CATTI and Shanghai Intermediate and Advanced Interpreting

1, difficulty ranking: cattii > cattiii > Shanghai gaokou > Shanghai Kou Zhong.

2.CATTI is a national authoritative translation qualification examination. Of course, you can engage in translation-related work after passing the exam; Have a third-class certificate, and you can be an assistant translator in a general company. The second-class certificate is the initial requirement for many translation companies to recruit full-time translators.

3. Shanghai Zhonggaokou can be used as an introduction to translation. If you are looking for a job, it can only be regarded as icing on the cake, not as a timely help, because this exam reflects more your English listening, speaking, reading and writing ability than your translation level. Undergraduate students majoring in English in Shanghai basically have advanced certificates. Even now, many middle school students are taking this exam, and all kinds of training courses are overwhelming. Generally speaking, this exam is commercialized, and some of it is flooded. ...

Since you don't expect to make a living by English, if you stay and work in Shanghai after graduation, take the Shanghai Gaokou exam. Otherwise, take other English tests (such as IELTS, TOEIC, BEC, etc. These are also very helpful for your work, you can choose according to your own needs.

It is not recommended that you take CATTI, because first of all, this exam is very difficult, especially Level 2, which is equivalent to the level of graduate students majoring in English translation. The exam needs a lot of time and energy, otherwise it is impossible to pass. For many people, it is debatable whether it is worth spending this time and energy. Secondly, the validity period of CATTI certificate is three years, and you need to submit the translation certificate to the local personnel bureau for re-registration every three years. During these three years, if you don't engage in translation so that you can't submit the certificate, then the certificate will automatically expire, which is not good for those who don't want to do translation.