Market Demands for Interpreter Education-Employers

By conducting this survey, my goal is to determine whether the interpreter education curriculum meets market demands. This survey has been designed with guidance from The Interpreting Marketplace—A Study of Interpreting in North America Commissioned by InterpretAmerica by Common Sense Advisory (2010) and Zhongguo Diqu Yiyuan Shengcun Zhuangkuang Diaocha Baogao by Transn (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. (2007).

GENERAL

Where is your company headquartered?

18-27

28-37

38-47

48-57

58-67

68-77

78 or older

Less than 1

year1-2 years

2-3 years

3-4 years

4-5 years

5-8 years

9-10 years

10-15 years

15-20 years

More than 20 years

Freelancer/contractor: ________, _______%

In-house interpreters/employees: ________, _______%

A-B_______%

B-A_______%

What types of credit cards do you have (Select all that apply)?

Which of the following language services do you provide? (Check all that apply)

INTERPRETER QUALIFICATIONS

What formal training do you require of your interpreters? (Check all that apply)

In what degree does Bachelor’s Degree in interpretation influence interpretation quality?