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Mathan Allington

Mathan Allington is Head of Marketing at Compono, where he writes about hiring, culture, capability and the people-insight side of HR that most tools ignore. He turns behavioural science and workforce data into decisions HR teams can actually defend, and has spent his career building demand for B2B software across Australia and beyond.

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Effective strategies for employee engagement Australia

The workplace engagement strategies that hold up in Australian organisations are the ones that change something structural: how work is allocated, how managers run one-on-ones, how decisions get explained, and how development actually happens....

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How to choose the right talent acquisition software

Talent acquisition software earns its place when it does four things a resume database cannot: score every candidate against the job and the...

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Unbiased recruitment: how to build a fairer hiring process

Last reviewed August 2026 Unbiased hiring (or unbiased recruitment) is the practice of removing conscious and unconscious prejudice from the hiring...

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How a system of intelligence HR transforms modern teams

HR teams translate workforce intelligence into board-level narratives by starting from a risk the board already tracks, attaching a small number of...

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How to choose the right candidate management software

Candidate management software is the system your hiring team uses to track, organise, assess and communicate with applicants from the moment they...

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How skills development software solves the modern talent gap

Skills development software closes capability gaps by mapping what your workforce can do today against what your business will need next, then...

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SME HR software Australia: a guide to smarter people management

SME HR software gives Australian small and mid-sized businesses one central platform to automate admin, manage employee data and improve team...

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HR predictive analytics: how to build a data-driven team

HR predictive analytics uses historical workforce data and statistical modelling to forecast people outcomes such as employee turnover and hiring...

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How to use psychometric testing software to build high-performing teams

Psychometric testing software measures a candidate's mental capabilities, behavioural style and personality traits so you can judge fit for a...

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Data security HR software: protecting your workforce intelligence

Secure HR software needs four things: encryption of data at rest and in transit, multi-factor authentication, granular access controls so people only...

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Full Research: Latest HR & Talent Statistics (August 2026)

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Understanding Performance Evaluation Bias for HR Managers

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What is a Job Description? Understanding Its Importance and Components

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The complete guide to employee onboarding: best practices for 2025

Employee onboarding best practices come down to four things: start before day one, structure the...
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