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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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Hire (3)

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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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Why 70% of hires fail and how to fix your strategy

Research indicates that up to 70% of hires fail to meet expectations or leave within their first year, primarily because traditional recruitment...

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How to predict hire success for your team

To predict hire success accurately, you must move beyond the resume and evaluate how a candidate's natural work preferences and personality align...

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Why 70% of hires fail and how to fix your recruitment

Research suggests that up to 70% of hires fail to meet expectations within their first year because traditional recruitment processes prioritise...

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How to prevent bad hires and build high-performing teams

You can prevent bad hires by moving beyond the traditional resume and focusing on a holistic assessment of a candidate’s work personality, cognitive...

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How to speed up hiring without compromising on quality

You can speed up hiring by automating manual screening and using predictive assessments to identify strong candidates before the first interview....

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Understanding Performance Evaluation Bias for HR Managers

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