Exit interviews explain why people left, but by then it is too late to act. This retention survey asks current employees similar questions while there is still time to respond, giving HR teams and people managers an early signal about who may be thinking about leaving and why.
The survey opens with department, tenure, and employment type, then asks how the employee would describe their current job search situation. Ratings follow for overall satisfaction, the chance they will still be there in a year, and how likely they are to recommend the company as a workplace, plus eight quick ratings covering pay, growth, work-life balance, management, recognition, culture, workload, and teamwork. Employees then rank the factors that would influence them to stay and name the change that would matter most.
The questions adapt to each person's situation. Anyone who is not fully settled sees questions about their likely timeframe, reasons for considering leaving, and what could change their mind, while employees who are not looking skip them. Only those who have received an outside offer are asked whether they are seriously considering it, and the email field appears only when someone agrees to a confidential follow-up conversation with HR, so everyone else can respond without giving contact details.
