How I Got Hired: Program Manager for Localization Product Strategy, Google
Translation and Localization Management graduate Seongji Kim MATLM ’19 shares how the Institute’s alumni network helped her launch a career in localization.
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How I Got Hired: Researcher, Human Rights Watch
Best advice for a MIIS student today? Don’t be passive. Work with professors to design your own immersive learning projects, apply for funding, and get published. If you’re up for it, it’s a great way to do some hands-on learning that is a little more real world than perhaps a structured program.
How to Become a Certified Court Interpreter in California
| by Jiayi Feng MATI '21
Translation and interpretation student Jessie Liu shares her work as a certified court interpreter and translator in California, and how she is enhancing her skills as a student at the Middlebury Institute.
Careers in International Development
| by Scott Webb
Want to work in international development? Scott Webb, career and academic advisor for our MA in International Policy and Development, MPA, and MA in International Trade and Economic Diplomacy, discusses how to launch your career.
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How To Navigate the Job Search Amid Uncertainty—Episode 6: Lorena Ortiz Schneider
| by Winnie Heh
Lorena Ortiz Schneider provides heart-felt and practical recommendations on navigating downturns as a freelance interpreter.
Six Ways to Make the Most of a Virtual Career Fair
| by Bryce Craft
While there’s nothing like making a first impression in person, with the right preparation you can turn a virtual career fair into real-life job opportunities. Here are six ways to maximize the increasingly popular virtual career fairs.
American Translators Association Honors Professor Barry Olsen with Innovation Award
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute Professor Barry Olsen is the recipient, and “natural choice” for the first American Translators Association (ATA) Innovation Award, which recognizes a person or entity that has worked in a particularly innovative way to benefit the language professions.
Careers in Environmental Policy
| by Edy Rhodes
Want to work in environmental policy? Join recent graduates, faculty, and our career and academic advisor, for an in-depth discussion on careers in environmental policy.
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