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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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How to build a defensible assessment strategy for fairer hiring

A defensible assessment is a scientifically validated evaluation method that proves your hiring and promotion decisions are objective, fair, and...

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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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How to build a fair hiring assessment process

A fair hiring assessment is achieved by using objective, evidence-based criteria that measure job-related skills and work personality rather than...

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Best Spark Hire alternative for data-driven hiring

The best Spark Hire alternative depends on what you need beyond video screening. Compono suits teams that want personality data and culture matching...

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Choosing the best recruitment management system for your team

A recruitment management system is software that runs your whole hiring process in one place: job posting, candidate screening, interview...

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Science-backed hiring: how to build high-performing teams

Science-backed hiring means using objective data, validated psychological assessments and structured interviews to predict how a candidate will...

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How to improve candidate experience for better hiring

To improve candidate experience, cut friction from your application, communicate clearly at every stage, respect people's time in interviews, and...

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Bias free hiring: how to build fairer recruitment processes

Bias free hiring means designing your recruitment process so decisions rest on objective evidence instead of mental shortcuts. The core moves: audit...

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Feedback from an interview examples for every candidate

Good interview feedback is prompt, specific and tied to your selection criteria: name a strength you observed, explain the one factor that drove the...

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Behavioural interview questions: teamwork guide for 2026

Finding the right person for your team is about more than just checking off a list of technical skills or certifications. In 2026, the real magic...

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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 (2025)

This page collects the latest HR and talent statistics in one place: organisational culture,...
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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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7 Free Personality Tests for Employees to Boost Engagement

The best free personality tests for employees are the Compono Work Personality assessment, Big Five...
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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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C-Level Executives: Defining Their Roles and Impact on Business

C-level executives are the most senior leaders in an organisation. The "C" stands for "chief", as...
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