From interpreter to interpretation agency manager
15 of the 25 essential skills of a interpretation agency manager are already essential for a interpreter — about 60% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from interpreter in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 10
- would be new
- 60%
- of the target job covered
- 25
- essential skills of a interpretation agency manager
What a interpretation agency manager does
Interpretation agency managers oversee operations in the delivery of interpretation services. They coordinate the efforts of a team of interpreters who understand and convert spoken communication from one language to another. They ensure the quality of the service and the administration of the interpretation agency.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- develop a translation strategy
- follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities
- grammar
- interpret spoken language between two parties
- interpreting modes
- manage a good diction
- master language rules
- observe confidentiality
- perform bilateral interpretation
- preserve meaning of original speech
- speak different languages
- spelling
- translate language concepts
- translate spoken language consecutively
- translate spoken language simultaneously
What would be new
10 skillsEssential for a interpretation agency manager and not for a interpreter. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
← interpreterinterpretation agency manager →The other way round
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How far are you from being a interpretation agency manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.