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AI can get you shortlisted. A human still decides.
Rudy CrousI spent 25 minutes on ABC Radio National on Monday with Lisa Leong, talking about how you get hired when both sides of the table have handed the job...
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We removed location as a hiring constraint before it was 'cool'. Here's what we found on the other side.
Tamara O'SullivanBefore March 2020, if you told most HR leaders you were hiring remotely and letting people work from wherever they lived, the reaction was polite...
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What HR could learn from Customer Success
Daryl NingPut simply… Treat your employees like your best customers. Acquiring a new customer costs more than keeping the one you've got — that's just how SaaS...
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9 min read
Stop hiring the same salesperson at every phase of growth
Justin CouttsWhen most companies think about hiring salespeople, they picture the same type of person. Confident. Persuasive. Energetic. Relationship-driven....
3 min read
What a customer service award actually measures
Mathan AllingtonCompono just won The Talent Tech Customer Service Award at the TIARA Talent Acquisition & Talent Tech Awards ANZ 2026. Our Customer Success and...
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CFO in a Tech Start-Up: The Roadmap is Not Someone's Road Trip Itinerary
Amy LarfieldEarly in my career, working as a junior finance person in a tech start-up, I used to hear people rushing past my desk muttering about something...
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Working as a CFO When Your Personality Doesn't Fit the Box
As an accounting graduate with strong academic results and no clear idea of which direction to head, I applied for just about every graduate program...
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Make it hard to ignore: How to amplify your customers’ voice
David YoungmanChampioning customers isn't about saying "yes" to every request. It's about deeply understanding their needs, building a professional system to track...
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CFOs in a Start-Up: The Nitty Gritty of Numbers, Controls and Best Practice
It's your first day. You want to see last month's P&L, the balance sheet, balance sheet reconciliations with work papers, and a 30-day cash plan that...
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During the Great Resignation, staff came to me weekly asking for more money. I had to keep saying no.
At the peak of the Great Resignation, I was having the same conversation on repeat. A team member would come to me, sometimes weekly, to let me know...
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