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.
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