depending on the tasks. I was set up with a desk and computer to translate written documents and in interpreting cases, I sat with the legal representative and their client in a private office to interpret their e...

interview is pretty easy. just a few soft behavior questions and an test which consists of 3 portions: you are given a topic. you talk in your non-English language for about a minute by yourself. i think you do this for 2 or 3 topics you do interpreting test. It's a scenario where there is an eng...

You should memorize and have a comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology, both in English and in Khmer. Understanding the Greek/Latin/other prefixes, infixes and suffixes are arguably more important because standard Khmer does not have vocabulary for many of the procedures, or diseases- you ...

The best way to prepare the interview is to review and learn some medical, financial terminologies in both English and your target language. The interviews are mainly about testing your ability to speak both languages. They don't expect you to know everything so they will typically send you a lis...

I would say for me, when I volunteer at the annual health fair that Asian Health Services provides, my day is usually pretty active. Depending on the station I am assigned to, generally I will be speaking with a lot of people ranging from medical personnel, staff members, other volunteers to memb...

It varies greatly depending on whether or not you have a crew. When you’re on trail with a crew you are working with the crew leader and the advisors to make sure you get to where you planned to be each night. On base, you could be welcoming a crew, having daily duties (custodial work/ odd jobs a...

It’s Good to keep in mind that the Science Museum of Minnesota is nonprofit. An experiment gallery interpreter is a volunteer position but does require an interview, orientation, training, and a weekly commitment. You will be expected to work with children of all ages so it is important that you ...

When I was an experiment gallery interpreter, they had a commitment requirement of a 4 hour scheduled shift per week with the opportunity to take on extra shifts for others or if there were unscheduled openings.I was trained in nanoscience demonstrations. My first couple shifts were during nanosc...

There are many ways you can prepare for an interview for a Mandarin Medical Interpreter position. For example: Be yourself – know why you are passionate for the job you are going to interview for. Tell your story from your heart and know your value. Know your goal, know why you wanted to be a Med...

During the summer? There's a large calendar with everyone's schedules on it, it's posted at least at the beginning of the month. There may also be an online version, I don't know. When you come in in the morning, you get a little D-ring that has your schedule on it. You will likely have at least ...

I was able to know stuff about the biology of the animals, why things are the way they are for certain animals. As an interpreter it's your job to interpret the animals, to relay why they do the things they do. And you didn't have to have a background in biology to do the job - one of the interpr...

In my case, I got in at 7:30 and I left at 3:30. I'm not a night person, so I had no chance outside of the internship to do much of anything on days that I worked. My coworkers would go out regularly and socialize with each other. There were some days when they didn't work, and most shifts weren'...

A desire to learn as well as to teach, patience, a good disposition, and good people skills. It's very useful to be able to read people as an interpreter. The way you interpret an animal is different for different groups of people. I would deliver the same information, but in different ways depen...

Morning meeting every day to talk about the day's activities and groups of visitors that may be coming to the museum such as student field trips. You are assigned a farm for the day and must check and feed the animals, do morning and afternoon chores, perform the daily activities, as well as gree...

Being an interpreter is not as simple as people often think. First, be confident that you really master the skill and be prepared to demonstrate you can interpret. Prior to the interview, research about the possible topics that you'll need to interpret and practice a bit. For example, when I volu...

Be ready to share about yourself! Talk about how you learned the language(s) you want to interpret for and if you have any relevant experience. You may be asked to speak the language or test for proficiency in some way. Come ready to ask questions about the position beyond the basics.

Depending on the language you will interpret for, there will generally be different common clients. You may have a consistent client (most likely a non-profit business with different customers) or you may be sent to different locations. The work is need-based. When there's an assignment, you can ...

Having a knowledge of medical terminology in Spanish (parts of the body, injuries, procedures, equipment) is a great way to start. I would recommend exploring online medical Spanish dictionaries and knowing how to listen carefully to then interpret everything you hear. Be prepared to talk about y...

Spanish Interpreters are sent to where they are needed: you could be interpreting for a patient in Hasbro's Children's Hospital one moment and for one in Pulmonology the next. It is critical to be know where each department/wing of the hospital is so that you can easily travel from one patient to...

If at all possible, I would start with visiting the museum itself and familiarizing yourself with the exhibit topics and themes. If you cannot visit the physical site, spend time on the website doing the same. Once you have a grasp of the mission of the museum, and the messages they are conveying...