LONDON and WAYNE, Pa. (November 8, 2007) - Kenexa® (NASDAQ: KNXA), a leading provider of recruitment and retention solutions, today announced that they have been selected by McDonald’s to design a customized assessment for the recruitment of its entire U.K. and Northern Ireland team of hourly-paid staff.
Each year the organization receives over 400,000 applications for its crew, customer care, and maintenance positions and this new assessment will become an integral part of the ‘Hire the Smile’ recruitment process for the organization’s 1,225 U.K.- and Northern Ireland-based restaurants.
“We’re hoping this assessment will save us time and bring enormous efficiency savings along with great consistency,” said Nicky Ivory, Reputation and Resourcing Consultant at McDonald’s.
The assessment will measure candidates against the key competencies necessary for a successful career at McDonald’s namely: customer engagement, personal interaction, teamwork, and speed and accuracy.
“We’ve been working with Kenexa for a number of years for the assessment of our assistant branch managers and we’re delighted to continue what has been a very successful relationship,” added Ivory.
Troy Kanter, President and Chief Operating Officer, Kenexa said, “As one of the strongest consumer brands in the world, it’s critical for McDonald’s to identify and recruit the very best front-line staff to ensure a high quality customer experience. We are pleased that McDonald’s has chosen to expand our partnership to include crew assessment.”
In 2007, McDonald’s was voted the best place to work in the U.K. hospitality industry by Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine and was listed in the Financial Times Top 50 Best Workplaces list.
Kenexa is a leading provider of assessment, applicant tracking, employee surveys, performance management and recruitment process outsourcing services that enable organizations to more effectively recruit and retain talented people.
About Kenexa
Kenexa Corporation (NASDAQ:KNXA) provides outsourcing, employee research and software to help organizations more effectively recruit and retain talented people. 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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