Ctr for Advising & Career Srvs

All Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies (NPTS) students are strongly encouraged to join us for this panel, which we hope will provide helpful insights into starting your career in an NPTS-related field. Members of this panel have had highly esteemed careers in US and foreign government agencies, national laboratories, intergovernmental organizations and private sector consulting firms. CACS Career and Academic Advisor Jen Holguin will moderate the panel. NPTS students: Please look for an email from Jen and submit your questions for the panel in advance!

National Virtual Translation Center (NVTC) representatives will provide a briefing on career opportunities for translators. All applicants need to be U.S. citizens.

Since the middle of the 19th century, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital has been a vital part of health care in New York City. The hospital has an in-house Language Department that is recruiting for Chinese, Russian and Spanish interns for summer 2018 to support its diverse patient population. Representatives from the hospital will review the application process and the work of the interns in this session.

The financial sector is an increasingly important part of the TILM market, with thousands of investor meetings taking place every day around the world… but what do investors actually talk about? Join us for a deep dive into the world of roadshows, earnings calls, and expert networks to learn how investors and companies communicate — and how interpreters and other language professionals can be prepared! Speaker: Jonathan Rechtman, is a Chinese-English conference interpreter and the co-founder of Cadence, a leading provider of language services to the global investment community.

Adjusted EPS? EBITDA? Cash repatriation? A key to effective interpretation is understanding the terminology used in financial statement disclosure. Following the second session’s topic of what investors want to know about companies, this session focuses on the aspects of financial statements (income statement, balance sheet and cash flow) as well as disclosure in public company earnings calls/presentations.

Interested in Trade Compliance and/or Export Compliance? Join Lucina Lara, Director of Global Trade Compliance, as she discusses: • Company overview • 2018 internship program • Additional career opportunities and paths • Q&A Pizza will be served – RSVP in Zocalo

Frank Wei is the CEO and President of Master Translation Services (MTS), a language service provider headquartered in China. He founded MTS in 2000. The company currently has 80 in-house linguists and seven branch offices in mainland China, Taiwan and USA. MTS ranks among the CSA Global 100 LSPs in 2017. In this session, Frank will present the current state of the localization industry in China.

Are you currently looking for a job in the field of language teaching and learning? If so, come hear Professor Avineri discuss the job search process, including crafting effective CVs and resumes and cover letters for language education positions and strategies for effective interviewing. Sample interview questions will be shared, and students will have the opportunity to practice giving answers with immediate feedback.

This lecture will present entrepreneurship as a viable option for language students and explores different paths to entrepreneurship. The lecture will first present the ecosystem and the labor market in the language industry. This lecture will highlight critical skills that students need in preparation for the workforce of tomorrow. We will discuss each common career path briefly and then lay out the paths to entrepreneurship.

Are you currently looking for a job in the field of language teaching and learning? Will an interview be required as part of the application process? If so, come hear Patricia Szasz (Assistant Dean, Language and Professional Programs) and Jason Martel (Assistant Professor, TESOL/TFL and Associate Director, Summer Intensive Language Program) discuss strategies for effective interviewing. Sample interview questions will be shared, and students will have the opportunity to practice giving answers with immediate feedback.