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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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Best Spark Hire alternative for data-driven hiring

The best Spark Hire alternative depends on what you want the tool to do once the videos are in. Willo and Hireflix are the closest like for like swaps if simple one-way video is all you need. VidCruiter suits larger, compliance-heavy hiring. HireVue...

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WHS training software: a guide to safer modern workplaces

WHS software is an umbrella term for two different products that buyers often confuse. A WHS management system records incidents, hazards, risk...

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How to identify and fix a bad workplace culture

A bad workplace culture is one where low trust, guarded communication and inconsistent leadership behaviour have become normal, usually because the...

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Effective performance drivers at work for modern teams

Performance drivers at work are the individual motivations, environmental conditions and team dynamics that determine how effectively people deliver....

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Toxic culture at work: how to identify and fix it

A toxic culture at work is a pervasive environment of mistrust, exclusion and poor psychological safety that undermines employee wellbeing and...

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Choosing the best HRIS Australia for modern teams

Last reviewed October 2026 The best HRIS in Australia is the one that handles local payroll, superannuation and Fair Work obligations natively,...

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Job board integration software: a guide to smarter hiring

Job board integration software connects your internal recruitment system with multiple external job boards, so you post a role once, publish it...

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How to predict employee turnover and improve team retention

You can predict employee turnover by watching four signals: engagement scores trending away from their baseline, changes in an individual's normal...

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How to scale recruitment with volume hiring assessments

Volume hiring assessments filter large applicant pools by scoring every candidate against the same objective criteria before a human reads a single...

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How an HR intelligence platform transforms modern team performance

An HR intelligence platform is software that turns people data into decisions across the employee lifecycle: who to hire, how to engage them, and...

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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

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