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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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Culture fit matching software: how to build high-performing teams

Culture fit matching software aligns a candidate's values, work preferences and personality with your company's environment before you hire, using assessment data rather than gut feel. Done well, it predicts long-term retention and performance far...

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How a hiring intelligence platform transforms modern recruitment

Hiring intelligence is the use of behavioural science and outcome data to predict how a candidate will perform and how long they will stay, instead...

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Culture assessment Australia: how to measure what matters

A workplace culture assessment measures how people actually experience working in your organisation: what gets rewarded, how decisions get made, how...

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Effective compliance training management for modern teams

Compliance training management is how an organisation plans, assigns, delivers and evidences mandatory training so every worker holds the current...

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How to improve LMS completion rates and drive team growth

To improve LMS completion rates, match content format to each learner's work personality, keep modules under fifteen minutes, make them...

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Choosing the right ATS for mid-market business growth

An applicant tracking system (ATS) for a mid-market business has to bridge the gap between basic job posting and heavy enterprise recruitment...

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Choosing the best Sentrient alternative for your team

A strong Sentrient alternative does more than automate compliance and policy management. It adds workforce intelligence, so you can read team...

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Choosing the right HRIS software for your growing team

HRIS software (human resource information system software) is the central database for your employee records, holding contracts, personal details,...

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Effective compliance training for modern Australian teams

Compliance training in Australia is the training an employer runs so staff understand the rules that apply to their work and can be shown to have...

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How culture fit drives employee engagement in modern teams

Culture fit and employee engagement work together: when a person's values and natural way of working match their environment, they put in real effort...

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