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View all featured posts, articles by Rudy Crous, (Corporate Psychologist, Compono CEO and Co-founder), or filter below for your desired topic.

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AI killed the resume

4 min read

The résumé is dead, and AI buried it in hiring slop

Imagine you’re knee-deep in applications for a single job post and starting to wonder if you’ll drown in the mess. It’s because most of these résumés are nothing more than AI-generated hiring slop. That’s right, what was once a trusted tool for...

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HRIS system: complete guide to human resource information systems

5 min read

HRIS system: complete guide to human resource information systems

An HRIS (human resource information system) is software that stores all employee data and automates core HR processes, including payroll, leave,...

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Mastering Attrition Risk:  Essential Strategies for HR Leaders

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Mastering Attrition Risk: Essential Strategies for Today's HR Professionals

Attrition risk is the likelihood that an employee will leave your organisation and not be immediately replaced. It builds quietly through...

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Best practices for LinkedIn job advertising

Effective LinkedIn job advertising comes down to four things: a descriptive, searchable job title; transparent salary and benefits; targeting that is...

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The top employee engagement questionnaires to boost team morale

An employee engagement questionnaire measures how connected people feel to their work, their team, their manager and their organisation. The most...

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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 option to post a job, fill in the job details, choose...

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interview

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Best practices for asking interview questions that work

Optimising the hiring process can feel like a Herculean task, especially when it comes to interviews. Crafting the right interview questions is more...

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4 steps to implement a Work Personality test for your team

Implementing a work personality test takes four steps: choose a test that is validated for workplace use, set clear objectives and prepare your team,...

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7 Essential Tools to Enhance Manager Skills for HR Leaders

The most useful tools for building manager skills combine insight into how people work with structured capability development. For HR leaders, seven...

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Popular posts

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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...
24 min read

Full Research: Latest HR & Talent Statistics (August 2026)

Last reviewed August 2026 This page collects the HR, talent acquisition, engagement, culture and...
7 min read

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...
4 min read

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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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...
14 min read

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,...
5 min read

HRIS system: complete guide to human resource information systems

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

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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