Im a marketing director currently and applied for a role as a community manager but was immediately rejected leading me to believe the skills or certifications didn’t match well enough to get through ATS. @Community managers, what skills/certifications should I hone in on in order to make this career switch? How can I also gain experience in managing a community online? Where do I start? Thanks

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Did you tailor your resume to the job description as much as possible? It could have been thrown out because it didn't have enough matching keywords - before a person could have looked at it. Did they mention any certifications or skills you couldn't put on your resume or in your application? I would start there!

Yeah I wouldn't really assume it was a rejection of your certifications or that you need different certifications. If it's not listed in the job description/expectations then I'm sure there are other reasons they didn't respond to you. Most likely the market is just oversaturated right now and they didn't even see your resume in full.

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