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None of the big pharmaceutical companies are on this list either because I couldn’t find any of them, and, even though Best Buy has thousands of jobs posted on its Website (here), they are using Twitter only for marketing, so far.  No other large retailer showed up, either.

You’ll find the U.S. Department of State is the only branch of the U.S. Federal Government or ANY U.S.A. government entity, that is recruiting on Twitter.  I very recently discovered that the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, also recruits using Twitter.  Interesting…

Researching this list reminded me of slogging through the Fortune 500 ten years ago, looking for the large employers that were smart enough to (1) have a corporate Website with “current” content and (2) use their corporate Website for recruiting (and not hiding the job listings).  If I remember correctly, in 1999, only about 10% of them did that.  Closer to 95% do it now.  Wonder how long it will take the majority of them to adapt to Twitter for recruiting…

Food for Thought

Part of this (present vs. missing employers) is “the economy” of course, but not all of it.  Look to these employers, below, to find management that pays attention to what’s going on in the marketplace and that is smart enough to stake out their claim to the appropriate technological footprint.

The List – The Best and the Brightest?

Many companies have customer service and marketing accounts, but use for recruiting is just beginning and will probably pick up as the economy improves and Twitter becomes more popular.  More Twitter accounts will be integrated into Job-Hunt’s vast collection of resources as employers use them more.

If you find an employer’s Twitter recruiting account that is not included, please let me know.

NOTE: We have posted a continuously updated version of this list with more than 160 employers included on Twitter as a Twitter List – JobHuntOrg/Employers Recruiting, one of the top lists on Listorious.com.

For now, this list is in alphabetical order within country:

	Employer	Location	Twitter Account
Global:
	KPMG	HQ in Switzerland	@KPMG
	Wipro, LTD	HQ in India	@WiproCareers
United States:
	Accenture	HQ in NYC	@Accenture_Jobs
	Access Communications	San Francisco & NYC	@accesscareers
	ACULIS, Inc.	Salt Lake City, UT	@aculis
	ADP	HQ in Roseland, NJ	@ADPCareers
	Allstate Insurance	HQ in Northbrook, IL	@AllstateCareers
	Assurant Solutions	Atlanta, GA	@AssurantCareers
	AT&T	HQ in Dallas, TX	@ATTjobs
	Burger King	US-wide	@BKCareers
	comScore	HQ in Reston, VA	@comScoreCareers
	Davita, Inc.	Lakewood, CO	@DaVitaJobs
	Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu	US HQ in NYC, NY	@JoinDeloitteUS
	Ecolab	St. Paul, MN	@Ecolab_Jobs
	EMC	Hopkinton, MA	@EMCCareers
	EMC	Hopkinton, MA	@EMCCollege
	Ernst & Young	US HQ in NYC, NY	@Ernst_and_Young
	Expedia	HQ in Bellevue, WA	@Expedia_Jobs
	Follett Software Co.	HQ in McHenry, IL	@FSCCareers
	Forrester Research, Inc.	Cambridge, MA	@forresterjobs
	Fullhouse Interactive	Milwaukee & Chicago	@fullhousecareer
	Gartner, Inc.	HQ in Stamford, CT	@GartnerJobs
	Hershey Company	Hershey, PA	@HersheyCompany
	Hewitt	HQ in Lincolnshire, IL	@HewittCareers
	Hyatt Hotels & Resorts	HQ in Chicago, IL	@Hyattcareers
	Hyatt San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	@HyattSanAntonio
	Intel	HQ in Santa Clara, CA	@JobsatIntel
	J.B. Hunt	HQ in Lowell, AR	@WeHaveFreight
	Kaplan Test Prep Services	NYC, NY	@KTPA_Careers
	Keller Williams Realty	HQ in Austin, TX	@KWCareers
	Kissito Post-Acute Care	Roanoke, VA	@kissitocareers
	KPMG US	US HQ in NYC, NY	@KPMGUSCareers
	Kroger	HQ in Cincinnati, OH	@KrogerWorks
	LexisNexis	HQ in NYC, NY	@LN_Recruiting
	Mattel	El Segundo, CA	@MattelRecruiter
	Mattel	El Segundo, CA	@mattelmba
	Mayo Clinic	HQ in Rochester, MN	@mayoclinic
	McCormick & Schmick	Portland, OR	@Careers_At_MSSR
	Microsoft	HQ in Redmond, WA	@JobsBlog (looking a bit inactive)
	MTV Networks	HQ in NYC, NY	@MTVnetworksjobs
	MTV Games	HQ in NYC, NY	@MTVGamesJobs
	MySpaceJobs	Beverly Hills, CA	@MySpaceJobs
	Raytheon	HQ in Waltham, MA	@Raytheon_Jobs
	Razorfish	HQ in Seattle, WA	@RazorfishJobs
	Sodexo	HQ in Gaithersburg, MD	@SodexoCareers
	Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center	Fredericksburg, VA	@CareersAtSRMC
	Thomson Reuters	HQ in NYC, NY	@TRCareers
	Twitter (of course!)	San Francisco, CA	@jobs
	United Parcel Service	HQ in Atlanta, GA	@UPSjobs
	UPMC	Pittsburgh, PA	@UPMCCareers
	US Dept. of State	HQ in D.C.	@DOScareers
	Verizon	HQ in NYC, NY	@VerizonCareers
	Warner Brothers	HQ in Burbank, CA	@WBCareers
Canada:
	City of Kingston	Kingston, ON	@KingstonCareers
	Vancouver Pinnacle Marriot	Vancouver, BC	@VanMarriott
UK:
	IBM/UK		@IBMUKcareer
	KPMG		@KPMGRecruitment
	PepsiCo		@PepsiCo_UKjobs
	Royal Bank of Scotland		@JobsatRBSgroup
Australia:
	Deloitte Australia		@Green_Dot
Belgium:
	IBM/Belgium		@ibmbejobs
South Africa:
	IBM/South Africa		@IBM_CEEMEA_Jobs

Stay tuned for more lists like this, and come back as this one expands.

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. For the latest news and updates, follow Susan on Twitter @JobHuntOrg.

Having worked in HR myself, pre-Internet, I can understand how people in HR feel, at least to a certain degree.  However, I’m not letting HR off the hook for 2 reasons, both of which are really in the self-interest of every employer to consider:

1.)  Today, it’s very easy to use technology to manage many of the problems that technology creates.

Like using an autoresponder. It automatically sends out email in response to an action:

*  Receive a resume or application, triger an autoreply that thanks the person for their interest and acknowledges receipt.

In these days of spam filters and technical glitches, it’s nice to know that something was received, rather than just wondering or, perhaps worse, following up ad nauseum to find out if the resume/application was received.  Just take the uncertainty out of the equation.

*  Send out a message when a job is filled. “Sorry you weren’t the candidate chosen, but the position has been filled. Thank you for your interest.  Your resume will be on file…” 

Not personal but also not leaving the job seeker hanging out there wondering what happened, still hoping for a good outcome.

There are inexpensive autoresponder solutions out there, and they have been there for years.  Yes, they require some set-up and management.  Ask anyone on your ecommerce Web team how to find one and set one up.

Autoresponders are MUCH better than ignoring job seekers, again, removing the uncertainty, because… (see # 2)

2.)  Technology can create a much bigger problem for the employers who treat job seekers so carelessly and rudely. 

Customer service, including the way an employer treats job applicants, isn’t much of a secret any more, and it will become less of a secret in the future.

Be rude to applicants, and they have many tools and venues to “out” that rudeness, very publicly, causing great damage to an employer’s image in the marketplace.  Hasn’t happened yet, but it will.

Bottom Line

Employers who treat job seekers with casual rudeness are making a mistake that will be very expensive for them some day soon.

The Reno-Sparks area is waiting on the fate of a voter-approved advisory question making its way through the state Legislature. If approved, the advisory would help jump start several road construction projects in the area, according to an article by the Nevada Appeal.

Current construction workers in Reno and those looking for construction work in the area find this welcome news, as the state government has put many major projects on hold because of the economy. If the advisory measure is approved, Washoe County’s gas tax would be adjusted to count in the costs of building streets and highways.

Once approved by the Legislature, the Regional Transportation Commission would spend about $250 million during the next three years, a move that would create about 3,000 construction jobs.

“It is very important,” Kyle Larkin, manager of construction for Granite Construction, said in the article. “I think that it is going to get those projects put in place early and potentially create jobs in our community as early as May of this year. We have some good backlog in place that will last us another year or two locally, but if it doesn’t pass it will have an impact on everyone’s budgets.”

Some of the projects Reno plans to focus on include:

According to an article by Harvard Business Publishing, many employers are offering incentives or finding ways to assure potential employees their organization is the best to work for.

For instance, some organizations are catering to younger prospects by ensuring parents that employment with their company will be a good experience for the child. One example is the U.S. Army, whose slogan states, “You made them strong. We’ll make them Army strong.”

Along the same lines, other employers offer incentives to employees and their families. SkyWest Airlines is a good example of this tactic, as they promise, “Our employees and their parents have access to worldwide travel discounts on airfare, rental cars, hotels, all inclusive resorts and cruises. So, go ahead, tell your kids to apply … And have them give you the world for a change.”

Some firms are catering to employee’s needs by offering special amenities, such as on-site fitness facilities, free lunches and massages. Other companies are sticking by the age old adage of giving employees new and exciting opportunities, such as running their own business.

“Time-related policies – whether the job has flexible hours and locations – are big elements of most recruiting pitches,” the article notes. “Even more importantly, some discretion around the use of one’s time can be a powerful incentive. Google has a policy of letting all employees devote one day a week to developing new ideas.”

Opportunities for advancement also are important factors to consider when recruiting. Most recently, some employers are offering employees opportunities to participate in community service.