Gaylord Entertainment Turns to Kenexa for Employee Assessment and Recruiting Solutions

- Kenexa to Help Identify and Onboard Top Talent for Hospitality and

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    WAYNE, Pa., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kenexa(R) ( KNXA), a
 leading provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, today
 announced that Nashville, Tenn.-based Gaylord Entertainment ( GET) has
 chosen Kenexa's industry-leading, on-demand employee assessment and
 recruiting solutions to help identify and onboard top talent.
     Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Gaylord Entertainment will
 use Kenexa Recruiter Enterprise(TM), a hosted applicant-tracking system, to
 streamline its recruitment process and identify the most talented job
 candidates for its customer-centered hospitality, resort, and entertainment
 company. In addition, Gaylord will use this solution with Kenexa
 Selector(TM) to provide potential hires with performance prediction
 questionnaires that assess personality, analytical ability, situational
 savvy and experience as these are industry-critical attributes that
 influence customer satisfaction.
     Gaylord Entertainment's Executive Director, Corporate Human Resources,
 William Dick, stated, "Kenexa is providing us with a tailored solution to
 help identify and hire high-potential, low-risk 'Frontline STARS' for our
 organization."
     Gaylord Entertainment, a leading hospitality and entertainment company
 based in Nashville, Tenn., owns and operates three industry-leading brands
 - Gaylord Hotels (www.gaylordhotels.com), its network of upscale, meetings-
 focused resorts, ResortQuest (www.resortquest.com), a vacation rental
 property management company, and the Grand Ole Opry (www.opry.com), the
 weekly showcase of country music's finest performers for 80 consecutive
 years. The company's entertainment brands and properties include the
 Radisson Hotel Opryland, Ryman Auditorium, General Jackson Showboat,
 Gaylord Springs, Wildhorse Saloon, and WSM-AM. For more information about
 the company, visit www.gaylordentertainment.com.
     Kenexa President and COO, Troy Kanter, commented, "The ability to
 deliver an exceptional customer experience is directly related to the
 superior customer service skills and engagement of your staff. We are
 indeed honored to provide our employee recruitment and assessment solutions
 to Gaylord. Their commitment to creating incredible ongoing customer and
 employee experiences is reflected in their desire to onboard the best and
 the brightest talent available to them."
     About Kenexa
     Kenexa Corporation ( KNXA) provides outsourcing, employee
 research and software to help organizations more effectively recruit and
 retain a productive workforce. Kenexa solutions include applicant tracking,
 employment process outsourcing, onboarding, skills and behavioral
 assessments, structured interviews, performance management, multi-rater
 feedback surveys, employee engagement surveys and HR Analytics.
 Headquartered in Wayne, Pa. (outside Philadelphia), Kenexa employs more
 than 1,200 people worldwide. More information about Kenexa and its global
 locations can be accessed at www.kenexa.com.
 
 

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