WAYNE, Pa. (April 07, 2008) - Kenexa® (NASDAQ: KNXA), a leading provider of recruitment and retention solutions, today announced that Black & Veatch, a global engineering, consulting and construction company, has selected its Kenexa Recruiter BrassRing® and Kenexa Premium On-Boarding® solutions to build upon the company’s strength in global talent management. Black & Veatch, which has more than 9,600 professionals and more than 100 offices worldwide, will utilize Kenexa’s robust technology platform to further enable an  integrated global workforce and enhance business performance.

Kenexa Recruiter BrassRing is a comprehensive applicant tracking system that includes requisition creation, processing and posting, resume searching, sorting and filing, applicant workflow, interview scheduling and tracking, candidate communications and reporting. Kenexa Premium Onboarding accommodates multiple onboarding processes (the successful integration of new hires into an organization's culture) with varying workflows and assists in the distribution of new employee orientation packs specific to job level and department or division.

Kristin Gibbar, global staffing manager with Black & Veatch, said, “At Black & Veatch, our mission is ‘Building a World of Difference.’ As we work to improve and sustain communities and lives around the world, it is imperative that we recruit and retain top talent globally. By combining Kenexa’s superior talent management solutions with our project management and execution capabilities, we are able to optimize our workforce while creating a highly effective onboarding process that offers a fast track to meaningful work and overall job satisfaction.”

According to Gibbar, Black & Veatch selected Kenexa as its vendor of choice for a variety of reasons. Kenexa’s global technology platform, which provides end-to-end process automation, enables Black & Veatch to expand its integrated global workforce and deploy optimal multi-disciplinary teams around the world. Another key decision factor in Black & Veatch’s selection is Kenexa’s extreme service hierarchy, which focuses on multiple levels of customer commitments, ranging from timeliness to responsiveness. Kenexa’s financial strength also weighed heavily in the decision to partner with the software leader, as it demonstrated the company’s longevity and leadership position in the talent management industry.

“Our technology is optimal for large, global companies, such as Black & Veatch, and we are delighted the company has selected Kenexa for its comprehensive talent management needs,” said Troy Kanter, president, Kenexa. “Our top priority is, and always has been, to help organizations attract, hire, motivate, develop and retain high-performing individuals to build a global workforce, one employee at a time. Working with Black & Veatch is directly in line with that goal and we look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with the company.”

About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch develops tailored infrastructure solutions that meet clients’ needs and provide sustainable benefits. Solutions are provided from the broad line of service expertise available within Black & Veatch, including conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, program management, construction management, environmental, security design and consulting, management consulting and infrastructure planning. With $3.2 billion in revenue, the employee-owned company has more than 100 offices worldwide and has completed projects in more than 100 countries on six continents. The company’s Web site address is www.bv.com.

About Kenexa
Kenexa® Corporation is a global leader in building the world’s greatest workforces using a combination of software, employee research science and business process optimization. Kenexa’s global solutions include applicant tracking, onboarding, recruitment process outsourcing, employment branding, skills and behavioral assessments, structured interviews, performance management, multi-rater feedback surveys, employee engagement surveys and HR Analytics. Kenexa is headquartered in Wayne, Pa. (outside Philadelphia). Additional information about Kenexa and its global products and services can be accessed at www.kenexa.com.

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