exit interview
Leaving employee conversation
An exit interview is a meeting between an employer and a departing employee, typically conducted on or near the final day of work.
The purpose is to gather feedback about the job, management, and workplace culture: In her exit interview, she mentioned the lack of advancement opportunities.
Companies use these conversations to identify problems and reduce future turnover.
Spoken or written reactions
- suggestionsProposed ideas or advice
- opinionsSubjective beliefs or assessments
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- constructive criticismFault-finding aimed at improvement
concerns · grievances · recommendations · observations · candid · anonymous · confidential · honest
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- leavingAct of going away
- last dayTerminal point in time
- notice periodRequired warning before leaving
- terminationAct of ending something
quitting · retirement · severance · handover · knowledge transfer · transition · successor · replacement
Leave-taking expression
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- reflectionReturned light or thought
lessons learned · gratitude · acknowledgment · well-wishes · moving on · burning bridges · amicable · bittersweet
Formal evaluation of worth
- reviewCritical written assessment
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- surveySystematic data collection
rating · scoring · measurement · benchmarking · metrics · data · trends · retention
Employee management department
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- structuredArranged in organized form
standardized · documentation · recording · transcript · notes · protocol · procedure · checklist
comments
Spoken or written reactions
- suggestionsProposed ideas or advice
- opinionsSubjective beliefs or assessments
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
constructive criticism · concerns · grievances · recommendations · observations · candid · anonymous · confidential · honest · frank
resignation
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- leavingAct of going away
- last dayTerminal point in time
- notice periodRequired warning before leaving
termination · quitting · retirement · severance · handover · knowledge transfer · transition · successor · replacement · alumni
farewell
Leave-taking expression
reflection · lessons learned · gratitude · acknowledgment · well-wishes · moving on · burning bridges · amicable · bittersweet
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- reviewCritical written assessment
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
survey · rating · scoring · measurement · benchmarking · metrics · data · trends · retention · employee satisfaction
HR
Employee management department
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- formalFollowing strict protocol
structured · standardized · documentation · recording · transcript · notes · protocol · procedure · checklist · form
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, hire
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- feedbackcomment, comments, constructive, complaint, reviews
- interviewsscreening call, applicant, hiring manager, recruiter, thank-you note
exit interviewonboarding
New member integration process
induction · hiring process · hire date · first day · recruitment
exit, interview, interviewer, exiting, exited, interviews, interviewee, interviewing, interviewed