"At Scotiabank, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessiblework environment that engages employees, recognizes and rewards solidperformance and fosters work/life balance," said Cory Garlough, vicepresident, Global Employment Strategies, Scotiabank. "By leveragingKenexa's robust survey platform, we will be able to better measure how ouremployees are feeling, through practical and easy-to-use tools, and convertthose perceptions into meaningful actions."

Scotiabank will use Kenexa's technology to deliver the bank's opinionsurvey to the company's 66,000 employees worldwide in several languages viathe Web. The anonymous and confidential survey results will enablemanagement to shape programs and decisions that improve employeerelationships and help strengthen overall job satisfaction.

Scotiabank selected Kenexa as its technology partner for four key reasons:Kenexa's ability to seamlessly manage the bank's complex global surveyprogram; the company's extensive experience in the financial industry; itsglobal footprint with local expertise; and, most importantly, overallvalue.

"Scotiabank has a progressive mindset regarding talent management and astrong reputation for workplace excellence," said Troy Kanter, president,Kenexa. "Kenexa's overall value proposition aligns extremely well withScotiabank's unique approach and vision. We look forward to working withglobal organizations like Scotiabank to further support their talentmanagement needs and steadfast commitment to their workforce always keepingemployees a top priority."

About Scotiabank

Scotiabank and its affiliates serve more than 12.5 million customers insome 50 countries around the world, offering a diverse range of productsand services, including personal, commercial, corporate and investmentbanking. Of the big five Canadian-based banks, Scotiabank is the mostglobal in geographic reach and plans to dramatically expand thiscapability. For more information on Scotiabank, please visit:www.scotiabank.com

About Kenexa

Kenexa Corporation (NASDAQ: KNXA) is a global leader in building theworld's greatest workforces using a combination of software, employeeresearch science and business process optimization. Kenexa's globalsolutions include applicant tracking, onboarding, recruitment processoutsourcing, employment branding, skills and behavioral assessments,structured interviews, performance management, multi-rater feedbacksurveys, employee engagement surveys and HR Analytics. Kenexa isheadquartered in Wayne, Pa. (outside Philadelphia). Additional informationabout Kenexa and its global products and services can be accessed atwww.kenexa.com.

Note to Editors: Kenexa is a registered trademark of Kenexa Corporation.Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of theirrespective owners.

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