Kenexa and John Clements Consultants Forge Alliance

WAYNE, PA and MANILA, PHILIPPINES--(Marketwire - September 4, 2008) - Kenexa® (NASDAQ: KNXA), a global provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, and John Clements Consultants, Inc., one of the largest recruitment consulting firms in the Philippines, today announced an alliance that brings the Kenexa Prove It!® skills assessment solutions to John Clements Consultants' client base.

The alliance will be officially launched at the Talent Management Conference 2008, which is sponsored by John Clements Consultants, Inc. in partnership with Harvard Business School Publishing. The Talent Management Conference 2008 -- being held in Manila from September 4-5, 2008 -- is the first-ever Philippine conference dedicated to addressing the pressing HR issues facing organizations. As part of the event, Kenexa will present employee engagement data from its WorkTrends™ study, and will participate in a panel discussion regarding recruitment and retention.

Carol Dominguez, President and CEO of John Clements Consultants, Inc., commented, "For almost 35 years, we've held a leadership position in the recruitment and staffing market. It's only natural that we align ourselves with a global market leader such as Kenexa to help support our next phase of growth. Kenexa's world-class skills assessment offerings will be invaluable to our clients, and our long-standing relationships will help them expand their presence in the Philippine market."

John Valenti, managing partner, Kenexa, said, "John Clements Consultants has built an excellent reputation and has demonstrated a thorough understanding of the Philippine market. And, they are well poised to benefit from and cultivate opportunities for their prospects and clients to gain a significant competitive advantage by incorporating our world-class skills assessment solutions into their talent acquisition process."

About John Clements Consultants, Inc.

Since its inception in 1974, John Clements Consultants, Inc. has grown into one of the largest consulting firms in the Philippines today, with a leadership position in the local market and a strengthening presence in the international scene, notably in Asia, the Middle East and the US. While it has grown in size and business interests, locally and internationally, and prospects of further expansion remain in the horizon, the John Clements Consultants Group has maintained its focus on its core competencies: recruitment and training. More information can be accessed at www.johnclements.com

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.