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Brassring
Formerly IBM Kenexa

Overview

What is Brassring?

Brassring, formerly from IBM and part of the Kenexa Talent Acquisition Suite, and now sold by Infinite Computer Solutions, is an enterprise grade ATS and onboarding solution. It allows companies to find the right talent, track and manage candidates, and…

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Recent Reviews

Hiring through Kenexa

8 out of 10
December 03, 2018
Incentivized
Kenexa is used across the organization globally for recruiting and recruiting operations. Its used for candidates applying to various …
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Popular Features

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  • Job Requisition Management (11)
    7.7
    77%
  • Job Search Site Posting (11)
    7.7
    77%
  • Company Website Posting (10)
    7.4
    74%
  • Customized Application Form (11)
    7.1
    71%
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What is Brassring?

Brassring, formerly from IBM and part of the Kenexa Talent Acquisition Suite, and now sold by Infinite Computer Solutions, is an enterprise grade ATS and onboarding solution. It allows companies to find the right talent, track and manage candidates, and use candidate data to spot trends within the…

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Features

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

7.5
Avg 8.0
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Product Details

What is Brassring?

Brassring, formerly from IBM and part of the Kenexa Talent Acquisition Suite, and now sold by Infinite Computer Solutions, is an enterprise grade ATS and onboarding solution. It allows companies to find the right talent, track and manage candidates, and use candidate data to spot trends within the applicant pool.


Brassring offers candidate relationship management functionality for tracking candidate data and personalizing communication with each candidate. The suite also provides ATS capabilities via BrassRing, which enables automation for routine recruiting processes. It also includes cloud-based onboarding and candidate analytics intended to streamline candidate selection and hire-to-value timelines.

Brassring Technical Details

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Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Brassring, formerly from IBM and part of the Kenexa Talent Acquisition Suite, and now sold by Infinite Computer Solutions, is an enterprise grade ATS and onboarding solution. It allows companies to find the right talent, track and manage candidates, and use candidate data to spot trends within the applicant pool.

Cornerstone OnDemand, Infor Human Resources, and PeopleFluent are common alternatives for Brassring.

Reviewers rate Candidate Search and Applicant Tracking highest, with a score of 8.3.

The most common users of Brassring are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Nafisha Labiba | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM Kenexa is a great software that will enable and empower the recruiter to track the best profiles from the very beginning of the recruitment process. Customized email templates allow better communication between both parties. It also helps proper reporting and documentation as well.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This is the best tool for both the employees and the company. For employees, if they want to move from one role to another or want to move from one technology, they can move within the organization with the help of this tool and for companies, if they hire people from outside it there are so many things involved to get information about the employees related to the profile, then interview, onboarding, training, etc. If they hire people within the organization, it will be easy for them and cost-effective as well and existing employees will also not leave the company so easily.
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM Kenexa is dated in my opinion, and could use an overhaul. There are many missing features and areas of functionality, such as having a mobile app. Being able to access candidate resumes, update statuses, etc. through a mobile app is something that other ATS systems offer, and IBM Kenexa does not.
December 03, 2018

Hiring through Kenexa

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Kenexa is is well suited for any organization that has more than 3000 employees globally. I would not recommend this to startups or a growing organization with less than 3000 employees. But once you cross this number, Kenexa becomes useful and is a brilliant tool for global operations - recruiting. I would recommend this tool to any organization that has offices in many countries/geographies as well.
James Reich | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is great for the staffing industry or really any B2B sales organizations. It can be used as an ATS or CRM. It is not a HRMS just a solid ATS, so I don't think it should be overly leveraged just for human resourcing needs or functions other than those linked with staffing.
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Kenexa is one of the big dogs in the ATS space so if you want a traditional enterprise wide ATS for recruiters, it will meet your expectations - no recruiter loves their ATS. If you are looking to be cutting edge and candidate experience focused, I think that there are more nimble systems out there that are trying to take it to the next level. Kenexa has a reputation as being difficult to work with and we have found that to be true - while we have liked several of the special project folks we have worked with, there is a lot of back and forth with engineering to get things done.
Dennard Melton | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I would tell a colleague to make sure you what you are trying to get out of the system. Are you mass recruiting or are you trying to fill a position every once in a while in your company? Make sure you understand the search function as well as how you can get the folders and the files built the way you need it. I am not sure they are tools that would help with mass recruiting. I think removing some of the tools would make it easier to get to resumes and not to have some many clicks with each candidate.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It think as an overall applicant tracking system Kenexa is a good tool. If you need to integrate with another platform I would not recommend it. Also I would also do a deep dive with an implementation consultant before purchasing to see if it will actually work for your business. The sales people sometimes give a false sense of what the system can really do and are not upfront about all the add ons that cost extra money. In other words some people pay for a Pinto but expect a Mercedes Benz to be implemented because the sales team snowed them a little bit through the sales process.
Daniela Whitfield | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized

Kenexa asked a lot of questions that pertained to real life scenarios for retail managers. It is very helpful to see how people react under pressure. It measures the years of experience in comparison to how an individual would react thoroughly.

Some of the more complex math and theory questions may or may not apply to the type of manager we need for this specific industry given all you need is a high school diploma and 2-3 years of management experience to be considered for the role.

Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Stay away from Kenexa. I could not recommend using any of their products in any circumstance. Look at newer players in the ATS field, where you're likely to find a more innovative, well-designed system that will provide a better experience for recruiters, managers, applicants, and back-office support. It'll probably be a lot less expensive as well.
February 13, 2015

Kenexa Review

Kallen Loos | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I found Kenexa very appropriate for recruitment. The recruitment portal worked very well and was very organized. I would ask how it will meet your business needs specifically and what it will help you do better. There is certainly a learning curve and a different angle of approach with this system vs. PeopleSoft.
February 13, 2015

Kenexa review

Jennifer Uriguen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I would recommend Kenexa because their applicant tracking system has everything needed to run a successful recruitment process where there is a high volume of roles and strong strategy to bring in diverse top talent. I do think this type of tool is for larger companies or companies that are global. For smaller companies with less than 500 employees whose volume of recruitment is low, you may not need this type of system.
Ellen Pham | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I think companies should look into Bullhorn Reach. it's much more usable and minimized. Sleek, modern, fast, compatible and cloud based. It also offers mobile recruiting, that way all processes can be made anywhere and anytime--which makes it more convenient for recruiters who are also out in the field more. Bullhorn Reach also has consistent activity tracking. Every bit of process or communication made by recruiters and users is tracked and can be seen by every one else. Which ultimately helps us stay updated on everything. The less clicking we have to do to get to something that we need to know about, the more user friendly it is.
February 04, 2015

Review of Kenexa

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It acts as a more than adequate applicant tracking system(ATS). The interface is intuitive but the system tends to be slow. At times, he system takes a few tries to log-in as it cannot locate appropriate credentials.
December 20, 2013

2XBrassRing Review

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
My advice would be that the level of service received from the consultants is not what it once was. I believe their service model changed two years ago, and as a result the consultants are responsible for more clients. As a result the consultants have less time to really learn the system, as they are constantly on calls from one client to the next with no real down time to troubleshoot.
Brett Kummer, PHR | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I would recommend that any colleague should complete the due diligence process of examining all products to find the right fit for their company culture. Some of the questions I would ask in a search are: 1-What does the customer service process look like? 2-Who will be performing any enhancements or alterations to my instance of the product? 3-How will this product integrate with existing HR systems already employed by my company.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I would advise to go over the functions step by step a few times a day with the trainer in order to get comfortable with it. You need to click on a lot of things to navigate through the product so be prepared to take a significant amount of time a day to review.
Aaron Binkley | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Other products in the same category as Kenexa 2x BrassRing would be Taleo and PeopleFluent. I would also look into Avature as an ATS option. I am currently on the sourcing side of the recruitment process and use Avature for tracking and candidate mining purposes. I would recommend getting any kind of demo possible since the user interfaces vary quite a bit between them. Ease of use and overall stability should be kept in mind when comparing ATS prices.
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