Many different formats and approaches to building
online employee exit interviews exist. The general approach is to
include:
- An introduction
- Identification of position and other relevant
classification information
- Evaluation of corporate climate
- Evaluation of job environment
- Evaluation of sensitive issues such as bias,
harassment, abuse, discrimination
- Evaluation of reasons for leaving
- Feedback to improve the work environment
- Feedback to improve the department and/or company
- Thanks and appreciation for contribution
A short form employee exit interview questionnaire
might include the following:
- Why did you join this
organization?
- What were your best experiences here?
- What were your worst experiences here?
- What would make you return to our company?
- What message would you give to management upon
your departure?
- If a friend asked you, would you recommend
that they take a job here?
- If you could change anything about how the
company operates, what would it be?
Below is a list of commonly asked employee exit
interview questions.
Employee Exit Interview Questions: Job History
and Overall Evaluation
- What factors led you to accept a job
with our company?
- How has your perception of those factors
changed during the time youve been here?
- What is your primary reason for leaving?
- What triggered your decision to leave?
- Did your job duties turn out to be as
you expected?
- What was most satisfying about your job?
- What was least satisfying about your
job?
- What would you change about your job?
Employee Exit Interview Questions: Job Feedback,
Training, Reviews, Support and Career Goals
- Was the training you
received sufficient to enable you to meet our performance expectations?
- What additional training should have been provided
to you?
- Did you receive adequate support to do your
job?
- Did you receive sufficient feedback about your
performance between evaluation reviews?
- Were you satisfied with this company's merit
review process?
- Did this company help you to fulfill your career
goals?
Employee Exit Interview Questions: Job Improvements,
Feedback and Suggestions
- How do you feel about
the way our company is run?
- How would you rate the morale in your department?
Why?
- Were you happy with your pay, benefits and
other incentives?
- What part did pay or benefits play in your
decision to leave?
- How did you view your chances for advancement?
- What would you improve to make your workplace
better?
- How would you evaluate the quality of the supervision
you received?
- What could your immediate supervisor do to
improve his or her management style?
- Based on your experience with us, what do you
think it takes to succeed at this company?
- Did any company policies or procedures (or
any other obstacles) make your job more difficult?
- Would you consider working for this company
again at some time in the future?
- Would you recommend working for this company
to your family and friends?
- How do you generally feel about this company?
Very Satisfied --- Dissatisfied
- What did you like most about this company?
- What did you like least about this company?
- If you could change anything about how our
company operates, what would it be?
Employee Exit Interview Questions: Employee
Retention, Comments and Suggestions
- How is your new job/company
different from this one?
- What motivated you to begin looking for another
job?
- What made you consider an offer from another
company?
- Before deciding to leave, did you investigate
a transfer within the company?
- Could this company have done anything to encourage
you to stay?
- What does your new company offer that this
company doesn't? (If leaving for another job)
- Did anyone in this company discriminate against
you, harass you or cause hostile working conditions?
- If the employee reports harassment, get very
specific details and examples
- What other comments of information would you
like to share?
- Do you have any suggestions of who we might
hire or where we might find your replacement?
Other employee exit interview questions
- Special demands of the job
- Skills required by the job
- Experience gained or needed in the job
- Educational opportunities on the job
- Travel requirements
- Hours required
- Working environment issues
- Special problems or challenges in job
completion
- Duties that you were not able to be complete
- Long term objectives associated with
the job
- Management style appropriate to the job
or employee environment
- Budget or resources for job completion
- Compensation and advancement associated
with the job
- Common challenges faced by other employees
in similar jobs
- Tips to provide to future employees in
this job position
- Other reasons or areas where you believe
had trouble performing or poor performance
- Company measures of successful performance
- Company or supervisor acknowledgement
of excellent performance
- Recognition and communication of department
or job goals
- Employee training
- Impact of poor performance on the company
- Significant changes on the horizon
- Education policy
- Work-life balance
- Service policy
Source: Surveyz.com
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