The problem of employee turnover is very common in the modern world. There could be many reasons why an employee decides to leave a company. Two of the most common reasons are: finding another professional opportunity or having a problem in the current job. Whenever an employee decides to leave, it is important for the company to know the reason. This is the prime motive why
exit interviews are conducted. It helps the company to improve and progress by reducing the number of employee turnover in the future.
An interaction with an employee, who has decided to leave your company, is known as exit interview.
The purpose of exit interviews is to discover the reason for an employee’s decision to quit his job and to get a feedback about his experience in your company. You can assure the employee that the information of that interview will be kept confidential. It will encourage him to give an honest feedback. In the absence of an exit interview you will never come to know about the actual reason for the employee turnover.
There are a number of ways to conduct an
exit interview. You can have a face to face interaction with the employee or ask him to fill a feedback form. Some companies even carry out this type of interaction on the telephone. An exit interview should be conducted in a relaxed and positive manner. Both the interviewer and the interviewee should be respectable towards each other.
Conducting such interviews will help your employees to know that they are valued and their company cares about them. The exit interviews can provide you some valuable insight into their experiences and perceptions about your company. It is very important that the information collected through this interview is used in a constructive way to improve the work atmosphere and employee satisfaction in your company.