#TwitterForGood is Great for JA Students and Alumni

October 16, 2020

As part of #TwitterForGood, Twitter employees—or Tweeps—participated in a job-shadow day with JA students and alumni today. Each JA student or alumnus was paired with a Twitter employee and shadowed them for part of the workday. Some JA participants also worked in groups. In total, 74 Tweeps worked with 77 JA students/alumni. Check out some of the awesome feedback below!

Can you feel that? My best day in a long time.@JAWorldwide @Twitter #WeAreJA #TwitterForGood pic.twitter.com/PHzjun8XCM

— Bire® (@adumbirec) October 16, 2020

“Thank you again so much for helping make today possible! I had a fantastic experience speaking with Oliver from Twitter and learned a lot about what it is like to work as a UX Researcher! The #GatherCareer Talk was also super insightful to hear from both Mike and Maisha about recruitment and the ways in which Twitter has had to adapt during the pandemic.”

— Sam, USA

Had an awesome opportunity to chat with @FloBombin from @Twitter as part of @JAWorldwide's Job Shadow Day. This was the best conversation I have had with someone this year and I know what I learned is going to change the rest of my life. Thank you Adam.#TwitterForGood #WeAreJA pic.twitter.com/B5XQTBIf1G

— John Samuel Ewotu (@john_ewotu) October 16, 2020

“It was great! Thank you so much for this experience. I will always remember the things I learned today. It was an enlightening experience and one of the best programs I’ve been to.”

— Rayyan, Bahrain

Had an awesome conversation this morning as part of @TwitterForGood and partnering with @JAWorldwide! One of my favorite days of the year! #TwitterForGood pic.twitter.com/rAgR1xjIb5

— Charlie Henderson (@ChuckHend17) October 16, 2020

“It really was brilliant!”

— Janet, Malta

"Twitter gives me the power to make connections" - couldn't agree more, @eliasdopi! And Twitter allowed us to connect today thanks to @JAWorldwide's job shadow day! Was great to meet you Jose and l look forward to staying in touch! #TwitterForGood https://t.co/IHMeub24BM pic.twitter.com/ezq8YYSncn

— Brian Poliakoff (@brianpoliakoff) October 16, 2020

“It was great! Thank you JA for the opportunity.”

— Doreen, Ghana

Today on @TwitterForGood @JAWorldwide Job Shadowing, I had this rare opportunity of interacting with @Mr_DannySingh who is a UX Designer and Researcher @Twitter . Danny is a husband and daddy of two, and likes to go to the beach in his free time.#WeAreJA pic.twitter.com/7zLfwddu1A

— Doreen Appiah-Num (@lacolo_doreen) October 16, 2020

In addition to the virtual job-shadow opportunities, JA hosted a Gather Talk with two top Tweeps on Friday.