junior interpreters' placement projects

junior interpreters' profile: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish mother tongue as basic requirement

 

ini encourages its members who meet the following criteria to apply for post-graduate placements at national and international organisations.

 

Candidates' mother tongue must be Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish. 

 

Arabic or Chinese native speakers must be able to interpret from English into their mother tongue and vice versa.

 

English native speakers must be able to interpret from two of the following languages into their mother tongue: French, Spanish, Russian.

 

French native speakers must be able to interpret from English and one of the following languages into their mother tongue: Spanish, Russian.


Russian native speakers must be able to interpret from English and one of the following languages into their mother tongue: French, Spanish.

 

Spanish native speakers must be able to interpret from English and one of the following languages into their mother tongue: French, Russian.

 

Candidates must have a university degree (any subject).

 

idea of placements

By participating in such a placement, junior interpreters can improve their professional qualification and can get in touch with potential employers.

 

application procedure and details about the placement

ini members apply individually for an unpaid placement at international
organisations in Europe. ini members send their application from their ini email account, stating their availability.

 

Then the organisation decides on the ini member´s application. If the application is accepted, the organisation will ask the ini member to practise in the silent booth. Sometimes a candidate may also be asked to interpret during certain meetings in the regular booth, but this cannot be assured. A placement usually lasts 2 weeks, but may last up to 3 weeks. Diligent preparation of meetings before the placement begins is required.

It also cannot be guaranteed that the interpreter's performance is evaluated. However, there may be such an evaluation. If a candidate passes this test, then this freelancer will be included in the roster of the organisation, so that he/she can receive paid interpretation assignments.

 

notice

ini never recruits trainees for any organisation: It is left to the organisations to decide whether ini members' applications are accepted.