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Rachel Happe on Hiring community managers:  

Whether you are looking for a job or planning on building a social media team for your company - here are 7 social media roles that are not often spoken about.

Amber Naslund shares her views on what to look for when hiring someone to work in social media for your company.  

Bill Johnston shares some insights from the Online Community & Social Media Compensation Study that was conducted by Forum One Networks in July of this year.

Jeremiah Owyang gives advice on what qualities you should be able to demonstrate if you want to work in a corporate social media job.

Tom Humbarger shares the outcome of a live chat on the characteristics of a good community manager. This article also has a list of useful links and resources on

Connie Bensen writes about her day-to-day role and responsibilities as community strategist for Techrigy. "My position is the ideal community position--but then,

Erin Bury writes about her day-to-day responsibilities as Community Manager at RedWire, and the skills required to be a good community manager.

This Wharton article gives advise on how to build a consistent personal brand through social networks.

In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 24:20, 22.3 MB), Dustin Shey shares how he got a job as a Community Moderator for a startup. He found the lead through