Kenexa

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Kenexa, an IBM Company, provides

recruitment process outsourcing[1] onboarding tools, employee assessment, abilities assessment for employment candidates (Kenexa Prove It[2]); and Kenexa Interview Builder, a structured interview archive
with example questions.

History

In 1986, Kenexa began by providing

employee performance management
.

By 1998, the company had purchased fifteen organizations, and offered on-demand

human capital management services. During the next three years, they acquired four additional companies and were able to offer employee screening
, behavioral assessment and skills testing products.

In 2005, the company realized its initial public offering followed by the acquisition of BrassRing LLC, Gantz Wiley Research, Knowledge Workers Inc., Psychometric Services and Webhire, which preceded the purchase of HRC Human Resources Consulting GmbH and StraightSource in 2007, which expanded their business in Europe.

From 2008 to 2009, the company expanded to 30 offices in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. It took control of Quorum International Search Limited, and, in 2010, the Centre for High Performance Development and Salary.com.[3][4]

On August 27, 2012, it was announced that Kenexa had been acquired by IBM for $1.3 billion.[5] The acquisition was closed on December 4, 2012, and Kenexa became known as "Kenexa, an IBM Company" with approximately 2,800 Kenexa employees in 21 countries joining IBM.[6]

The assets of Kenexa/ Brassring has recently been sold to Infinite Computer Solutions to Acquire IBM Talent Acquisition Suite SaaS Products Including BrassRing™ on Cloud on April 15, 2021

Divisions

Brassring LLC, Founded in 1999 in

Waltham, MA, is a provider of candidate searching, hiring strategy, skills management and outsourcing software applications.[7]

The Centre for Performance Development, founded in 1996 in

Gantz Wiley Research, founded in 1986, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a

Knowledge Workers, Inc. of

Salary.com, Inc., in Waltham, Massachusetts, is a

compensation professionals for talent management processes.[13]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Peak Workforce Solutions". Archived from the original on March 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "IBM Smarter Workforce". Kenexa. 2015-04-30. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  4. ^ Kenexa Corp (KNXA:US): Stock Quote & Company Profile - BusinessWeek Archived November 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "I.B.M. Snaps Up Kenexa". The New York Times. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  6. ^ "IBM Smarter Workforce". Kenexa. 2015-04-30. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  7. ^ "IBM Kenexa BrassRing Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek. Retrieved 2015-10-08.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Centre for Performance Development Limited: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2015-10-08.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ a b "Kenexa Corporation KNXA description of business". Hotstocked. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-08. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Minneapolis Research Firm Finds Success Talking Customers, Employees". November 5, 2012. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Knowledge Workers, Inc". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)[dead link]
  12. ^ "Kenexa Acquires Knowledge Workers, Inc". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  13. ^ "Private Company Information". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2016-10-20. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)[permanent dead link]
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