Problem
Too many people left within the first year. The company estimated that only about 58 of every 100 hires were still there at 9 months — costly turnover and re-hire drag.
Case study · employer · anonymized · 9-month retention
58 of 60 still employed after 9 months
Direct answer: One employer assessed 60 employees with Real World Careers. At 9 months, 58 of those 60 were still employed — a 96.7% keep rate in the assessed cohort. The same company reported that, under prior hiring, it typically kept only about 58 of 100 people through 9 months (58%). The company attributes the improvement to better fit. Results are observational decision-support outcomes — not a guaranteed result for every employer.
Publication status: Metrics provided by Advanced Learning Academy / company report for public anonymized use. Company name withheld pending full written quote permission. No candidate PII. Not a controlled experiment.
60Employees assessed
58 / 60Still employed at 9 months (96.7%)
58 / 100Prior company keep rate at 9 months (58%)
What changed in plain numbers
| Measure | Prior hiring (company baseline) | RWC-assessed cohort |
|---|---|---|
| People in comparison frame | 100 hires (historical pattern) | 60 employees tested |
| Still employed at 9 months | 58 of 100 | 58 of 60 |
| 9-month keep rate | 58% | 96.7% |
| Not retained by 9 months | 42 of 100 | 2 of 60 |
If the prior 58% keep rate had applied to a group of 60, about 35 would still be employed — versus 58 observed in the assessed cohort. That is a large gap; individual employers will vary. Do not treat as a universal “+39 points for everyone” guarantee.
Problem → approach → result
Approach
Assessed a cohort of 60 employees with Real World Careers (work-relevant fit profile) to inform placement and retention decisions with a shared capability signal — not résumé theater alone.
Result
At 9 months: 58 of 60 still employed. The company links the outcome to better fit between people and roles. Two people from the tested cohort were no longer employed at the 9-month mark.
How this sits next to research
Peer-reviewed meta-analyses show cognitive/work-relevant ability among the stronger predictors of job performance (Schmidt & Hunter, 1998; Sackett et al., 2022) and person–job fit related to better attitudes and lower quit intent (Kristof-Brown et al., 2005). Those studies justify the method class. This page reports one employer’s observed cohort numbers — see also research evidence.
What this case does not claim
- Not a randomized controlled trial
- Not proof every employer will hit 96.7% retention
- Not a job guarantee for candidates
- Not sole basis for hire/fire — decision support with human judgment
- Not federal qualification determination
Facts at a glance
- Segment: Employer (anonymized)
- N assessed: 60
- Still employed at 9 months: 58 (96.7%)
- Exits by 9 months in cohort: 2 (3.3%)
- Prior company 9-month keep rate: 58 per 100 hires (58%)
- Attribution: Company attributes improved retention to better fit
- SKU / dates: To be confirmed on full intake (Pilot / Package / custom)