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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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Applicant Tracking System (ATS) (9)

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What is a talent pipeline? Building your 2026 hiring strategy

We’ve all been there. A key team member hands in their resignation, and suddenly, the frantic scramble begins. You post a job ad, sift through...

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Graduate recruitment: how to pick the best from the rest

When graduate applications all look the same, stop screening on experience signals. Pick the best graduates by defining a success profile from your...

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Product Update July 2025

Follow our monthly product updates as we share the latest features to help you strategically design and develop teams and the work environment. We’ve...

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interview question

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Crafting interview questions with Work Personality insights

Ever sat through an interview and felt like you were pulling teeth trying to figure out if a candidate was the right fit? Or maybe you hired someone...

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How to assess your team’s work personality to identify gaps

Ever wondered why some teams just click and others seem to struggle, even if every individual is talented? The secret often lies in understanding the...

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Understanding 'Work Personality': a smarter way to make hiring decisions

Work Personality is a way of understanding candidates by how they naturally work, not just what their CV says they have done. It looks at behaviour,...

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AI killed the resume

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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...

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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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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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Unlocking Recruitment Efficiency with an ATS Tool

An ATS tool (applicant tracking system) is software that automates the repetitive parts of recruitment, including collecting applications, screening...

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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)

This page collects the latest HR and talent statistics in one place: organisational culture,...
5 min read

7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

The best free personality tests for employees are the Compono Work Personality assessment, Big Five...
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,...
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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

Performance evaluation bias is a systematic error in judgement that skews how an employee's work is...
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