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Questionnaire on Employee Retention

1) Are you happy with your current job? If Yes, why?

2) What would make your work more meaningful and satisfying? 

3) What conditions would cause you to seek employment elsewhere? 

4)  What is it that keeps you from seeking other employment? 

5) What changes need to be made in your work environment? 

6) How do you like to be recognized, acknowledged and rewarded for a job well done? 

7)  What is your greatest challenge or roadblock? 

8)  What makes you feel like a valuable contributor? 

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9)  What support, tools/resources, skills or empowerment do you need to be more effective? 

10) What strengths or talents do you possess that aren't being used? 

11) What de-motivates you?

12) If you could make any changes about your job, what would they be?

13) What things about your job do you want to stay as they are?

14) If you could go back to any previous position and stay for an extended period of time, which one would be it and why?

15) If you suddenly became financially independent, what would you miss most about your job?

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16) In the morning, does your job make you jump out of bed or hit the snooze button?

17) What makes for a great day?

18) What can we do to make your job more satisfying?

19) What can we do to support your career goals?

20) Do you get enough recognition?

21) What can we do to keep you with us?

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22) What is that one special factor in your new employer which is making you move away from our company?

23) Are you not feeling secure to be associated with a start-up company?

24) Do you think that you were underutilised in our organization?

25) What were your ambitions before joining our company and how far have they been fulfilled now?

26) What was the rapport which you shared with your colleagues? Were they co-operative with you?

27) Were you not happy with the compensation and perks given to you

28) Were you not able to adjust with the culture of our organization?

29) What was the intention behind you leaving our organization?

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30) What is your greatest strength which you think was not utilised and your next organization would recognise better?