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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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Candidate assessment (18)

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How to choose the right hiring assessment tools for your team

Hiring assessment tools are digital evaluations that measure a candidate's skills, personality and organisational fit before you make an employment...

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DISC vs Big Five: choosing the right model for your team

DISC and the Big Five measure different things. DISC describes observable communication styles across four quadrants, which makes it quick to learn...

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Effective pre-employment assessment Australia: a modern hiring guide

Pre-employment assessment is the structured testing an employer runs before making an offer, covering skills, reasoning, work personality and fit...

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Does psychometric testing work for modern hiring?

Workplace psychometric testing works when the assessment is properly validated, measures something the role genuinely requires, and is used as one...

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How to use candidate motivation assessment to find the right fit

A candidate motivation assessment is the most effective way to determine if a person’s natural work preferences align with the actual requirements of...

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Emotional intelligence assessment: a guide for modern teams

An emotional intelligence assessment measures how well a person recognises and manages their own emotions and reads the emotions of others. For...

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Culture fit assessment in hiring: building high-performing teams

A culture fit assessment measures how a candidate's work preferences, motivations and values line up with the way your organisation actually...

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Screening for skills in a world of 18-month cycles

Screening for skills requires a shift from measuring what a candidate knows today to how quickly they can learn tomorrow, especially as the half-life...

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Psychometric testing Australia: a guide to smarter hiring

Psychometric testing in Australia is a scientific method employers use to measure a candidate's cognitive ability, personality traits and behavioural...

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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...
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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

For team design, start with the Compono Work Personality™ assessment. It is free, takes four...
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Full Research: Latest HR & Talent Statistics (August 2026)

Last reviewed August 2026 This page collects the HR, talent acquisition, engagement, culture and...
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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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Predictive index results types: understanding the 17 profiles

Predictive Index results are grouped into 17 reference profiles across four categories: Analytical,...
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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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Conscientiousness in the workplace: the ultimate guide

Conscientiousness is one of the Big Five personality traits: the tendency to be organised and...
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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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