Case Study: Zety achieves 86% employee retention with Greenhouse Software

How Zety retains 86% of its employees

Zety is a fast-growing company that has solved a common HR problem: keeping people long-term in a tight labor market. Faced with high replacement costs and the risk of disengagement, Zety nevertheless maintains an 86% employee retention rate and has only laid off two people, showing the challenge was not just hiring but building a culture people want to stay in.

Zety’s approach blends hiring for cultural fit, a clear and honest employer brand, candid job descriptions, and a structured performance-improvement process for low performers, plus empowered decision-making and focused manager training. The company also tracks engagement with Officevibe and acts on the data; the result is high retention, minimal layoffs and strong engagement scores (most key metrics above 8), reducing turnover costs and preserving organizational momentum.

Zety

Piotrek Sosnowski

Co-Founder and VP