Career Center

Community associations are a booming industry with tremendous career growth opportunities, financial promise, fulfillment, and job security at any stage in life.

New guide to help you attract and hire young professionals as community managers

Audience: Board members, community association management company executives and hiring staff.

Purpose: To present the community association management industry to young professionals in an appealing manner and demonstrate its value and impact on the community.

Includes:

  • Defining the job requirements
  • Offering structured internships and apprenticeships
  • Hosting guest speakers and collaborating with universities and trade schools
  • Exploring workforce grants and tax credit programsRecruitment strategies

New report from the Foundation for Community Association Research

Audience: Community association management company executives and hiring staff.

Purpose: Informs efforts to find, recruit, mentor, and position community managers for success in their careers.

Includes:

  • Hiring shortage data
  • Candidate profiles and referrals
  • Benefits breakdown
  • Career motivators
  • Profession challenges
  • Ideas to reevaluate workloads and refine retainment strategies

New guide from the Foundation for Community Association Research, Community Associations Institute, and the Community Association Managers International Certification Board

Audience: Community association management company executives and hiring staff.

Purpose: Informs efforts to find, recruit, mentor, and position community managers for success in their careers.

Includes:

  • Hiring shortage data
  • Candidate profiles and referrals
  • Benefits breakdown
  • Career motivators
  • Profession challenges
  • Ideas to reevaluate workloads and refine retainment strategies

Excel as a Community Association Professional

Gain a strategic roadmap for your career as a community association manager or business partner. Whether you're new to community associations or have years of experience, CAI can offer you numerous opportunities for professional growth and education. 

Community Managers: Learn more about job responsibilities, education, credentials, and networking opportunities. Visit the CAI Job Market to explore employment opportunities.

Business Partners: Accountants, attorneys, bankers, insurance professionals, landscapers, painters, reserve specialists, software providers, and many others are indispensable to the community associations they support with their guidance, products, and services. CAI education  helps these businesses and professionals differentiate themselves in the competitive community association marketplace.

Looking for New Talent to Help Shape the Future of Your Association and Industry?

Download CAI's Internship Guide now.

Learn How to Excel in the Industry or Hire the Right Community Association Professional

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, and INCLUSION

Community Associations Institute is committed to making diversity, equity, and inclusion a core aspect in our membership, on our staffs, and within the community association housing model at large. Click here for our full Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement