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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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Resume

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Smarter hiring: choosing the right ATS for Tasmanian businesses

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for a Tasmanian business needs to do more than just sort resumes; it must help you identify candidates who...

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How to choose the best resume screening software

Resume screening software helps you identify the most qualified candidates by automatically analysing applications against specific job requirements,...

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Why a resume doesn't predict performance in modern teams

A resume doesn't predict performance because it records past experience, not the behaviours and motivations that drive future success. Decades of...

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Automated candidate ranking: how to find top talent faster

Automated candidate ranking uses intelligent algorithms and data-driven assessments to score and order job applicants by their suitability for a...

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Choosing the best recruitment management system for your team

A candidate management system is the part of your recruitment software that holds people rather than paperwork: one record per applicant, pipeline...

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Why time to hire is the wrong metric for recruiting success

Time to hire measures how fast you fill a seat. Quality of hire measures whether the person performs, fits the team and stays. Speed is a process...

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Are CVs Losing Their Edge? Why Psychometrics are Set to Redefine Recruitment

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Are CVs Losing Their Edge? Why Psychometrics are Set to Redefine Recruitment

CVs are losing their edge because AI writing tools have made every application look polished, which means a CV no longer tells you much about the...

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The Scientific Recruiter

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The Scientific Recruiter

Ever wondered why the Spartans had only an army of 300 in the battle of Thermopylae?

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Andrew Banks

2 min read

Dump your resume and upload your brain chemistry!?

Don’t laugh, this way of finding a job is coming soon to your job market!” ...says Andrew Banks, Founder of Talent2/Morgan & Banks ASX listed...

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Popular posts

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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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