What does the job of a translator or interpreter entail?
The nature of job may vary. There are many freelance translators who do not have fixed timings. Interpreters and translators both need to have a good command over two or more languages. But an interpreter also needs to have superior verbal skills. The job of an interpreter can be of different types. Sometimes they are engaged in simultaneous interpretation, which is used for meetings, conferences, speeches etc. The other types of interpreting are consecutive interpreting and liaison interpreting. Which foreign languages are in demand in India? This depends on the requirements of the companies. In governmental work, apart from French, German, Spanish, Japanese etc, even smaller languages like Pashpio, Uzbek, Tajiks, Hebrew, Portuguese, have a huge demand. Sometimes it is difficult to find experts in the lesser known languages. What are the future growth prospects? Future growth prospects vary from language to language. In recent years, we have seen a tremendous demand for Spanish, Japan
