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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 workplace compliance training for modern teams

Workplace compliance training teaches employees the laws, regulations and internal policies that govern how they do their jobs. Effective training does more than tick a legal box. It builds a safe, fair, high-performing culture by making the rules...

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How to choose the right talent management platform

A talent management platform is one system for every decision you make about a person after you decide you need them: attracting and hiring, engaging...

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How to use compensation analytics to build high-performing teams

Compensation analytics is the practice of using payroll, market benchmark and performance data together to decide what people are paid. It answers...

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Choosing the best hiring software Australia: A guide for modern teams

The best hiring software for Australian businesses combines an applicant tracking system (ATS) with workforce intelligence: culture and personality...

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How to choose the right microlearning platform for your team

A microlearning platform for staff delivers training in short, single-objective bursts that people can finish in about five minutes, inside the...

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High volume recruitment: how to scale hiring without losing quality

High volume recruitment is the process of hiring a large number of people across multiple roles within a short timeframe. Done well, it pairs...

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How work personality profiling builds high-performing teams

Work personality profiling maps how someone naturally prefers to work, matching their behaviour to the eight core work activities a team needs. It...

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Numerical reasoning test: a guide to smarter hiring

A numerical reasoning test is a psychometric assessment that measures how well a candidate interprets, analyses and draws logical conclusions from...

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A guide to evidence-based hiring for modern teams

Evidence-based hiring means making recruitment decisions with objective data, validated assessments and structured interviews rather than gut feel....

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