2007 News
The Sound of Silence
Monday, December 31, 2007
While providers such as ACS, IBM, Accenture, and Aon all offer RPO services, independents such as The RightThing, Spherion, Kenexa, and others are winning many more deals. And with the market still expanding rapidly, more providers are being drawn in...
2008 Top HRO Superstars
Monday, December 31, 2007
Troy Kanter recognized as one of the 2008 Top HRO Superstars. These leaders were responsible for taking the industry in a new direction in 2007 and will certainly help chart a new course for providers and buyers alike in 2008.
Kenexa Feasts While Taleo Heads South
Friday, December 28, 2007
Kenexa has proven that you don't need to be based in Silicon Valley in order to achieve technical excellence. Kenexa continues to reap the benefits of public company patience, discipline and capitalization. The perseverance and tenacity of the Kenexa...
Work/Life Balance
Thursday, December 20, 2007
According to a poll of 10,000 US staff by talent acquisition and retention solutions firm Kenexa, due to the competing pressures from both work and home, men are becoming more aware of their organisations’ efforts to allow for the fulfillment o...
Recruiter Software
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Randstad, the world’s third largest recruitment and HR provider has selected Kenexa to provide an assessment package for its candidates in the UK.
The software, Prove It! includes over 800 assessments for clerical, software, call centre, beh...
FT Report-Recruitment: The Danger of Employing Happy Slackeys
Thursday, November 29, 2007
A recent article in Evolve, a magazine published by Kenexa, an HR consulting and software business, called such people "Happy Slackeys".
"Happy Slackeys are those who harbour no real dissatisfaction with the company," wrote Jef...
Dogged by Bad interviews
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Ben Hawkes, senior consultant at the recruitment and retention specialist Kenexa, agrees that companies which take an arrogant or careless approach to recruitment are “shooting themselves in the foot”.
“There are plenty of rival ...
Examining Employee Relations
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Bad bosses may be doing more damage beyond mismanaging their direct reports. According to a Kenexa Research Institute Report, which includes views of workers from Brazil, China, Germany, India, the United Kingdom and the United States, ineffective ma...
Talent Management: Look After Your Golden Eggs
Monday, November 19, 2007
Some months ago, MacIntyre's managing director Bill Mumford attended a strategic leadership course at Cranfield, where he learned the value and importance of assessing organisational culture.
Following on from the course, Mumford hired recruitment...
Are You Satisfied with Senior Management? It Depends on Where You Live
Thursday, November 15, 2007
According to a survey of employee opinions in Brazil, China, Germany, India, the United Kingdom and the United States, 54 percent of workers have favorable views of their senior management.
Indian workers were most likely to give their senior mana...