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How to Have a Profitable Career as an Interpreter & Translator with Laura Valdes

In this Career Spotlight episode, Laura Valdes, founder of Valdes Language Services, shares her career journey and insight as a skilled linguist and owner of a language services agency. Laura, whose love for languages and bridging communication gaps was influenced …

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7 Essential Tips for First-Generation Job Seekers

Challenges abound for first-generation Americans – those whose parents came to the U.S. from another country or came themselves and became citizens. From learning the language and adapting to the American culture to facing discrimination and having to forge a path …

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The purpose of the GAPS Fund is to reduce the cost of applications for Cornell students who intend to …

Alumni Connections

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Director, Brand Marketing Collective Voice, formerly ShopStyle Collective
Meet Jadey
  • Selden, NY
  • Application Engineer Pennsy Digital
Meet Thomas
  • Brentwood, TN
  • Director of Indirect Procurement Tractor Supply Co.
Meet Yau-Kwan
  • Healthcare Administrator (Dialysis) Fresenius Medical Care - North
Meet Desiree
Meet Massielle
  • Associate | Law Clerk Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP
Meet Tom
  • Veterinary Technician Liberty Humane Society
Meet Melissa
  • Senior Analytics Engineer Amazon.com, Inc. / Amazon.com, Inc.(Spring,2017)
Meet Hannah

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