Job opportunity and Career options in Translation and Interpretation

It is the era of bilateral and multilateral relationships among countries. It not only boosts up the diplomatic relationship, yet strengthens the economy, business, and international trade.  Different countries have different languages which ensure the heavy demands of professionals in the form of Translators and Interpreters who can appropriately understand the languages like Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Korean, Arabic, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian along with Hindi. Since the sector has adequate potential, so lots of young professionals are choosing a translator or interpreter as a career option.
The emergence of newer centers for these languages itself shows the avenue of economic opportunities for the aspiring candidates.

Difference between Translator and Interpreter

Translation is the desk work where everything’s are taken in the written form while interpreters manage translation orally. The concerned person for both translation and interpretation should have good command over more than one language. Every year, a large number of tourists visit India across the globe, the interpreters get fatty income from such groups.

Criteria for Translation

The candidates should have fluency and command over at least two languages. You should have a flair for writing.  To get admission to a good university and college, graduation is a must.  For good translation, one has to go into the soul of the content. It is also recommended to see the translation work of seniors and experts.

Job Opportunity and Career prospect in Translation

There is no as such dearth of Jobs in the translation field due to bilateral relations among countries, mushrooming of MNCs, BPOs, etc. There is also a good scope of these translators in the government sector.  One can also associate with Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC), in Delhi for better opportunities. The package is well nourished. One can get from Rs. 10, 000 to 1 lakh. It depends upon the experience, knowledge, understanding as well sharp acumen with the latest happenings of the world. Translators do the job not on the basis of paragraphs or per page, yet they translate and charge per word. For example, translation from English to German, the company charge Rs. 3/ word. The same things happen with other languages too.   The languages which are in huge demand are German, Japanese, and French.

After the technological revolution, translation has become a rewarding career. Overseas markets have also generated big avenues. All the Government Ministries require Junior Translators, Senior Translators, Subject Experts, and Assistant Director (for official languages).

Top 5 Tips for Translation

1. Develop your written skills in the concerned language as much as possible.
2. Much more concentration should on the fields where you are interested. Give weightage to the terminology and latest development of that discipline.
3. You should have good reading habits. Focus more and more on newspapers, Internet, and online materials.
4. Develop a model of dialogue with your friends.
5. For a good writer, it is necessary to cultivate good writing skills in the target language.

Colleges, Universities and Institutions offer Translation Courses

Max Mueller Bhavan for German, New Delhi

Alliance Francaise for French

For more information, afindia.org

Cervantes for Spanish

For more information, nuevadelhi.cervantes.es/es/default.shtm

Calcutta University (CU)

Foreign languages offer: Arabic, Persian, and French

For more information, caluniv.ac.in
Jadavpur University (JU)

For more information, jadavpur.edu

The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture

Languages Offer: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish

For more information, sriramakrishna.org

The Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL), Hyderabad

Foreign Languages Offer: German, Roman, Russian,

Foreign languages offer, efluniversity.ac.in

Delhi University

Foreign Languages Offer: Arabic, French, German, Hispanic, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Russian,

Foreign languages offer, du.ac.in

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

Foreign Languages Offer by JNU: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

Foreign languages offer, www.jnu.ac.in

University of Pune

Foreign languages offer, unipune.ac.in