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Originally Posted by Cara in TX
Please? I am an interpreting student in Houston TX. I have a class assignment where I need to ask some "interview questions". I need a Level 2/advanced or higher to answer the first set and an out-of-state Terp to answer the second set.
Any Out of State Terp (not TX and can't be the same person as above)
Name: (can be just your first or board name)
What type and level of Certification do you hold?
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Chris--NAD V, NIC Advanced
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1. How many years have you been interpreting?
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12 years
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2. What do you like about the industry?
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That it really is an interpreter's market now. There is so much work (community and VRS) that the interpreter really gets to choose when they want to work compared to the pre-VRS days where interpreters were at the mercy of how the cards fell that week.
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3. What do you dislike about the industry?
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That so many interpreters are choosing to work in VRS exclusively while their home Deaf community goes without interpreters.
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4. What have you experienced on your job that you wish you had been more adequately trained?
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There's not a whole lot that I haven't done in the way of interpreting. You can't prepare for every situation. It's important to be flexible and able to adapt to unexpected situations.
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5. What is one of the worse experiences you have had as an interpreter?
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Being a staff interpreter at a hospital and on-call 24/7 with little back-up. Overworked and underpaid.
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6. Do you enjoy interpreting?
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Absolutely!
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7. What advice do you have for students in the interpreting training program, preparing to be interpreters?
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I worry that the Deaf community is being removed from the interpreter training equation. Socialization, even immerson into the Deaf community is really a necessity for learning ASL and developing a profound respect for the Deaf community. You'll never "get it" if you only learn from your instructor, DVDs, and the occasional deaf community event.