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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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HR tech for Australian business: a guide to smarter growth

HR tech for Australian business helps leaders move past manual spreadsheets to build data-driven cultures that attract and keep good people in a competitive market. It automates the heavy lifting of recruitment and gives real insight into team...

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Choosing the best recruitment platform for mid-market businesses

The best recruitment platform for a mid-market business solves two problems at once: it runs hiring efficiently at growing volume, and it tells you...

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LMS for SMEs: How to choose the right learning platform

A learning management system (LMS) for SMEs is a platform that helps smaller businesses organise, deliver, and track employee training without...

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How to implement unbiased recruitment in your organisation

Unbiased hiring means every candidate is judged on the same job-related evidence, gathered in the same way, and scored against criteria you wrote...

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Best engagement platform comparison for modern teams

An engagement platform measures how connected people are to their work and their organisation, then turns that into something a leader can act on....

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Choosing the right cloud-based HR platform for your team

A cloud-based HR platform is software that manages employee data, hiring, engagement and development online rather than on in-house servers. The...

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Effective pre-employment assessment for modern Australian teams

Pre-employment assessment in Australia is the use of standardised, validated tools to evaluate a candidate's skills, personality and organisational...

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Effective employee skill development for modern teams

Employee skill development is the process of identifying the gap between your team's current capabilities and what the business needs next, then...

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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

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