IT KM Career Prospects

The area of information and knowledge management is a broad and diverse field and there are many possible career paths that one could choose. Information and knowledge management covers both the business side and also the information technology side. Due to the broad and diverse field of IKM it can be difficult to choose a career path that is right for you.

Choosing the correct IKM field

It is often best to choose a field that interest you, as this will provide more enjoyment when working and will most likely motivate you to work harder and strive for careers advancement. Often finding an interest area can be dofficult as the information and knwoeldge management field is so broad. Perhaps you therefore have to look at you personal interests and determine how these personal interests can fit into an IKM field. For instance if your interested in the internet and web design then perhaps website maintenance is the area for you.
Finding an interest area in the IKM field is often the first step you have to complete when trying to find a job.

Careers in Information and Knowledge Management:

• Information Manager
• Content Manager (Website)
• Information Architect
• Librarian
• Document Manager
• Community Information Officer
• Database Specialist
• Records Manager
• Electronic Document Manager
• Knowledge Manager
• Solutions Architect
• Knowledge Officer
• Community Information Coordinator
• Intranet Support
• Electronic Publishing Support
• Information Officer
• Knowledge Process Consultant
• Research Analyst
• Indexing Specialist
• Research Consultant
• Knowledge Analyst