Case Study: Kona Grill reduces turnover and saves millions with Traitify

How Hiring for Personality Can Save You Millions

Kona Grill, an upscale casual restaurant company, was struggling with extremely high employee turnover of 155.3% annually, which was costing the business millions in personnel, operational, and vacancy-related expenses. To address the challenge, Kona Grill worked with Traitify, using its 90-second validated personality assessment to help identify applicants who matched its “Ideal Employee” profile.

Traitify surveyed Kona Grill’s existing employees, integrated directly with the company’s applicant tracking system, and generated fit scores that allowed recruiters to stack-rank candidates. The results were significant: average employee tenure increased from 7.8 months to 12.0 months, turnover dropped from 155.3% to 122.5% annually, and Kona Grill achieved a 26.7% reduction in turnover. Traitify also helped increase applicant volume by 25%, improve candidate quality by 30%, and reduce time to hire by 40%.

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