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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 (36)

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How to use a scoring key for fairer, smarter hiring decisions

A scoring key is a documented framework that rates every candidate against the same weighted criteria, so hiring decisions rest on evidence rather...

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Crafting interview questions with Work Personality insights

Ever sat through an interview and felt like you were pulling teeth trying to figure out if a candidate was the right fit? Or maybe you hired someone...

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How to assess your team’s work personality to identify gaps

Ever wondered why some teams just click and others seem to struggle, even if every individual is talented? The secret often lies in understanding the...

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Understanding 'Work Personality': a smarter way to make hiring decisions

Work Personality is a way of understanding candidates by how they naturally work, not just what their CV says they have done. It looks at behaviour,...

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Mastering interview questions to land your next role

Job interviews can feel a bit like navigating a maze. You’ve prepped your résumé, polished your LinkedIn profile, and now… the interview questions...

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AI killed the resume

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The résumé is dead, and AI buried it in hiring slop

Imagine you’re knee-deep in applications for a single job post and starting to wonder if you’ll drown in the mess. It’s because most of these résumés...

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Mastering Attrition Risk:  Essential Strategies for HR Leaders

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Mastering Attrition Risk: Essential Strategies for Today's HR Professionals

Attrition risk is the likelihood that an employee will leave your organisation and not be immediately replaced. It builds quietly through...

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Best practices for asking interview questions that work

Optimising the hiring process can feel like a Herculean task, especially when it comes to interviews. Crafting the right interview questions is more...

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Unlocking Recruitment Efficiency with an ATS Tool

An ATS tool (applicant tracking system) is software that automates the repetitive parts of recruitment, including collecting applications, screening...

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Product Update June 2025

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Product Update June 2025

Follow our monthly product updates as we share the latest features to help you strategically design and develop teams and the work environment. We’re...

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The Six Learning Science Principles We Live By

The six learning science principles that make training stick are retrieval practice, spaced...
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Full Research: Latest HR & Talent Statistics (August 2026)

Last reviewed August 2026 This page collects the HR, talent acquisition, engagement, culture and...
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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

Last reviewed August 2026 The best free personality tests for employees and team building are the...
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How to post job ads on LinkedIn: A step-by-step guide for HR managers

To post a job ad on LinkedIn: log into your company Page, go to the Jobs section and select the...
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The complete guide to employee onboarding: best practices for 2025

Employee onboarding best practices come down to four things: start before day one, structure the...
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What is a Job Description? Understanding Its Importance and Components

A job description is a formal document that sets out a role's purpose, essential duties,...
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HRIS system: complete guide to human resource information systems

An HRIS (human resource information system) is software that stores all employee data and automates...
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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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