Exit Interview Questions

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What opportunities can you see might have existed for the situation/problems to have been averted/dealt with satisfactorily?

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What could have been done early on to prevent the situation developing/provide a basis for you to stay with us?

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Front 3

How would you have preferred the situation(s) to have been handled?

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What specific suggestions would you have for how the organization could manage this situation/these issues better in future?

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Front 5

What could you have done better or more for us had we given you the opportunity?

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Front 6

What extra responsibility would you have welcomed that you were not given?

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Front 7

How could the organization have enabled you to make fuller use of your capabilities and potential?

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Front 8

What training would you have liked or needed that you did not get, and what effect would this have had?

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Front 9

How well do think your training and development needs were assessed and met?

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Front 10

What training and development that you had did you find most helpful and enjoyable?

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Front 11

How could you have been helped to better know/understand/work with other departments necessary for the organization to perform more effectively?

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Front 12

What could you say about communications and relations between departments, and how these could be improved?

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Front 13

How would you describe the culture or 'feel' of the organization?

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Front 14

What can you say about the way your performance was measured, and the feedback to you of your performance results?

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Front 15

How well do you think the appraisal system worked for you?

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Front 16

How would you have changed the expectations/objectives/aims (or absence of) that were placed on you? ...... And why?

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Front 17

What, if any, ridiculous examples of policy, rules, instructions, can you highlight?

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Front 18

What things did the organization or management do to make your job more difficult/frustrating/non-productive?

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Front 19

Aside from the reason(s) you are leaving, how strongly were you attracted to committing to a long and developing career with us?

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Front 20

What can the organization do to retain its best people (and not lose any more like you)?

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Front 21

Would you consider working again for us if the situation were right?

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What particularly is it about them that makes you want to join them?

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What, importantly, are they offering that we are not?

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(If appropriate:) Could you be persuaded to renegotiate/stay/discuss the possibility of staying?

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Front 25

Can we be of any particular help to you in this move/deciding what to do next (we can't promise anything obviously)?

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Front 26

What could your supervisor do to improve his or her management style and skill?

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Front 27

What are your views about management and leadership, in general, in the company?

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Front 28

What did you like most about your job?

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What did you dislike about your job? What would you change about your job?

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Front 30

Were your job responsibilities characterized correctly during the interview process and orientation?

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Did you have clear goals and know what was expected of you in your job?

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Front 32

What are the key qualities and skills we should seek in your replacement?

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Front 33

Could your departure have been avoided?

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Front 34

What will your new position offer that your current one didn’t?

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