If you asked me if my college career center was helpful when I was in school, I'd have to say no. And a lot of college graduates would agree, either because their own colleges' career centers were a joke, or they just didn't care enough to use them. It depends on who you ask (I would blame my experience on the latter).
BUT, (yes, there is a "but") career centers are well aware of this unhelpful stigma, and some are going the extra mile to change it. They're turning to resources like Twitter, knowing that students and alumni are likely using the site already.
Not every college is following this trend, but here's a short list of the ones we found that are. NOTE: You don't have to be a student or alum of these schools to reap the benefits of their Tweets.
- @LUCareerSvcs
Lewis University – Illinois
- @UCSBcareer
University of California (Santa Barbara)
- @CCSUCareer
Central Connecticut State University
- @PennCareerServ
University of Pennsylvania
- @UIScareercenter
University of Illinois Springfield
- @WSCCareers
Westfield State College – Massachusetts
- @ASCCareerOffice
Alfred State College – New York
- @BUCareerService
Boston University
- @CareerCenter_LU
Lindenwood University – Missouri
- @HireOSUgrads
Oklahoma State University
- @BSUCareerCenter
Boise State University – Idaho
- @LUCCareer
Loyola University – Chicago
- @UWCareerCenter
University of Washington
- @UGACareerCenter
University of Georgia
- @UOCareerCenter
University of Oregon
If you follow any that aren't on this list, please share them in a comment below!
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