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Clara is a career coaching expert and has supported individuals landing positions in education, non-profit, corporate, and beyond.
Your response to this question will depend entirely on your personal experience. Know that the interviewers are interested in what motivated you to enter the profession and make your way to an interview with them. To help narrow your response to this, write down the top 5 things that made you want to be a translator. Consider which of the 5 you can elaborate upon in greater detail, and build details from there.
Clara is a career coaching expert and has supported individuals landing positions in education, non-profit, corporate, and beyond.
"I was first drawn to a career in translation right after I finished my undergraduate degree. I was wandering the halls of my university, and I noticed a poster for a graduate program in Translation Studies. I had been looking for a way to use my language skills in a future career that would allow mobility and continued learning, and this was it! That day, I scoured graduate programs for Translation Studies as well as what career paths looked like for graduates. I found that a career in translation can be as global as you want it to be, and I could learn with each text and language pair. The career allows me to use my language skills, have the option of mobility, and continue to learn. It's perfect!"
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