Voluntary Resignation Survey Template
Understand what drove an employee's decision to resign. Recommended timing: within 48 hours of resignation notice.
What this survey is for
Catch fixable causes of regretted attrition while memories are fresh.
Example questions
- 1
What is the main reason you decided to resign?
Single choice
- 2
Could we have done something to change your decision?
Yes / No
- 3
I felt my career could grow at this company.
Opinion scale
- 4
I was fairly compensated for my work.
Opinion scale
- 5
How would you rate your overall experience working here?
Rating
- 6
What was the tipping point in your decision to leave?
Open text
- 7
What should we change for the colleagues you leave behind?
Open text
- Send the voluntary resignation survey at the moment it's most relevant to the respondent.
- Keep it short — every extra question lowers completion.
- Always include at least one open-text question so AI can surface themes.
- Segment responses by audience and touchpoint to find what to fix first.
- Close the loop with respondents when you act on their feedback.
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