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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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Choosing the best recruitment management system for your team

A candidate management system is the part of your recruitment software that holds people rather than paperwork: one record per applicant, pipeline stages, interview feedback, messaging and a searchable talent pool you can come back to. A recruitment...

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Science-backed hiring: how to build high-performing teams

Science-backed hiring means using objective data, validated psychological assessments and structured interviews to predict how a candidate will...

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How a mobile HR app transforms team engagement

A mobile HR app improves team engagement by putting feedback, recognition and development in people's pockets instead of behind a desktop login. When...

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What drives employee performance in modern teams

Employee performance is driven by four conditions: clarity about what success in the role looks like, alignment between a person's natural work...

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Choosing the best recruitment software for New Zealand teams

Recruitment software for New Zealand teams comes in four shapes: an applicant tracking system for employers, a recruitment CRM for agencies, an HRIS...

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How to choose employee retention software for your team

Employee retention software is HR technology that shows you why people stay and why they leave, early enough to act on it. Almost everything sold in...

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Sentrient compliance review: managing risk in modern teams

Sentrient is a workplace compliance platform that centralises policy management, legally vetted e-learning and incident reporting for Australian...

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Does training improve performance in modern teams?

Yes, training improves performance, but only under specific conditions: it targets a real skill gap, matches how the individual naturally works, and...

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Choosing the right pre-employment assessment software

Pre-employment assessment software evaluates candidates on skills, cognitive ability and work personality before you hire, so decisions rest on...

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How talent analytics software transforms modern hiring

Talent analytics software collects and analyses workforce data so HR and business leaders can make hiring, engagement and development decisions on...

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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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