Modifying Preconceived Notions
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Despite what we've been hearing -- or at least garnering from all the surveys, studies and advice being offered about younger workers -- millennials seem to be pretty pleased with their bosses.
Perhaps even more surprising, they're more pleased tha...
Chinese, Indian Workers Give Bosses Top Marks
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Workers in Japan gave their bosses low marks while managers in China and India won kudos in a recent survey.
Only 35% of employees in Japan rated their company's senior management highly on a set of five attributes—such as their commitment to ...
Keeping 'Overqualifieds' on Board
Monday, November 15, 2010
What do twenty-somethings like? Their bosses, it turns out.
In a recent study, members of the so-called Millennial generation rated their managers more highly than did Generation Xers or baby boomers. Sixty-eight percent of surveyed Millennials, bor...
Analyze This
Monday, November 01, 2010
Employee-survey programs can yield valuable data to drive organizations forward, but the hard work involved could be wasted if the results are not effectively communicated back to workers and quickly acted upon.
UK Leaders Lag Behind in the First Global Ranking of Leadership Effectiveness
The Kenexa Research Institute’s 2010 WorkTrends research report, entitled Exploring Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness, identifies what ‘followers’ want from their leaders and managers and it includes a global ranking of leader...
Keeping Pace with Youth Bulge
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Speed and youthfulness are not always a good combination.
When I was 16 years old and received my driver's licence, I was obsessed with driving fast and for youth the consequence of speed is often recklessness. Unfortunately for my parents and the...
Using Exit Interviews As A Tool For Talent Retention
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Many people who have left a significant job have found their last week and last day to be chaotic, fast-paced and even emotional. The last day can be spent handing in keys, checking in equipment, clearing desks and offices, signing separation and fin...
Seek career, not job, students told
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
VISAKHAPATNAM: Students, on completing education, should not merely search for a job, but seek a career that really defines them, founder-chairman and CEO of Kenexa Rudy Karsan said here on Tuesday.
Interacting with students of local colleges at a &...
‘Search for a career, not just a job'
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
After completing their education, students should not merely search for jobs, but scout for a career that really defines them, according to Mr Rudy Karsan, founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kenexa.
Interactive session
At an interacti...
Kenexa acquires Salary.com
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Kenexa Corporation has acquired all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Salary.com.
Kenexa is a provider of business solutions for human resources, while Salary.com is a provider of on-demand compensation management solutions. Both the comp...