| Many people want to work from home. Providing | | | | With a permanent position you'll get about $9 to $17 |
| telephone translation services is one way to make | | | | per hour for. If you have a casual position, you can |
| some extra cash without leaving your home! But | | | | expect to be paid from 50 cents to 1 dollar per minute |
| before you get excited about becoming a phone | | | | depending on your language combination and the |
| interpreter, you need to know some pros and cons | | | | company you are working for. |
| about this profession. | | | | On the other hand these work-from-home phone |
| There is no shortage of telephone translation | | | | interpreter positions can be very demanding. You may |
| companies in North America. In-house operators | | | | spend most of the time on the phone with few |
| translators and work-from-home translators are hired | | | | opportunities for a bathroom break. Casual positions |
| for full-time, part-time and casual positions on a regular | | | | may offer more flexibility, but the financial rewards can |
| basis. The good news is you don't need to get any | | | | be inconsistent. Your income would depend upon your |
| specific training or education for this job. If you have a | | | | availability, language pair and luck.Either way, don't |
| strong degree of language proficiency, you can apply. | | | | expect to get comfortable financially. |
| You will probably have to pass a challenge test though. | | | | Also, being confined in the house for any extensive |
| But these tests are most likely easier than those | | | | period of time isn't something everyone enjoys. In other |
| administered by your local translators' association. | | | | words, working as a phone interpreter isn't for |
| Preparation is helpful, though. Work on your medical | | | | everyone. But if you feel this is the right call for you, |
| and legal terms, since you're going to encounter calls | | | | make a list of telephone translation companies. |
| involving medical or legal scenarios a lot. Knowing how | | | | Conduct a research of these companies before you |
| to take notes effectively is also essential in this | | | | apply. Don't sign a contract before you have read it |
| business. | | | | carefully. Some companies have strict regulations |
| Most companies hold orientation sessions over the | | | | regarding what you can and cannot do even way |
| phone with their prospective language professionals. | | | | after you end your employment with them. |
| You'll likely know what to expect before the test. | | | | Watch out for companies with terrible reputations |
| Unfortunately as a result of the fierce competition in | | | | regarding paying their translators fair wages and |
| the market of telephone translation services, | | | | providing reliable schedules to them. It's never worth to |
| companies have been very aggressive in curtailing the | | | | undersell yourself just to be able to work in your |
| pay rates for over the phone interpreters. | | | | pjamas! |