How do you track, converse, communicate and otherwise curate all your various social media activities? Great question and one that someone asked John Jantsch recently.

John started a blog discussion on the topic and comments are still coming in. In brief, John is by nature a systems thinker so of course he has a system for managing his social media.

He checks some twice a day (e.g. his blog and twitter), some daily (e.g. writes his blog, Google Reader, Google Alerts, Stumble) and others weekly (LinkedIn).

Priorities would vary on an individual basis but having a system for checking is good. Of course having a system and sticking to a routine is even better.

Do you have a social media system that works for you?

The five pillars of success

Seth Godin can challenge us to reflect deeply using very few words – consider his five pillars of success:
1. See (really see) what’s possible
2. Know specifically what you want to achieve
3. Make good decisions
4. Understand the tactics to get things done and to change minds
5. Earn the trust and respect of the people around you

Seth thinks we spend most of our time on #4.

What do you think?

As companies cut back on hiring, fewer job openings are reducing the demand for recruiters according to CNNMoney.

“The industry is facing some serious challenges,” said a veteran executive coach and career management adviser.

No one seems to be spared - last week, Google announced it was laying off 100 in-house recruiters in response to its reduced rate of hiring in the current economic climate.

But headhunters can still play a crucial role in today’s market according to the VP of one staffing firm. Job openings, while few and far between, now solicit thousands of responses, bombarding employers with too many choices.

“Because everybody is so hungry they’re jumping on everything that’s moving,” “That excellent candidate is buried under 999 other ones.”

So where does this leave employers dealing with fewer HR staff and no recruiters?

Do you have a hiring system that will help you identify the quality candidates and save your managers valuable time in the hiring process.

Have you checked out  McKinley’s Recruitment and Selection Process, www.hospitalityhive.com and www.clubjobs.ca ?

Did you ever wonder why people worldwide use the internet? As an employer, perhaps you should.

A recent post in Dosh Dosh concluded that people use the internet to:

To communicate and socialize. This is very much a fundamental human need. People like to meet and talk to other people through the internet. They use it to maintain new or existing relationships. They want to communicate ideas and find solidarity with others who share similar interests.

So do something which facilitates communication; create hyper-local or cross-border communities, social networks or services built on existing communication/social protocols and services. Socialize existing web functions with an emphasis on connecting people.

To find information and learn new things.The internet is a massive archive of new and old information. As an educational tool, the web is essential for people who are seeking to learn.

People want to find things online so help them create a system which provides information or filters existing content. For example develop blogs, training courses, social news, aggregated news and online journals.

People use the internet for a reason and as an employer, you can use this to your advantage.