Exit interviews

Stay interview survey template

Ask people why they stay before they leave: what they enjoy, what frustrates them and what would tempt them away.

5 questions · about 4 minutes to complete · free on every plan

Free account required. The template is copied into your workspace; edit anything before publishing.

When to use it: Once a year with key people, ahead of the manager conversation.
Who it is for: Employees you want to keep.

How to use this template

Send it after the resignation is accepted but before the last day.
Promise that answers are shared in aggregate with leadership, not with the manager.
Compare reasons for leaving with engagement results to spot blind spots.

Questions in the stay interview template

1. What do you look forward to when you come to work?
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2. What do you dread?
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3. What would make you consider leaving?
multi choice · A significant pay rise elsewhere, A promotion elsewhere, More flexibility, A change of manager, A different kind of work, Nothing right now
4. How likely are you to be here in a year?
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5. What can your manager do to make your work better?
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What the results look like

IllustrativeSynthetic sample of 120 responses generated for this preview, not real survey data. Your results page shows the same charts for your own responses.

1.What would make you consider leaving?

116 answered

Answer distribution
Answer	Count	Percent
A significant pay rise elsewhere	59	51%
A promotion elsewhere	38	33%
More flexibility	70	60%
A change of manager	26	22%
A different kind of work	25	22%
Nothing right now	86	74%

2.How likely are you to be here in a year?

120 answered

Average 3.5

Answer distribution
Answer	Count	Percent
1	13	11%
2	19	16%
3	22	18%
4	32	27%
5	34	28%

How to read these questions

multi choice: Percentages add up to more than 100% because people can pick several. Compare options by share of respondents, not share of picks.
rating: Report the mean and the top-two-box share (the two highest points). Top-two-box is easier to explain and less sensitive to a few extreme answers.

Frequently asked questions

Should an exit interview be a survey or a conversation?

Both. The survey gets honest answers to the awkward questions (manager, pay, culture); the conversation adds context. Send the survey first.

How long does the stay interview survey take to complete?

About 4 minutes: 5 questions, most of them single-tap. Every question can be edited, removed or reordered in the builder before you publish.

Is this template free to use?

Yes. Every template is included on the Free plan. Sign up, click Use this template, and it is copied into your workspace where you can edit it, add your logo and share it by link, email or embed.