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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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Product Update May 2026

Last month we said the bigger AI news was weeks away, not months. Here’s the first of it. We’ve shipped roleplay coaching in Hey Compono, our...

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How to reduce bad hires and build high-performing teams

To reduce bad hires, you must move beyond technical skills and assess how a candidate’s natural work personality aligns with the actual activities...

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How to reduce time to hire without losing talent quality

To reduce time to hire effectively, you must identify and remove bottlenecks in your screening and interview stages while using data to predict...

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Product Update April 2026

Follow our monthly product updates as we share the latest features to help you strategically design and develop teams and the work environment. It's...

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Best recruitment platform in Adelaide for modern teams

The best recruitment platform in Adelaide is one that combines local market insight with sophisticated workforce intelligence to help you identify...

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Effective ways to improve quality of hire for modern teams

The most effective ways to improve quality of hire involve shifting focus from historical experience to predictive work personality data and cultural...

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Effective recruitment process improvement for modern teams

Recruitment process improvement starts with identifying the specific bottlenecks in your current hiring funnel and replacing manual guesswork with...

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How to achieve a lasting time to hire reduction

To reduce time to hire, find the specific bottlenecks in your process, move quality checks like fit and personality assessment to the start of the...

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The hidden bad hire cost and how to protect your team

The true bad hire cost typically ranges from 30% to 150% of an employee's annual salary when you account for recruitment fees, onboarding time, and...

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How to build a faster hiring process that finds better talent

A faster hiring process is achieved by identifying bottlenecks in your screening stages, automating repetitive administrative tasks, and using...

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What is a Job Description? Understanding Its Importance and Components

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HRIS system: complete guide to human resource information systems

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C-Level Executives: Defining Their Roles and Impact on Business

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