How I Got Hired: Senior Interpreter and Translator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

My name is Pearl Lin and I graduated with master’s degrees in Translation and Interpretation and International Policy Studies (1996) and a certificate in Commercial Diplomacy (International Trade, 1997) from the Middlebury Institute. My language pair was Chinese-English. I am now a senior interpreter and translator in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

My fulfilling role includes interpretation and translation for official Foreign Ministry functions. The coursework at the Institute was very helpful in preparing me for my role, and the individual career advice offered by Institute faculty and staff helped me to achieve this goal. I also want to thank our program head and dean at that time, Professor Chuanyun Bao, for his strict training and tailor-made mentoring. I cannot thank him enough for what he has done for me. Also my sincere gratitude goes to Professor Xiaojing Lynette Shi and late Professor Tienming Yu, whom I miss immensely.

My best advice for current students is to make the best use you can of all the resources offered by the Middlebury Institute.