WBJ Talk Back | Online reader comments from June 13-July 2, 2008
While our story about the recent indictments of two Worcester men on charges of mortgage fraud created the most traffic on our web site over the last two-week period, our story on LinkedIn generated the most reader feedback. Here's a roundup of some of the more interesting items that hit the WBJ inbox:
Learning LinkedIn
Re: An Editor Gets Hooked On LinkedIn
Not surprisingly, WBJ Editor Christina H. Davis's first-person account of how to use LinkedIn spurred a lot of e-mails, mostly from readers with their own bits of advice for first-time users of the online networking site. One reader had this to say about using the service:
ââ¦The referral section of LinkedIn is also a useful tool. A prospective employer looking at a possible hire's recommendations in LinkedIn may just hire that person over someone else.â
Another reader had this helpful hint for people that upload their contacts from Microsoft Outlook:
âYou should personalize the invitation you send, giving a reason why you'd like to connect with the personâ¦By personalizing the invitation, you're showing your contact you want to have a meaningful connection to him and are not just gathering contacts.â
Housing Market Pain
Re: Home Sales Continue Downward
It seems we can't get out of the housing market slump, our readers have a lot to say about it. This article reported that sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts fell by nearly 13 percent in May compared to May 2007, according to Boston-based real estate tracker The Warren Group. We got this response on the subject from a reader with firsthand knowledge of the local real estate market:
âOne of the primary factors for decreased home sales is the inability for many buyers to secure financing of their home purchase. I have worked with numerous buyers who have a good, solid employment history but because their credit scores are not in the 700s, they are unable to obtain a loan.â
Personalities Clash
Re: Difficult Employee Or Difficult Behavior?
Everyone has worked with one: That person in the office that seems to bring the drama, no matter how simple the task. Well, two local consultants â Deb Bercume and Lynne Couture â addressed the issue head on in a how-to article about how to manage a difficult employee effectively. The article clearly struck accord with at least one reader you wrote:
âThese are great common sense tips I hadn't thought about. Thanks for the insight!â
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