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Exit Interview Form

Capture honest, structured feedback from departing employees about why they're leaving and what should change.

8 fields
2 pages

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Included Fields

Which department did you work in?

Dropdown

How long were you with the company?

Multiple Choice

What is the primary reason for your departure?

Multiple Choice

What could we have done to keep you?

Long Answer

How would you rate the following?

Matrix

Would you recommend this company as a place to work?

Linear Scale

What did you value most about working here?

Long Answer

Is there anything else you'd like to share?

Long Answer

Form Structure

1

Your Departure

4 fields
Which department did you work in?
How long were you with the company?
What is the primary reason for your departure?
What could we have done to keep you?
2

Looking Back

4 fields
How would you rate the following?
Would you recommend this company as a place to work?
What did you value most about working here?
Is there anything else you'd like to share?

About this template

An exit interview form collects structured, comparable feedback from every departing employee: the reasons behind the departure, ratings across management and growth, and the candid comments people rarely give in person.

Written exit surveys often surface things a face-to-face conversation doesn't: people soften criticism in person, especially about managers. This template pairs a structured reason (so you can chart attrition drivers over time) with a ratings matrix and open questions that give departing colleagues room to be honest.

The department and tenure questions turn individual departures into patterns: if engineering exits cluster around 'career growth' at the two-year mark, that's a retention program, not a coincidence.

Tips for better results

  • 1Send the form before the exit conversation, not instead of it. The written answers make the conversation sharper.
  • 2Guarantee (and honor) confidentiality about who sees the answers; candor depends on it.
  • 3Chart the primary-reason breakdown quarterly and by department. Trends matter more than any single exit.
  • 4Ask 'what should we protect' as well as what to fix; knowing what's working is half the value.

Frequently asked questions

Should exit interviews be anonymous?

Full anonymity is hard when the departure is known, but you can limit access to aggregated results. Being explicit about who reads the responses gets you more honesty than pretending it's anonymous.

When should the form be sent?

During the final week, after the handover pressure has eased but before the person has mentally checked out, and always before the final-day conversation.

Can I adapt this for contractors or interns?

Yes: duplicate the form and ask Formly's AI to adjust it ("make this suitable for a departing contractor"), or edit the questions directly.

Who this template is for

  • HR teams running consistent offboarding
  • People-analytics teams tracking attrition drivers
  • Founders and managers who want unfiltered feedback
  • Companies replacing ad-hoc exit chats with comparable data

Not an exact fit? Use this template as a starting point and edit anything, or describe what you need and let Formly's AI adapt it for you.

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