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Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some advice from people who have worked with Acolad, especially as freelance interpreters or medical interpreters.
I applied to Acolad around December last year. I was contacted around January/February and was told that my profile had attracted their attention. I then went through the onboarding process: I submitted my CV and the requested documents, completed the registration, and was given access to Boostlingo.
At that point, I was told that the project would start within a few weeks.
However, after completing the onboarding, I didn’t receive any concrete work or clear updates. I sent several follow-up emails, but I didn’t get much information.
Then, much later, they contacted me again and asked me to provide evidence of my language qualifications, diplomas and certificates and to confirm the languages I could work with. I confirmed that I can work with Arabic, Spanish, English and French, with French being the source language for the project.
The project is apparently related to Paris hospitals and medical interpreting.
What concerns me is the timeline. From the initial application to the latest stage, the recruitment/onboarding process has been extremely long — essentially close to a year — with long periods without communication.
So I would really appreciate hearing from people who have actually worked with Acolad:
Is this kind of long recruitment/onboarding process normal with them?
Has anyone worked on the Paris hospitals/medical interpreting project?
Once you are fully onboarded, do you actually receive regular assignments?
How reliable are they regarding payments and payment deadlines?
What has your overall experience been as a freelance interpreter/vendor?
Would you recommend continuing with them, or is it better to look for other agencies?
I’m not trying to criticize the company. I’m simply trying to understand whether this is normal for Acolad and whether it is worth continuing to invest time in the process.
Any experience, particularly from interpreters who have worked with them in France, Spain or remotely, would be very appreciated.
Thanks!

Hi everyone,
I’m currently going through the recruitment process with Glocco for an Arabic-English Telephone Interpreter position, and I’ve just reached the assessment stage.
The recruiter told me that the assessment is pre-recorded. I will receive a link, listen to recordings, and interpret them while recording my own interpretation. They also mentioned that the assessment may include medical terminology and that there will be a practice assessment beforehand.
I was wondering if anyone here has recently taken the Glocco Arabic-English interpreter assessment, especially in 2026.
I would really appreciate it if you could share:
How many sections/questions or segments were there?
How difficult did you find it?
Was it mainly medical, or were there also legal, immigration, government or social-service scenarios?
How long were the recordings approximately?
Was it consecutive interpreting (listen → interpret), or were there any other types of tasks?
How strict was the assessment regarding omissions, terminology and accuracy?
Do you know approximately what score is required to pass?
How long did you wait to receive the result?
If you passed, how long after the assessment did Glocco contact you about training?

Hi everyone! 👋
I’m going to be living in Mérida and I’d love to meet new people and make some friends.
I’m especially interested in meeting people who enjoy languages, hiking, cinema, books, or just having interesting conversations. I’d also be happy to join football groups or casual games if there are any around.
I’m open to trying new activities and discovering new things, so if you’re also looking to meet people or you have a group that welcomes new members, feel free to message me!

**DALS vs Glocco – looking for advice from other interpreters**

Hi everyone,
I’m currently working as a freelance telephone interpreter with DALS, mainly doing langage interpreting. I’ve been working with them for some time and I’m generally familiar with the way their platform and scheduling work.
Recently, I received an opportunity from Glocco for an Telephone Interpreter position.
They initially offered €6 per scheduled hour, but after discussing my experience, they agreed to **€8 per scheduled hour**. The interesting part is that the rate applies to the whole scheduled availability, regardless of how many calls I actually handle during that time.
I’m currently going through the recruitment process.
I’m interested in seeing how Glocco works compared with DALS, especially regarding:
How many hours are actually offered after onboarding
How reliable the scheduled hours are
The quality and frequency of calls
Payment reliability
Management and communication
Overall experience as an interpreter
Has anyone here worked with both Dals and Glocco?
If so, which one would you recommend and why?

DALS vs Glocco – looking for advice from other interpreters

Hi everyone,
I’m currently working as a freelance telephone interpreter with DALS, mainly doing langage interpreting. I’ve been working with them for some time and I’m generally familiar with the way their platform and scheduling work.
Recently, I received an opportunity from Glocco for an Telephone Interpreter position.
They initially offered €6 per scheduled hour, but after discussing my experience, they agreed to €8 per scheduled hour. The interesting part is that the rate applies to the whole scheduled availability, regardless of how many calls I actually handle during that time.
I’m currently going through the recruitment process.
I’m interested in seeing how Glocco works compared with DALS, especially regarding:
How many hours are actually offered after onboarding
How reliable the scheduled hours are
The quality and frequency of calls
Payment reliability
Management and communication
Overall experience as an interpreter
Has anyone here worked with both Dals and Glocco?
If so, which one would you recommend and why?