82-709 Translation as a Profession III

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This class is the last in a sequence of three professionally oriented courses in which students will find a safe, supportive space to focus on career exploration, professional development and preparation for entering the workforce. Through guided activities and reading, students will build skills and confidence with the following: identifying and clearly articulating their career interests to other professionals, practicing networking skills to build a robust network of professionals in the language services industry or language-adjacent industries, strengthening their sales/job prospecting by promoting their personal brand and understanding their professional worth in order to set prices and/or negotiate wages. By the end of the course, students will have a polished career portfolio suitable for employment and/or marketing of themselves and their services in the language services industry.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026, Fall 2025

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