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Discover insights into culture, engagement, talent acquisition and employee development.

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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Why is behavioural hiring important for HR teams?

Behavioural hiring is important for HR because it predicts how a candidate will actually perform on the job, rather than just what they claim on...

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How Compono Hire assesses candidates for long-term success

Compono Hire evaluates candidates across organisation fit, skills, and qualifications, using behavioural science to predict which applicants will...

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Talent acquisition software for NSW businesses

Talent acquisition software for NSW businesses helps local organisations automate manual recruitment tasks, reduce bias through psychometric...

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How a work personality test helps Northern Territory businesses

A work personality test for Northern Territory businesses helps leaders understand how their people naturally prefer to operate, making it easier to...

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How to improve quality of hire and build high-performing teams

To improve quality of hire, you need to standardise your assessment process, introduce behavioural science to evaluate work personality, and align...

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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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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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