24Language Interpreter Interview Questions & Answers
1.What languages are you fluent in?
2.How do you handle stressful situations?
3.What can you do for us that other candidates can't?
4.Tell me about your interpreter experiences.
5.How well can you understand different dialects and accents?
6.What types of clients do you typically work with?
7.What kinds of people do you have the most difficulty working with?
8.What would you do if you were interpreting and a person used gestures which are not understood in the culture of the other person?
9.When you are interpreting, do you try to establish a relationship with the person or do you try to keep the relationship formal and more detached?
10.What do you do if you didn't hear exactly what a person said but you get the general "gist"?
11.What have you done to prepare for this job?
12.Where have you gained the experience necessary to perform the job as an interpreter?
13.When did you decide to become an interpreter and why?
14.Why are you interested in working with us?
15.Did you perform a job shadow or mentorship/internship?
16.What interpreting experience do you have?
17.Have you taken classes/workshops to expand your education and skills that will help as an interpreter?
18.How long have you been an interpreter?
19.Do you have a passion for this type of work?
20.Do you see yourself staying in this kind of work for a long time?
21.Is this opportunity a good fit for you?
22.Do you feel you have what it takes to perform the role as an interpreter successfully?
23.What is so special about being an interpreter?
24.Do you want to keep learning and developing yourself?
