Employers can use the following example questions to create an exit interview questionnaire or as a script when conducting an in-person exit interview.:
- What factors contributed to your decision to resign?
- What might have been done to prevent you from leaving?
- What makes your new job more attractive than your present job?
- How did you learn about the job opening for the new position you have accepted?
- Why did you accept that job offer versus another?
- How was your overall experience working for this company?
- Would you consider returning to this company if a position were available in the future?
- Would you recommend a friend or family member work here? Why or why not?
- Were the duties and demands of this job described accurately during the interview process?
- Were you given training to perform the job? How would you assess the quality of that training? What are some of the areas for improvement?
- Were you own expectations for the job met?
- How would you describe our workplace environment to someone considering working here?
- What improvements do you suggest to make this job better, more challenging and/or more interesting?
- Were you and your supervisor able to work together effectively?
- What kind of feedback did you receive from your supervisor and how frequently?
- How could your supervisor have helped you more on the job?
- How would you describe your supervisor's management style?
- How would you describe the management style of your division head?
- How would you describe the management style of the organization overall?
- What do you like most about working here?
- What do you like the least about working here?
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