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Answering “Why did you quit your last job” in an interview

HR Digest

BRING MORE INNOVATION. I was given ample opportunity to develop the positioning of products and present sales pitches to clients. I was given ample opportunity to develop the positioning of products and present sales pitches to clients. I have the experience to handle the position and can bring innovative ideas to the table.

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Flextime Is Declining, But “Flex Around the Edges” Is Up

Harvard Business Review

Are such “right to request” laws indicators of a rise in flextime? Or do they reflect a fear that flextime programs are being eliminated? At the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), we call this “flex around the edges.” Extended flextime, such as job sharing, part-time work, and sabbaticals, is an even stronger employee magnet.

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Be Flexible, Attract Talent

Marshall Goldsmith

One innovative firm in the Bay Area, Flexperience, has created a different talent market: experienced professionals who seek flexible work opportunities. I spoke with Lisa Kay Solomon, vice-president of business development for Flexperience, about how organizations can build sustainable talent management strategies through flexible work.

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Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Harvard Business Review

A Gallup poll showed that, even when workplaces offered benefits such as flextime and work-from-home opportunities, engagement predicted wellbeing above and beyond anything else. For these reasons, many companies have established a wide variety of perks from working from home to office gyms.