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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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SEEK integration ATS: how to simplify your hiring process

A SEEK integration ATS syncs job advertisements and candidate applications between SEEK and your hiring software automatically, so you manage the entire recruitment lifecycle from one dashboard. It removes manual data entry, speeds up response times...

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Future of HR technology and the rise of workforce intelligence

The future of HR technology is a shift from static record-keeping to workforce intelligence that helps predict performance and cultural alignment....

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How to build a talent pool for sustainable hiring

To build a talent pool, you proactively identify, engage, and stay in touch with qualified people who are interested in your organisation before a...

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ATS for small business: how to simplify your hiring process

An ATS for small business is software that runs your whole hiring process, from posting the job through to the signed offer, keeping every applicant...

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Predicting team dynamics for higher performance

Team dynamics prediction is the process of using behavioural data and work personality insights to forecast how individuals will interact,...

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What is people analytics and how to use it for your team

People analytics is the practice of using workforce data to make better decisions about hiring, engagement, development and retention. It goes past...

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Understanding workplace personality types for high-performing teams

Workplace personality types are the natural patterns of behaviour, communication and problem-solving people bring to their roles. Compono's research...

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Why a resume doesn't predict performance in modern teams

A resume doesn't predict performance because it records past experience, not the behaviours and motivations that drive future success. Decades of...

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Why your staff training is not working and how to fix it

Staff training stops working when it is designed for an average employee who does not exist. Content that ignores how each person naturally works, a...

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How to use an employee pulse survey to transform culture

An employee pulse survey is a short, frequent questionnaire, usually under ten questions and run monthly or fortnightly, that tracks engagement,...

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