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As community managers, we often wear multiple hats and we also come from all different types of backgrounds and experiences. If a layoff in this space has impacted you, I wrote about ways that we can leverage and talk about our experiences for new roles across different departments. - Talk about how you helped with community growth and awareness for marketing roles. - Talk about how you reduced community members from churning and increased renewals for customer success roles. - Talk about how you created and launched a new initiative sticking to budget and timelines for project management roles. Our skill set is transferable and valuable, and if you see roles that you're interested in without 'community' in the title, know that you have the experience to get you there. #community #communitymanager #generalist
You 'hit🔨 the nail on the head' Max Pete. I'm seeing roles that don't have 'community' titles in them but the JD has tasks, experience,s and requirements that are so similar to community professionals' skills. So to my fellow job-seekers read the JD more thoroughly to see what is transferable.
Even with layoffs there are always ways to keep building as a community manager. Always keep learning or moderate groups as a way to sharpen the skill set.
Global Community, Culture Amp
5moI agree, Max! I know community managers who have become product managers, software engineers, or HR professionals.