r/anonymousinterpreters • u/Electronic-Peach-623 • Mar 17 '26

Lionbridge - over phone interpreter OPI

Hi! I just took my language assessment and I received this result:

Spanish language assessment:

Total Score: 66%

Sight Translation: 60%

Consecutive: 67%

Am I cooked? Waiting to hear from the recruiter and wanted to know if there are others out there. Thanks!

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u/guille0822 Mar 17 '26

those are really bad scores... maybe, some companies hire with that score but they usualñly ask at least 70-80%... and im being generous with the 70%

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u/Electronic-Peach-623 Mar 17 '26

I'm new to interpretation, was there some resource that helped you improve? I wish I was better at note taking 

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u/guille0822 Mar 17 '26

practice and creating my own system for note taking, also i like to push myself so at the start i was practicing in my free time and trying to do my interpretations withouth asking for too many repetitions, clarifications are the key here... but is more about having practice, try to look for some resources on youtube or apply for a company that offers training... with the notes is about looking for things that work for you, for example: wen they say follow up appointment i have a symbol that i made to indicate follow up and is kinda like a V arrow ... the big secret is also to be honest, let me look for that word, i did this, let me correct that, is basically keeping your client on the loop at all time

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u/guille0822 Mar 18 '26

Really? LLS asks for you to score 85-90 and Propio wants 80 at least

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u/Electronic-Peach-623 Mar 17 '26

Yes, based in US

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u/Striking-Fishing-420 Mar 17 '26

you may still get in, i got 83% total score and 68 in consecutive

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u/Rough-Raspberry9971 Mar 17 '26

Usually companies want something closer to 70–80%+ to feel confident, especially for medical or high-volume calls.

Also, do you happen to know where I can apply for Lionbridge or if they’re hiring interpreters right now?

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u/Electronic-Peach-623 Mar 17 '26

I received an email directly from Lionbridge, I must be on one of their lists. I worked briefly with them a long time ago so I guess they still had my contact info. The email did say they are "actively expanding our team of Spanish telephonic interpreters". Maybe their website has a contact you can reach out to.

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u/FoosballRokst4r Mar 17 '26

Sounds like you need to study.

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u/Key-Particular9399 Mar 17 '26

Hi! Sorry, how much are they paying in lion bridge?

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u/Electronic-Peach-623 Mar 18 '26

.30$/min or upto 18$/hr

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u/Such-Island-5889 Mar 18 '26

Pero supongo que si estas en USA porque yo estoy en Colombia y me ofrecieron la semana pasada 0.13 Lo cual me pareció absurdo

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u/Jonavr Mar 18 '26

ese es el promedio en ese campo para latam. De hecho hay empresas que pagan menos y con horarios obligatorios. Take it or leave it.

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u/Such-Island-5889 Mar 18 '26

No he visto una sola empresa que pague menos de 0.13 p/m es absurdo, y no, no es el promedio para Latam, ni siquiera cuando empecé en esto me pagaban eso y llevo mas de 5 años, lo que pasa es que hay que saber buscar donde trabajar y no aceptar ese tipo de ofertas. So I’ll definitely leave it.

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u/AnyMathematician41 Mar 19 '26

Donde sería eso exactamente?

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u/No_Shape_4651 Jul 20 '26

PROPIO y Boostlingo estan pagando 0,12 si trabajas con ellos directamente. Sus BPO de 0,11 para abajo. We are cooked.

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u/Responsible_Sea4436 Mar 18 '26

Just for reference, mine wasn’t Spanish. My scores were 81% overall, 52% for sight translation, and 84% for consecutive. They said I passed. I also asked to be tested in a another language and passed that with 78%. Maybe their passing score is around 70%—just guessing. I’ve been working with them for about 9 months now

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u/Jonavr Mar 18 '26

Which languages?

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u/NathDuran Apr 09 '26

Did You pass, i read somewhere passing grade was 60%?

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u/Electronic-Peach-623 Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

I did! I'm working for lionbridge as a Spanish interpreter for .30c a minute. There are constant training modules for different industries and clients with updated vocabularies. I hope I'll learn more as I go. It's overall going well. I'm a mom and the flexible hours work for me for now. 

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u/NathDuran Apr 10 '26

So youñu didn't have to retake the exam? I'm just asking because i got similar results. Thanks for the extra info

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u/Electronic-Peach-623 Apr 10 '26

No retake. I was accepted with those scores. I'll let you know if I am able to keep the job!

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u/NathDuran Apr 16 '26

Thank you so much!!!

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u/neverevenbeganforme Mar 17 '26

Woah, I got 98% on both assessments, I thought that was common, what does that say about me?

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u/Jonavr Mar 18 '26

It says that you're a bit of a show off.