If you are competent in English and in Spanish, have a formal training and have a business mind you will be able to develop a successful career in t&i.
Businessmen and women, negotiators, politicians, marketeers, researchers, professionals (lawyers, engineers, medical doctors) all need some kind of professional interpreting or translating services. In this day and age, not only businesses but also indepedent professionals are expected to maintain bilingual websites. Government also needs to publish official announcements in foreign languages for purposes of business, tourism, marketing, etc.
The market needs you... and Y ou need to be proactive, educate clients, go the extra mile, deliver total quality and total service.
You need to be fluent in at least 2 strong languages: your mother tongue (language "A") and an active (near native level "B" language) foreign language. This means oral and written skills. To become a professional you must be aware that you need to be ethical, competitive, deliver the best.
Hard work, many hours of practice, research, reading, dedication, self-critique, self analysis, self observation, read a daily a day, a monthly a month, a weekly a week in all your different languages. That is the golden rule. You also need technology.
Apart fi'om mastery oftwo languages, you must know/understand two or more different cultures. Having lived, travelled or studied abroad is very important. Interpreters must have excellent public speaking skills and great memory skills. Teamwork is very important: you need good people skills.
Typically, they are involved in many activities within their profession or field of expertise. They are always preparing for the "next job."
They are not "9-5" people. Their schedules are very crazy. So me projects demand that you work round,the clock to meet the deadlines.
hey must take care ofthe business side oftheir profession: dealing with clients, billing, collecting, advertising, as well as doing the job and delivering total quality. They also need to understand the latest technologies.
Very exciting! It can be very challenging in many ways. Time management is ofthe essence. Always obsessed with delivering total quality.