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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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Steps of job analysis: a guide for HR leaders in 2026

Job analysis follows five steps: define the purpose and scope, collect data about the role, analyse the duties and requirements, write the job description and person specification, and validate the result with stakeholders. Done well, it replaces...

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12 different employment tests to hire smarter in 2026

Employment tests fall into 12 main types, from cognitive ability and personality assessments through to work samples and situational judgement tests....

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Predictive index results types: understanding the 17 profiles

Predictive Index results are grouped into 17 reference profiles across four categories: Analytical, Social, Stabilising and Persistent. Each profile...

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Culture survey software: going beyond employee engagement

Culture survey software measures how work actually gets done in your organisation: the values, behaviours and unwritten rules that drive performance....

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Team effectiveness assessment tools for high performance

Team effectiveness assessment tools measure how well a team's mix of work personalities, culture, and engagement supports performance. The best ones...

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Best recruitment CRM software for 2026: a complete guide

The best recruitment CRM software in 2026 depends on who you are. Agencies placing candidates at volume need pipeline and client tools like Bullhorn...

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GBN job board: a guide to hiring for the greater good

The GBN job board is a niche hiring channel for organisations that want to attract purpose-driven candidates: people who weigh an employer's values,...

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Measure company culture: go beyond sentiment in 2026

Measuring company culture means going past the office vibe and the coffee-machine chat. It is about reading the invisible glue that ties your team to...

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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

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How to post job ads on LinkedIn: A step-by-step guide for HR managers

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What is a Job Description? Understanding Its Importance and Components

A job description is a formal document that sets out a role's purpose, essential duties,...
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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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HRIS system: complete guide to human resource information systems

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Understanding Performance Evaluation Bias for HR Managers

Last reviewed August 2026 Bias in performance appraisal is a systematic error in judgement that...
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