Carrie Fischer
Carrie Fischer is globalization services manager at Subway and has three decades of experience in the localization industry. She is Women in Localization’s Board Sponsor
of Global Growth and Diversity.
The Decline of Language Learning in US Higher Education
US college and university enrollments in courses for languages other than English fell 16.6% from 2016 to 2021. Moore and Fischer explore some reasons for the decline in language learning, offer a few solutions, and extend a call to action to the localization industry to start turning the tide.
Giving the Next Generation of Localizers a Chance
Industry veteran Carrie Fischer asks the question, “Why are we insisting on hiring people with at least three to five years of localization experience for positions that don’t necessarily require it?” She posits that welcoming bright and hardworking people with different experience, whether they are recent grads or career transitioners, can make a positive impact on the industry.