I applied for the role after seeing the job advertised through an agency online. The agency sent RWS my CV and I soon received a translator checker test piece through the post (a three-page text translated from German to English about pharmaceuticals). I completed this with ease and sent it back to RWS. The following morning, I was advised by the agency that I was selected for the next stage of interviews, which had been conducted at their Chalfont St Peter offices. The interview at Chalfont St Peter lasted approximately two hours. Firstly, I completed an hour-long task similar to the screening test at home and was then given a tour of the company site by one of their checker trainers. Having been successful in both my test pieces, I was then called in for a 1:1 interview with a member of RWS personnel. The staff are very well informed and laid back in their interview process. Therefore, I felt at ease for the entire day. I am very delighted that they offered me the job straight away.

I first did the written test that they sent me home, it was fine, not very difficult. I had to check 2 types of translated texts. The topic was chemistry mainly. After I sent my tests back, I waited for like 3 days and received an answer to come for an interview. The interview was quite nice, the manager was more or less friendly. I had to do one more test - to check the translated text as well (a different one), after that I've been shown around and asked some questions, just general stuff... The office is quite far away though (I live in north-west London), don't know if I could go there every day...