Staying up to date with current KM News and Articles
In addition to setting up individual news alerts for KM, reading the many KM blogs and publications out there, how else do you stay informed and find articles about/related to KM?? I just want to point out two sites/people that I think do an excellent job of posting a lot of great articles and information that consistently keeps my reading list populated, especially of late.
Paul McDowall posts a ton of great articles at The Interdepartmental Knowledge Management Forum (IKMF).? Join the group and take a look at the archive of fantastic links – there is something in there for everyone.? Here are a few great examples of recent content that Paul has posted that I’ve especially enjoyed:
- 45 minute audio stream discussing the Army’s current efforts in Knowledge Management and how it relates Boots on the Ground
- Really interesting article titled: Knowledge management for agricultural innovation: lessons from networking efforts in the Bolivian Agricultural Technology System
- Article discussing KM at IKEA , and how critical knowledge transfer between employees can be for IKEA
Boris Jaeger also does a fantastic job of posting links to fresh KM news and articles, among many other things, at Knowledge Management News and Resources .? This site also has an added layer of value in that quite a bit of the posts come from German sources which is fantastic because otherwise there would have been quite a few good reads that I’d have missed out on simply because I don’t speak German (unless of course you count Rammstein lyrics).? The English title is also posted and whenever interested in the article it is easy enough to run the content through a German-English translation site.? Examples of some recent favorites posted:
- Something that may interest some of my readers, there is a call for chapters for a book titled: Cultural Implications of Knowledge Sharing, Management and Transfer: Identifying Competitive Advantage - the description on the site goes into more depth and it seems to be a very interesting project
- An interesting and quick read titled: The Leaving Employee: Knowledge Management for Surviving and Thriving
Have I missed any other sites or communities that also post frequent links to articles about/related to knowledge management?
Careers in Knowledge Management
Weather your starting a career in KM or just looking to grow into a new career that is more KM-centric, it’s hard to know exactly where to start looking.? There isn’t exactly a category for KM positions on Monster , is there?? And in a discipline as diverse as KM, the positions out there for KM aren’t really limited to one or two spots in the tree structures of most job boards.? So, as a few folks have asked me, where to start?
Vertical job search engines such as SimplyHired or Indeed are great places to start your search.? Searching for the keywords “knowledge management” and then narrowing it down by your location, all positions where the phrase “knowledge management” appears will be returned.? You can also filter either by relevance or date on both sites and the results on both are, more or less, the same.? However, the results from Indeed are presented more clearly and the ads don’t get in the way quite as much.? In addition to vertical job search engines, sites that specialize in roles directly or indirectly related to KM also have relevant KM job postings from time to time.? Some examples include Dice (more IT heavy) and SLA.org (although you have to be a member to see the job details - which you should be a member anyway!).?
There are also a few KM sites out there where KM jobs are posted.? While some of the listings can be found using the vertical search engines mentioned, some are unique to where they are posted.? Here are a few sites where you can find KM job postings:
- KM Jobs at Knowledge Management Reporter as well as KMPro both display a feed of KM jobs from Indeed
- KM Jobs at ITtoolbox.com – not surprisingly, they’re very IT-centric
- KM4Dev Jobs Center
- KM Job postings on the Boston KM Forum site
- Additionally, many of the other KM Communities often have KM jobs posted on their site that may not be posted elsewhere.? Sign up for their forum or discussion lists - people post positions on those frequently (depending on the community)
- KMtool.net also has a few links to additional (dated) KM job resources, but they also have links to executive search firms that do KM recruitment as well
On a related note, there are also a couple of KM career/salary studies out there if you want to learn more.? I had a couple of links to KM salary studies based out of North America, but it seems as if those links are no longer working.? However, information on KM salaries based out of the UK can be found here.? The ICASIT KM career page also has some example KM job titles/descriptions and salary information.? Indeed also has KM salary information which also allows you to narrow your search results to a specific location, which makes for easy geographical comparison.