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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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Understanding Attrition Rate: A Comprehensive Tutorial for HR Managers

Attrition rate is the percentage of employees who leave an organisation over a set period. You calculate it by dividing the number of departures by the average headcount for that period, then multiplying by 100. If 10 people leave a 100-person...

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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, responsibilities and required qualifications. Done well, it...

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Best Practices for Good Questions for Interview: Proven Strategies for HR Success

Good interview questions are open-ended, anchored to real job scenarios, and asked consistently across every candidate. The four core types are...

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The 8 Biggest Hiring Headaches

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The 8 Biggest Hiring Headaches (and How to Solve Them Like a Pro)

The eight biggest hiring headaches are talent shortages, high recruitment costs, mismatched candidates, toxic high performers, unconscious bias,...

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The Evolving Learning Management System Landscape

In today’s fast-paced, digitally-driven business world, companies are increasingly adopting Learning Management Systems (LMS) to streamline employee...

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Culture as the Foundation of Business Success

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Culture as the Foundation of Business Success

Culture is the foundation of business success because it shapes how decisions get made, how people treat each other, and whether strategy actually...

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The Best Onboarding Portal: Enhance Your New Starter Experience Today

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The best onboarding portal: enhance your new starter experience today

An employee onboarding portal is a central digital platform where new starters complete paperwork, learn company policies, meet their training plan...

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Are CVs Losing Their Edge? Why Psychometrics are Set to Redefine Recruitment

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Are CVs Losing Their Edge? Why Psychometrics are Set to Redefine Recruitment

CVs are losing their edge because AI writing tools have made every application look polished, which means a CV no longer tells you much about the...

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Leadership Styles and Your Personality

Your work personality shapes your default leadership style. Evaluators, Coordinators and Doers tend toward directive leadership, Campaigners, Helpers...

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My best ever (virtual) onboarding experience

A great virtual onboarding experience runs in five stages: pre-boarding before day one, a structured first day, a first week of training and...

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The Six Learning Science Principles We Live By

The six learning science principles that make training stick are retrieval practice, spaced...
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Full Research: Latest HR & Talent Statistics (2025)

Last reviewed August 2026 The latest talent acquisition and HR research points the same way from...
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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

Last reviewed August 2026 The best free personality tests for employees and team building are the...
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How to post job ads on LinkedIn: A step-by-step guide for HR managers

To post a job ad on LinkedIn: log into your company Page, go to the Jobs section and select the...
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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

An HRIS (human resource information system) is software that stores all employee data and automates...
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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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