Spanish Interpreter applicants have rated the interview process at UT Southwestern Medical Center with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Spanish Interpreter roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UT Southwestern Medical Center overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UT Southwestern Medical Center as a Spanish Interpreter according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Background check: 22%
Skills test: 22%
Presentation: 11%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Interview
Interview was formal with the HR department. They made me feel at ease though. Then I was interview by the department manager and asked me basic questions about my experience and qualifications. We performed a short mock exercise where I had to interpret for a Doctor and patient. Also, I took a test done by an independent company about Spanish and medical terminology.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was pretty much standard so there wasn't really an unexpected question. The manager asked me about my experience pertaining to medical terminology and knowledge about consecutive and simultaneous interpretation. Having said that, I did went into a little trouble during the mock exercise described below.
In the mock exercise there was one word during the interpretation I hadn't been exposed in the past and went blank for a moment. I was able to overcome that and went ahead to finish with the rest of the exercise.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX) in Aug 2013
Interview
You talk to the HR person first, then with the department head. Both were polite. Head of department gives you a tour and introduces you to other interpreters. Head of department is not intimidating and is soft spoken. I was told interpreters take a shuttle to other buildings of UT Southwestern to interpret some of the appointments.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How good of an interpreter do you think you are on a scale of 1-10?. How do you take constructive criticism? How did you solve a problem at work? What do you do when a co-worker is being mean to you?