Any Terps out there who can help a student by answering a few ??s for assignment?

[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. Anyone out there who would like to help a lowly student? Please?


Level2 or Advanced Terp:


Name: (first name is enough, or board name)

What type of Certification do you hold?


1. How many years have you been interpreting?

2. What do you like about the industry?

3. What do you dislike about the industry?

4. What have you experienced on your job that you wish you had been more adequately trained?

5. What is one of the worse experiences you have had as an interpreter?

6. Do you enjoy interpreting?

7. What advice do you have for students in the interpreting training program, preparing to be interpreters?


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?

1. How many years have you been interpreting?

2. What do you like about the industry?

3. What do you dislike about the industry?

4. What have you experienced on your job that you wish you had been more adequately trained?

5. What is one of the worse experiences you have had as an interpreter?

6. Do you enjoy interpreting?

7. What advice do you have for students in the interpreting training program, preparing to be interpreters?


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Thank you so much, in advance! I am loving my classes so far and really want to work with kids. This will help me so much in my Intro to Interp class.

~Cara in TX

 

[HoHGuyOhio]

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?

Chris--NAD V, NIC Advanced

1. How many years have you been interpreting?

12 years

2. What do you like about the industry?

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.

3. What do you dislike about the industry?

That so many interpreters are choosing to work in VRS exclusively while their home Deaf community goes without interpreters.

4. What have you experienced on your job that you wish you had been more adequately trained?

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.

5. What is one of the worse experiences you have had as an interpreter?

Being a staff interpreter at a hospital and on-call 24/7 with little back-up. Overworked and underpaid.

6. Do you enjoy interpreting?

Absolutely!

7. What advice do you have for students in the interpreting training program, preparing to be interpreters?

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.

 

[Cara in TX]

Thank you so much! This will really help.

You will be happy to know that at my school Deaf events are requirements. Of the four classes I am taking...Intro to Interp, ASL 2, Fingerspelling, and Visual Gesture, they each require we attend at least 3 events where we must interact with the Deaf community. Tonight I am going to a Deaf Ed panel about educating Deaf kids and tomorrow night is a social at the mall food court. So that means I must attend about one event a week during this semester.

Last weekend we had 3 different events I attended. We also have Deaf Dinners, bowling, etc. I am really getting to know the Deaf community here.

I also think interaction is invaluable. So do my professors. We are lucky here in Houston that we have a very involved community.


Thank you again! Gotta leave in a few minutes, it will take me over an hour to drive across town for the panel.

 

[Rio]

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. Anyone out there who would like to help a lowly student? Please?


Level2 or Advanced Terp:


Name: (first name is enough, or board name)

Oceanblue7

What type of Certification do you hold?

None but, I am awaiting for a certification test result

1. How many years have you been interpreting?

13 years

2. What do you like about the industry?
Learning new experience and challenges on the assignment. Always , important to shadow with clients no matter so , no communication is left out. I like the flexibility most of all.

3. What do you dislike about the industry?
I dislike paying taxes each year

4. What have you experienced on your job that you wish you had been more adequately trained?
I would probably have to say my receptive skills. Reverse interpreting when it comes to fingerspelling and sign- to-voice can be a struggle other times it can be smooth. On a job, prepare yourself as much as possible for the topic or situation. At times , things change and really don't go as planned. Use your best judgment when accepting an assignment.

5. What is one of the worse experiences you have had as an interpreter?
When consumers (hearing) say, can you tell "him/her" this.. or "Don't interpret that, bec I am talking to you" I have to gently inform them that's my job to interpret everything. Most of the time, they don't like to hear that.

6. Do you enjoy interpreting?
Definately!

7. What advice do you have for students in the interpreting training program, preparing to be interpreters?
Immerse yourself as much as possible in the deaf community get involved as much as possible.

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?

1. How many years have you been interpreting?

2. What do you like about the industry?

3. What do you dislike about the industry?

4. What have you experienced on your job that you wish you had been more adequately trained?

5. What is one of the worse experiences you have had as an interpreter?

6. Do you enjoy interpreting?

7. What advice do you have for students in the interpreting training program, preparing to be interpreters?


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Thank you so much, in advance! I am loving my classes so far and really want to work with kids. This will help me so much in my Intro to Interp class.

~Cara in TX

Hope that helps you

 

[Etoile]

Do you still need answers from other out of state terps?

 

[Cara in TX]

Tank you so much OceanBlue, that will help so much!

Etoile, I would love to have one more, if you don't mind.

Thank you!

 

[Etoile]

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)

Meredith

What type and level of Certification do you hold?

RID certification - CI/CT

1. How many years have you been interpreting?

Almost 6 years

2. What do you like about the industry?

You get to experience a wide variety of situations. I have done medical, theater, VRS, educational, all different kinds of things. I have learned a little bit from every place I have gone to. I don't necessarily remember it all, but I think doing a little bit of everything helps broaden your knowledge overall.

3. What do you dislike about the industry?

There is a lot of personal competition. I think we should all be focused on serving our clients, but instead there is a lot of "I'm better than you" and "I'm more experienced than you" and general haughtiness between terps. Not always, but it's there. Also, it's frustrating to watch audism happening and not be able to do anything about it.

4. What have you experienced on your job that you wish you had been more adequately trained?

I wish I had been more prepared for criticism. Some people will find something to criticize no matter what. Even if your interpreting was flawless, they didn't like that you crossed your legs when sitting, or your posture when standing, or your jewelry, or whatever.

5. What is one of the worse experiences you have had as an interpreter?

That would have to be my very first assignment ever. It was a hospital setting, and the deaf client lifted up his hospital gown and flashed me. Repeatedly. I ended up sitting in the hall. I was kind of in the way, but once the nurses heard what had happened, they understood!

6. Do you enjoy interpreting?

Oh yes, I love it. I may whine and complain a lot but I still love my job.

7. What advice do you have for students in the interpreting training program, preparing to be interpreters?

Trust yourself. If you aren't confident, it will come through in your interpreting. If you don't trust yourself with the assignment, don't do it...so the rest of the time, trust yourself!. Also, be a good teammate...don't read a book while your team is up there interpreting. Be ready to feed them if they need it, switch early if they need it, etc. Also, be prepared for hearing people to come up to you and say "that was so beautiful, you're such a good interpreter" - refrain from replying "how would you know?"