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

HR Digest

Or why are you seeking this position? Did you leave on good terms from your previous office? A reference from your last job or company goes a long way in reassuring the interviewer of your performance and skills. A long commute. Maybe inordinately long hours. Long overdue promotion. Work pressure.

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Promotion without a raise? Experts weigh in

HR Digest

This is a doubly confounding situation as the recovery largely depends on two unpredictable factors: how fast, and aggressively, our government can act, and how long social distancing lasts. A promotion can have wide-reaching implications in terms of career opportunities. rather than an increase for a few hundred pounds.

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How to Keep a Job Search Discreet

Harvard Business Review

Get clear on what you're looking for in your next position. Perhaps you don't have a strong relationship with your boss, or you worry about retribution from colleagues, or you fear you won't find another position and don't want to risk the embarrassment. Leave on good terms. Then reality-check that with the market.

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The Ideal Work Schedule, as Determined by Circadian Rhythms

Harvard Business Review

On average, after the workday begins, employees take a few hours to reach their peak levels of alertness and energy — and that peak does not last long. Not long after lunch, those levels begin to decline, hitting a low at around 3pm. A large body of evidence links naps to increases in task performance.

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Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Harvard Business Review

But a large and growing body of research on positive organizational psychology demonstrates that not only is a cut-throat environment harmful to productivity over time, but that a positive environment will lead to dramatic benefits for employers, employees, and the bottom line. Employees prefer workplace wellbeing to material benefits.