As many in our office at Monterey Language Services—including our director—are alumni of the Middlebury Institute, we join the career fair every year to speak to promising students and other alumni who attend the event. Those involved ranged from conference interpreters to patent translators or localization project managers, and each one spoke with lots of enthusiasm and eagerness about their experiences and hopes for the future.

The career fair takes months of planning to invite and coordinate the attending companies. When the doors initially opened at 8:00AM for preparation, we were there to set up. As in years past when the event was live, we prioritized mobility with our booth—with our information placed on the table, we were free to walk around the booth and meet attendees at eye-level. One attendee mentioned that it made them feel much more at ease to speak with company employees while we were all standing, rather than speaking with company employees who were sitting.

Our booth was a roaring success. Between the official hours of the fair, 9:00AM-12:00PM, a never-ending multitude of people came to inquire about our positions. It was a treat to meet such friendly faces and discover talent from across the globe. We hope and know that regardless of the positions these students and alumni earn, they will achieve great careers.

We would like to thank not only the attendees, but also the staff at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies for making this event such a success. We know that many, including ourselves, were eager to come to the career fair in-person after such a long time away, and we think that it could not have been better. Thank you.

Monterey Language Services wishes all students of the Middlebury Institute success in their coming careers, and looks forward to working with the next generation of translators, interpreters, and localization managers!

This year we’re doing it a little differently!

Of course we’ll be collecting resumes, talking to students, and describing our exciting internship opportunities, but we also want to make it a fun event and help students shed some stress – that’s why we’ve decided to really put the “fair” in “career fair!” We’ll be giving out raffle tickets at the Monterey Language Services booth, with a $25 gift card prize for each of our three winners!

Nervous about talking to us as employers? Don’t be, relax, and come on up! We’re serious about our work, but easy-going in person. We want students to feel comfortable and relaxed at our booth: that’s the best way to meet and get to know new people, and we want to meet you and hear about your unique skills and experience. It may be business as usual at the other booths, but with Monterey Language Services it should be an unforgettable time for everyone who steps up.

Come by our booth, tell us about yourself, and we’ll do the same. Don’t forget to take one of Monterey Language Services’ raffle tickets, you may be the lucky winner of a $25 gift card! And don’t forget to tell your friends and fellow classmates!