Use case: Exit survey

Exit Survey — Understand Why Employees Leave

When someone leaves, send a short exit survey: main reason, experience with manager and team, what could have kept them. Anonymous option for honest feedback.

Churn reasoncategories
Anonymousfor HR
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SurveyNinja · Exit survey
Exit interview Anonymous
Short form for clients or employees
What is the main reason for leaving?
A better offer elsewhere
Not enough growth visibility
The product or role no longer fits
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68
exit interviews
3
priority themes
24h
follow-up time
+
Exit survey submitted
HR received a flagged reason · just now
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Where exit surveys help

Offboarding

Send in the last week or after last day.

Anonymous

Optional anonymity for candid reasons.

HR reports

Aggregate reasons and trends for retention.

Partnership exit

Survey when a partner leaves the program — feedback to improve terms and retain others.

By tenure and team

Pass tenure, team or manager as hidden fields and compare exit reasons across employee groups.

Optional recovery call

Show a follow-up contact field only when someone is open to an exit interview or recovery conversation.

How exit surveys work in SurveyNinja

Template

Ready exit survey. Reason, manager, what could have helped.

Timing

Send during offboarding or after last day.

Reports

Dashboard with reasons and trends. Export for HR.

Segments

Optional segment by department. Anonymous option.

Reason summary

Dashboard with shares by category. Trends for HR and retention.

HRIS export

Send responses to Google Sheets, HRIS or BI tools for retention reviews and monthly reporting.

How it works

1

Create survey

Use exit template. Add optional anonymous.

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2

Send during offboarding

Email in last week or after last day.

3

View results

Dashboard with reasons. Export to CSV for HR.

Frequently asked questions

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