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

HR Digest

BRING MORE INNOVATION. I have the experience to handle the position and can bring innovative ideas to the table. For the past year, I have been considering a move for better opportunities, and this vacancy seems an ideal fit for my abilities as I have ample experience in project financials and analysis. TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE.

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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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Experiment with Organizational Change Before Going All In

Harvard Business Review

Maybe you were contemplating a change in employment policies such as flextime or one in customer-facing processes such as a new billing system. Say you introduce an innovative new customer-relationship-management (CRM) tool for your sales force, and revenue increases by 15%. The change is a success, right? Maybe or maybe not.