OSU Career Services

What OSU Career Services does

OSU Career Services is a department within Oklahoma State University, a public land-grant university, that delivers career development services to the university's students, alumni, employers, and faculty. The department operates across four Oklahoma locations—Stillwater (headquarters at 360 Student Union), Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Okmulgee (OSU IT)—and serves undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and corporate recruiters through a combination of in-person and digital channels.

The department's core products include one-on-one career coaching appointments, the 12twenty-powered Job & Interview Portal for job/internship search and employer recruiting, career exploration tools, interview preparation resources, resume and cover letter development, and the Fall 2026 Career Fair series covering six fairs (Part-Time Job Fair, CEAT, Business, Ag/Food/Natural Resources, OSU-Tulsa, and Construction Industry). Appointment scheduling is handled through the Slate CRM platform, and Claudia's Career Closet provides free professional attire to students for interviews and career events. Named employer participants include ONEOK, Phillips 66, Cintas, Enterprise Mobility, InterWorks, MidFirst Bank, Williams, ConocoPhillips, Oxy, Love's Travel Stops, and OGE Energy Corp., engaged via Platinum, Gold, and Orange Cowboy sponsorship tiers.

All services are delivered free of charge to students, alumni, and employers; the department is funded through Oklahoma State University's institutional budget rather than direct customer payments. The go-to-market model is event-driven—anchored by career fairs and individual coaching appointments—supplemented by digital self-serve access via the 12twenty and Slate platforms, plus organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter) under the HireOSUgrads brand. As a university department within a government state entity, OSU Career Services is not a commercially structured enterprise.

Name

OSU Career Services

Legal name

Oklahoma State University

Website

https://hireosugrads.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OSU Career Services is a department of Oklahoma State University providing free career coaching, job/internship search via the 12twenty portal, career fairs, and professional attire to OSU students, alumni, employers, and faculty across four Oklahoma campuses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Career Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Services & Career Readiness (EDALABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Post-Graduation Outcomes Tracking & Alumni Career Support (EDALABAL), Graduate & Professional School Preparation (EDALABAI), Career Coaching, Mentoring & Placement Support Services (EDAAAKAO)

Keywords

• University career services
• Career coaching
• Job placement
• Campus recruiting
• Career fairs

Headquarters

HQ city

Stillwater

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. University Funded Services: OSU Career Services is a department of Oklahoma State University, funded through institutional budgets. Services are provided free of charge to OSU students, alumni, and employers. Revenue is derived from institutional funding rather than direct customer payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OSU Career Services is a department within Oklahoma State University that delivers free career development resources to students, alumni, employers, and faculty. Its primary offerings include the 12twenty-powered Job & Interview Portal, one-on-one career coaching appointments, a series of themed career fairs, professional attire access through Claudia's Career Closet, and online tools for major exploration, resume and cover letter development, and interview preparation.

Product overview

OSU Career Services is a university department offering a unified career services ecosystem for Oklahoma State University students, alumni, employers, and faculty. The core offering includes the 12twenty-powered Job & Interview Portal for job/internship search and employer recruiting, supplemented by career coaching appointments, career exploration tools, interview preparation resources, and professional attire through Claudia's Career Closet. The department organizes multiple Fall 2026 Career Fairs and provides employer services including job postings, internship creation, and corporate sponsorship opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Claudia's Career Closet: A free Oklahoma State University resource that provides students with access to professional attire at no cost.

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ONEOKminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Orange Cowboy Sponsor - Corporate sponsor that participates in OSU career fairs and recruits OSU talent for employment opportunities.
• Phillips 66minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Orange Cowboy Sponsor - Corporate sponsor that participates in OSU career fairs and recruits OSU talent for employment opportunities.
• CintascoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Platinum Cowboy Sponsor - Major corporate sponsor with significant campus recruiting presence and brand visibility through the sponsorship program.
• Enterprise MobilitycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Platinum Cowboy Sponsor - Major corporate sponsor with significant campus recruiting presence and brand visibility through the sponsorship program.
• InterWorkscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Platinum Cowboy Sponsor - Major corporate sponsor with significant campus recruiting presence and brand visibility through the sponsorship program.
• MidFirst BankcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Platinum Cowboy Sponsor - Major corporate sponsor with significant campus recruiting presence and brand visibility through the sponsorship program.
• WilliamscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Platinum Cowboy Sponsor - Major corporate sponsor with significant campus recruiting presence and brand visibility through the sponsorship program.
• ConocoPhillipsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Gold Cowboy Sponsor - Corporate sponsor participating in OSU career fairs and recruiting OSU talent.
• OxyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Gold Cowboy Sponsor (under Oxy Zero In brand) - Corporate sponsor participating in OSU career fairs and recruiting OSU talent.
• Love's Travel StopsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Gold Cowboy Sponsor - Corporate sponsor participating in OSU career fairs and recruiting OSU talent.
• OGE Energy Corp.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Gold Cowboy Sponsor - Corporate sponsor participating in OSU career fairs and recruiting OSU talent.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Handshake: Leading university career services platform used by thousands of institutions to deliver job postings, career fairs, and employer connections. Direct platform competitor to the 12twenty portal OSU currently uses and the dominant alternative schools consider when standardizing career tech infrastructure.
• 12twenty: Career and experiential learning platform currently powering OSU's job/interview portal and faculty dashboard. Direct technology partner/peer providing the very infrastructure OSU's services depend on.
• Symplicity: Provider of career services management and student employability platforms used by higher education institutions. Comparable to 12twenty in serving the same university career-services workflow and competing for the same institutional procurement contracts.
• University of Oklahoma Career Services: OU's central career services office serving students and alumni with coaching, fairs, and job search resources. Closest regional peer — both Oklahoma-based public university career centers competing for the same Oklahoma employer sponsorship pool and student talent outcomes.
• University of Texas at Austin Texas Career Engagement: Large public, Big 12 peer university's career services unit offering coaching, fairs, and employer programs. Comparable scope, multi-industry fair portfolio, and corporate sponsor structure to OSU Career Services.
• Purdue University Center for Career Opportunities: Career services office at a large land-grant public university. Highly comparable peer in scale, mission, employer engagement model, and career-fair-driven GTM, useful as a benchmark for staffing and programs.

Emerging players

• Quinncia: AI-powered career services platform providing resume reviews and career insights to university students. Emerging technology vendor that competes for the same digital enhancement budgets that OSU could allocate to 12twenty/Slate.
• Big Interview: Interview preparation and career readiness platform adopted by many universities as a supplement to career services. Adjacent to OSU's interview prep and job materials services and a potential digital-add-on competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HireOSUgrads
• Facebookfacebook.com/HireOSUgrads
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hireosugrads
• Instagraminstagram.com/hireosugrads

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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