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Gaylord Entertainment Turns to Kenexa for Employee Assessment and Recruiting Solutions
- Kenexa to Help Identify and Onboard Top Talent for Hospitality and
Entertainment Industry Headliner -
WAYNE, Pa., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kenexa(R) (Nasdaq: KNXA), a
leading provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, today
announced that Nashville, Tenn.-based Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: 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 (Nasdaq: 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.
SOURCE Kenexa Corporation
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