Employee Satisfaction Survey
Creating an Annual Employee Satisfaction and Retention Survey
This prompt helps HR teams design an annual employee satisfaction and retention survey. It focuses on identifying factors influencing satisfaction, engagement, and long-term commitment to the company.
Responsible:
HR/Recruiting
Accountable, Informed or Consulted:
HR, Leadership
THE PREP
Creating effective prompts involves tailoring them with detailed, relevant information and uploading documents that provide the best context. Prompts act as a framework to guide the response, but specificity and customization ensure the most accurate and helpful results. Use these prep tips to get the most out of this prompt:
Review data from previous surveys or employee feedback to identify recurring themes.
Define clear goals for the survey, such as reducing turnover or improving engagement.
Communicate the importance of the survey to employees to encourage participation.
THE PROMPT
Help design an annual employee satisfaction and retention survey for [specific software startup] to assess overall morale, engagement, and factors influencing long-term commitment. Focus on:
Overall Satisfaction: Recommending general questions, such as, ‘How satisfied are you with your role and work experience at the company over the past year? Please elaborate.’
Career Growth: Suggesting insights into development, like, ‘Do you feel there are sufficient opportunities for career advancement? What could improve this?’
Workplace Culture: Including cultural alignment queries, such as, ‘How well does the company’s culture align with your personal values and expectations?’
Compensation and Benefits: Proposing financial and non-financial prompts, like, ‘Are you satisfied with your compensation, benefits, and overall rewards? What additional benefits would you value most?’
Retention Factors: Recommending engagement-focused questions, such as, ‘What are the top reasons you would consider staying at or leaving the company?’
Provide a comprehensive annual survey structure to identify trends in satisfaction and retention, with actionable insights for organizational improvement. If additional details about past survey trends or company priorities are needed, ask clarifying questions to refine the survey.
Bonus Add-On Prompts
Propose strategies for aligning retention-focused survey results with future workforce planning.
Suggest methods for using annual survey data to create personalized career development plans.
Highlight techniques for comparing year-over-year trends in employee satisfaction.
Use AI responsibly by verifying its outputs, as it may occasionally generate inaccurate or incomplete information. Treat AI as a tool to support your decision-making, ensuring human oversight and professional judgment for critical or sensitive use cases.
SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE
Focus on gathering insights by tenure or role for targeted retention strategies.
Include tips for combining satisfaction surveys with exit interviews for deeper analysis.
Propose ways to measure alignment between employee goals and company objectives.
Highlight tools like Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey for large-scale survey analysis.
Add suggestions for presenting survey findings transparently to employees.
WHEN TO USE
During annual performance cycles to evaluate satisfaction and retention drivers.
To address employee concerns raised throughout the year comprehensively.
When aligning organizational improvements with employee priorities.
WHEN NOT TO USE
For pulse surveys or shorter feedback sessions focused on immediate concerns.
If there is no plan to act on trends identified in survey results.