Like the Top 50 Employers Recruiting on Twitter, the list of colleges and universities supporting their students and alumni through Career Center/Career Service Twitter accounts is as interesting for who is NOT on it as for who is.
Missing Schools
For me, considering the “missing schools” raises the question of whether any school’s network is so good that it doesn’t need to reach out to alumni? Or is it simply that so many schools haven’t recognized the necessity/opportunity provided by Twitter to reach out to help their alums, both to help those alums through difficult time and also to strengthen the bond, demonstrating the value of the institution and the education?
We find several major state universities (Michigan, Oklahoma State, Oregon), in addition to small schools like Macalester College and Cayuga Community College, but not the traditional “big name” schools like Ohio State, Penn State, UCLA, USC, Purdue, Clemson, etc.
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Of the “traditional Ivy League” schools, we do have Brown, the Univeristy of Pennsylvania, and Columbia (only the Graduate School of Journalism, though), but not Harvard, Yale, or Princeton. Nor, did we find other well-known private schools like Stanford or MIT.
Missing States
Although we list the top 50 Twitter accounts, only 24 states are included. California and Texas each take 5 spots. New York and Wisconsin each have 4. Virginia has 3 schools included. And, Massachusetts which is considered (at least by residents) as dominant in higher education, has only 2 schools listed, and those are NOT the ones you would probably name first.
Food for Thought
This is a relatively new use for Twitter. You see that newness in both the schools – those included as well as not included - and in the Tweets (content, quality, and quantity).
Twitter accounts are open to everyone, not yet limit-able to approved “members” only. I did find 2 schools which have “Protected Tweets,” but they appear to be paying a price in Followers (one has 4 and the other only has 1).
The List – The Best and the Brightest?
This is an interesting mix of schools. I think that the schools listed here are off to a great start and will build visibility for some schools that are otherwise unknown nationally.
Perhaps, in the future, promoting student and alumni employment will be one of the measurements of school quality, and these services will stay open to all Followers to increase “branding” strength for the schools.
| College or University | State | Twitter Account |
| Abilene Christian University | TX | @ACUCareerCenter |
| Boise State | ID | @BSUCareerCenter |
| Boston College | MA | @BCCareerLibrary |
| Brown University | RI | @CDCatBrown |
| California State University/Fullerton | CA | @CSUFcareer |
| Cayuga Community College | NY | @CayugaCC |
| Central Connecticut State University | CT | @CCSUCareer |
| Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | NY | @CUCareers |
| Cuesta College | CA | @Cuesta_College |
| East Carolina University/College of Business | NC | @ECUcareerservc |
| Elon University | NC | @HireElonGrads |
| George Washington University | DC | @GWCareerCenter |
| Goldey-Beacom College | DE | @GBCCareerServ |
| Herzing University | WI | @herzing_careers |
| Lawrence University | WI | @LUCareerCenter |
| Liberty University | VA | @LU_CareerCenter |
| Lindenwood University | MO | @CareerCenter_LU |
| Loyola University Career Center | IL | @LUCCareer |
| Macalester College | MN | @MacCDC |
| Miami University | OH | @MiamiCareers |
| Mount Hood Community College | OR | @MHCC_CPCC |
| Northwest Nazarene University | ID | @nnucareercenter |
| NOSSI College of Art | TN | @JobNewsFlash |
| Oakland University | MI | @OUCareers |
| Oklahoma State University | OK | @HireOSUgrads |
| OSU College of Human Environmental Sciences | OK | @HEScareers |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | IN | @RHITcareers |
| St. Norbert College | WI | @snccareers |
| Skidmore College | NY | @SkidCareerServ |
| Southern Methodist University | TX | @SMU_HegiCareer |
| Southwestern Assemblies of God University | TX | @saguedu |
| Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center | NY | @TouroLawCSO |
| U. of California/Santa Barbara | CA | @UCSBcareer |
| U. of Hawai’i/West O’ahu | HI | @UHWestOahu |
| U. of Illinois/Chicago | IL | @UICCareerSrvcs |
| U. of Michigan | MI | @careercenter |
| U. of Nebraska/Omaha | NE | @UNOmaha |
| U. of Oregon | OR | @UOCareerCenter |
| U. of Pennsylvania | PA | @PennCareerServ |
| U. of St. Thomas | MN | @USTCareer |
| U. of San Francisco MBA | CA | @usfmbacareers |
| U. of San Francisco School of Law | CA | @USFLawOCP |
| U. of Texas/Austin Fine Arts | TX | @utfacs |
| U. of Texas of the Permian Basin | TX | @utpb |
| U. of Virginia/McIntire School of Commerce | VA | @tomfUVA |
| U. of Virginia Alumni | VA | @UVAAlumniCareer |
| U. of Wisconsin at Green Bay | WI | @CareerServices |
| Washington University in St. Louis | MO | @WUSTLcareers |
| Winthrop University | SC | @Winthrop_CCE |
| Westfield State College | MA | @WSCCareers |
I researched this list because school career centers/career services offices can – and, often, DO – provide very useful services to their alumni who are looking for employment.
Additions?
- If you think that your school should have been included but wasn’t, please leave a comment below with the name of the school and the name of the Twitter account. This list should include only ”official” Twitter accounts, sponsored and supported by the school itself.
- If you know of a school or company “alumni” group with a Twitter account, even one with “protected” Tweets, let me know about that one, too. We may do an additional list of those Twitter accounts, too, helping other appropriate potential members to find them.
Good luck with your job search!
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About the author and list compiler…
Online job search expert Susan P. Joyce has been observing the online job search world and teaching online job search skills since 1995. Susan is a two-time layoff “graduate” who has worked in human resources at Harvard University and in a compensation consulting firm. In 1998, her company, NETability, Inc. purchased Job-Hunt.org, and Susan has been editor and publisher of Job-Hunt since then. Follow Susan on Twitter @JobHuntOrg.
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The Saddleback College Career Center (CCLD) is very active on twitter, facebook, linkedin, and myspace. We are a 2-yr college located in Mission Viejo, CA with a student body of 25,000. Would love to be listed if the list is revised.
Thanks.
Eric Hilden
Director of Career Placement Services
sccareer@saddleback.edu
Forgot…we’re @saddlebackccld if you want to follow us on Twitter.
Eric
Thanks for the list – very interesting.
I would like to add Northeastern University to the list if possible.
We are on Twitter – @CareerCoachNU
Many Thanks,
Nancy Richmond
Associate Director – Career Services
Northeastern University
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s University Career Center also actively posts through Twitter and Facebook. We are a four-year, research-intensive university of over 21,000 students and part of the UNC-System and located in Charlotte, NC (a large metropolitan city). We would also like to be added to your list if revised. Our Twitter account is @uncccareer.
Also, there are several other departments on our campus using Twitter. Here is a list of “school sponsored” accounts: @uncc, @UNCClt_news, @49eralumni,
Karri Murray
Senior Assistant Director for Publicity & Outreach
University Career Center
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Hello,
The Career Development office at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication office is on Twitter.
@ASCCareerDev
@DVUCareerSrvcs is the career center for DeVry University
The official account for University Career Services at the University of Virginia: @uvaucs
We are posting several times a week throughout the summer and plan to post 1-2 times daily once school resumes in the fall.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology may be would like to be considered as part of this list. Follow us on @TCareerServices and our alumni @TCSpsychology
Clark University Career Center is using Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/Clarkcareer
Sean Rehder has developed a list of career centers using twitter. It’s at
“For those who asked, “Where is the Twitter list?” Its at the NACE group on Linkedin and the “University Recruiting” group on Facebook.”
Career Centers that are interested in sharing info or learning more about using Twitter on their campus is invited to join the Career Centers on Twitter (LinkedIn Group). Thanks!
Thanks for producing this list Susan, this is great. I created a similar list a few months back and it looks like the number of Career Center’s on Twitter has quadrupled!
I am a Career Counselor at San Jose State University. We have decided to use a Facebook fan page (500+fans and counting) and our blog as our main tools to reach students.
While I maintain a personal Twitter account along with some of my other colleagues at SJSU, we just don’t have the time to maintain an “official” Twitter account in addition to the other social media channels we have at this time. Depending on issues such as resources and student interest we are constantly considering the use of Twitter for our Career Center.
Thanks again for producing this list as it takes care of a considerable amount of research that I would have done!
Joe Bucher
Here is our twitter account. We’ve just gotten started, but I think we’re doing a great job: http://twitter.com/AUCDS
The Career Development Center at CSU Long Beach has been active on Twitter for since the beginning of the year. Find us at @CSULBCareerCntr.
We have nearly 100 followers. We also have a Facebook account:
facebook.com/CSULBCareerCenter.
The University of Illinois at Springfield is active on Twitter, follow us @UISCareerCenter
We also have a Facebook Page, Blog, and LinkedIn account.
Blog
http://uiscdcblog.wordpress.com/
Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Springfield-IL/UIS-Career-Development-Center/60675721557 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Springfield-IL/UIS-Career-Development-Center/60675721557
@WITCareerServ
Wentworth Instiute of Technology, Boston, MA
Our Twitter accoiunt is young. More of our students follow us on Facebook.
DePaul University Career Center is on Twitter (@depaulcareerctr) – you can also check out our other various social media ties using de.li.cious…
http://delicious.com/DePaulCareerCtr/
We are a medical career school in the Dallas – Fort Worth area and beginning our twittering and would like to be added to your list on the next update http://www.pcihealth.edu and http://twitter.com/pcihealth
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University of Delaware Career Services is on Twitter — @UDcareers
Lori Bielek
Program Coordinator for Marketing and Technology
UD Career Services
If you search for “career center” in Twitter, the University of Georgia’s Twitter account is 7th in the total amount of followers with 610 as of 9/30/09. Because of the amount of followers, I think that UGA should be included on this list.
Thanks for your suggestion, Laura. The number of followers was only one of the criteria used to select the schools that were listed.
Read this post for the criteria used – http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/2009/06/21/criteria-for-top-50-twitter-accounts/
Susan
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Loyola University Maryland is on twitter.
We can be found here:
@loyolacareerctr
Thanks!
Kara Kehoe
Assistant Director, The Career Center