improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . march 2014 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message kenexa an ibm company type subsidiary industry employment solutions founded 1987 founder nooruddin s. karsan co founder rhea varghese co founder chairman of the board and chief executive officer headquarters wayne pennsylvania united states revenue 154m usd number of employees 2600 parent ibm website www.kenexa.com kenexa an ibm company provides employment and retention solutions to assist organizations in hiring and keeping workers . it offers recruitment process outsourcing rpo which assists in global recruiting ; 1 onboarding solutions form management for electronic signature legal documents and workflow tracking ; employee assessment abilities assessment for emplyoment candidates kenexa prove it 2 ; and kenexa interview builder a structured interview archive with example questions . contents 1 history 2 divisions 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1987 kenexa began by providing recruitment services . within the first decade of operation the firm creating its first automated recruiting management system and provided employee research and employee performance management integrated with on demand software . by 1998 the company had purchased fifteen organizations allowing them to offer on demand human capital management services.during the next 3 years the firm acquired four additional companies and thus was 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 2009 kenexa expanded to 30 offices in asia europe the middle east and north america . the company also took control of quorum international search limited . this was followed in 2010 by kenexa s acquisitions of 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 divisions edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . may 2011 brassring llc founded in 1999 in waltham massachusetts is a provider of candidate searching hiring strategy skills management and outsourcing software solutions . 7 the centre for high performance development founded in 1996 in london england is a management training company that offers human resources consultancy leadership development and management training . 8 gantz wiley research founded in 1986 and located in minneapolis minnesota is a survey data analysis firm which conducts surveys of employees and clients for customers ranging from banks to discount stores . 9 10 the company was responsible for creating the worktrends database of employee survey results which looked at subjects such as customer relations employee engagement and leadership . 9 knowledge workers inc. of englewood colorado 11 founded in 1985 supplies technology assistance and human resource consulting to government agencies . 12 salary.com inc. is a compensation and human resource management solutions company in the united states human capital software as a service saas market . the company s services are used by compensation professionals for compensation planning . 13 awards edit top five global recruitment process outsourcing rpo vendor baker s dozen customer satisfaction ratings 2010 14 10th on forbes fastest growing technology companies 2008 15 human resources magazine top product of the year 2008 2010 16 ranked the 1 most popular talent management solution in 2012 and 2013 with 9 000 customers and 30 million users . 17 references edit kenexa corporation company profile from hoover s . hoovers.com . retrieved 2015 10 08 . peak workforce solutions archived march 27 2010 at the wayback machine . ibm smarter workforce . kenexa . 2015 04 30 . retrieved 2015 10 08 . kenexa corp knxa us stock quote & company profile businessweek archived november 26 2010 at the wayback machine . i.b.m. snaps up kenexa . the new york times . retrieved 2015 10 08 . ibm smarter workforce . kenexa . 2015 04 30 . retrieved 2015 10 08 . ibm kenexa brassring inc. private company information businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . retrieved 2015 10 08 . centre for high performance development limited private company information businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . 2010 07 26 . retrieved 2015 10 08 . a b kenexa corporation knxa description of business . hotstocked.com . 2015 10 02 . retrieved 2015 10 08 . minneapolis research firm finds success talking to customers employees archived november 5 2012 at the wayback machine . knowledge workers inc. . archived from the original on 2011 07 23 . kenexa acquires knowledge workers inc. . archived from the original on september 30 2011 . retrieved march 24 2011 . salary.com inc. ceo and executives businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . retrieved 2015 10 08 . you searched for bakers dozen customer satisfaction ratings 2010 . hro today . retrieved 2015 10 08 . fast tech newcomers . forbes . retrieved 2015 10 08 . best of the bunch . hreonlnie.com . retrieved 2015 10 08 . best talent management software 2015 reviews of the most popular systems . capterra.com . retrieved 2015 10 08 . external links edit official website v t e ibm history history of ibm mergers and acquisitions think motto operating systems products cell microprocessor mainframe personal computer ibm power systems information management software lotus software rational software spss ilog tivoli software service automation manager websphere alphaworks criminal reduction utilising statistical history mashup center purequery redbooks flashsystem fortran connections business entities cloud computing global services international subsidiaries jstart kenexa research the weather company facilities towers 1250 ren l vesque montreal qc 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