Kenexa Wins Employer of the Year Award From Nebraska Society for Human Resource Management

OMAHA, NE--(Marketwire - September 19, 2008) - At the Qwest Center -- Kenexa Corporation (NASDAQ: KNXA), a global provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, today received the Employer of the Year Award from the Society of Human Resource Management's Nebraska State Council.

The award recognizes Kenexa as a great place to work, in particular for its focus on employee engagement, company-wide community service, employee training and development, and sound HR practices. The award was presented to Bill Erickson, executive vice president, Kenexa at the SHRM Nebraska State Council State Human Resource Conference, which was held on Friday, September 19, 2008, at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb.

"It is an honor to receive this award from an organization like SHRM, which is devoted to serving the needs of HR professionals. As a company that is passionate about ensuring that people are in jobs that they love, we fully support the mission of SHRM. We are proud to accept the SHRM Nebraska Employer of the Year Award on behalf of our approximately 400 employees based here in Nebraska and our employees located around the world," said Erickson.

The award was given based on the HR programs and practices that directly support Kenexa's goals, such as the company's Director and Principal Development Programs and Kenexa University™, which provides continuing education for individual career growth and development. Kenexa also was recognized for its commitment to community service and outreach, which includes providing each employee with one paid community service day for volunteering each year. In the last year, Kenexa-Lincoln employees volunteered with Hearts United for Animals (HUA), conducted community beautification projects, as well as donated 49.5 gallons of blood in Kenexa-Lincoln's bi-monthly blood drives.

About Kenexa

Kenexa (NASDAQ: KNXA) is a global leader in building the world's greatest workforces using a combination of software, employee research science and business process optimization. Kenexa's global solutions include applicant tracking, onboarding, recruitment process outsourcing, employment branding, skills and behavioral assessments, structured interviews, performance management, multi-rater feedback surveys, employee engagement surveys and HR Analytics. Kenexa is headquartered in Wayne, Pa. (outside Philadelphia). Additional information about Kenexa and its global products and services can be accessed at www.kenexa.com.