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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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7 min read

We've tested whether new drivers can see danger for 20 years. Here's what the evidence says.

I have two boys. Five and two. Driving is a long way off for both of them, and yet here I am already worrying about it. Not the parallel parking or...

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3 min read

Part 1 - Bloom’s Taxonomy: The Difference Between Knowing the Answer and Understanding What to Do

This is Part 1 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click here for more in the series....

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Compono's Fireside Chat in Sydney on workforce capability gap

8 min read

Workforce capability gap: 5 lessons from HR leaders

A workforce capability gap opens when a business changes faster than its people systems can keep up, and the fix is visibility, not more hiring. That...

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AI can get you shortlisted. A human still decides. Rudy Crous, Compono

3 min read

AI can get you shortlisted. A human still decides.

I 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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removing location as a hiring constraint

4 min read

We removed location as a hiring constraint before it was 'cool'. Here's what we found on the other side.

Before 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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how HR can enhance employee retention by applying Customer Success principles

3 min read

What HR could learn from Customer Success

Put 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

When most companies think about hiring salespeople, they picture the same type of person. Confident. Persuasive. Energetic. Relationship-driven....

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Compono team with The Talent Tech Customer Service Award at the 2026 TIARAs

3 min read

What a customer service award actually measures

Compono 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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Understanding the product roadmap can enhance financial planning and decision-making for CFOs in tech start-ups.

2 min read

CFO in a Tech Start-Up: The Roadmap is Not Someone's Road Trip Itinerary

Early 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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2 min read

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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