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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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Hiring

Personality Tests for Hiring in Australia: The 2026 Guide

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Personality Tests for Hiring in Australia: The 2026 Guide

Personality tests for hiring in Australia are shifting away from generic psychological profiles and moving toward specific, data-driven assessments...

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Choosing an ATS for aged care in New Zealand

The right ATS for aged care in New Zealand is one that balances strict compliance requirements with behavioural assessments to identify candidates...

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Why pharmacies need behavioural hiring to build safer teams

Pharmacies need behavioural hiring because dispensing medication and managing patient care requires specific natural traits – like meticulous...

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Recruitment software for gyms and fitness: how to hire reliable staff

The right recruitment software for gyms and fitness centres automates high-volume hiring while filtering candidates based on behavioural traits and...

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Why is it hard to reduce time to hire for modern teams

It is hard to reduce time to hire because most teams try to speed up a broken process rather than fixing the fundamental misalignment between hiring...

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How to choose the best talent acquisition software in Sydney

The best talent acquisition software in Sydney evaluates candidates based on behavioural science and organisational fit, moving far beyond basic...

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How culture fit hiring works in technology companies

How culture fit hiring works in technology companies comes down to assessing whether a candidate's natural work preferences align with the specific...

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How does behavioural hiring work in cleaning companies

Behavioural hiring in cleaning companies works by evaluating candidates for innate traits – like reliability, autonomy, and attention to detail –...

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What to expect from a Compono demo: seeing workforce intelligence in action

A Compono demo shows you exactly how to map your team's work personalities, hire without bias, and align culture with performance using our workforce...

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Why do we spend more time researching a 2K laptop than an 80K hire?

Imagine it is Sunday night. You have fourteen tabs open in your browser. You’re reading through multiple blogs and Reddit threads. You’ve watched...

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