Exit interview

<p>An exit interview is a survey conducted with an individual who is separating from an <a href="/facts/Organization/CR83f1Rn">organization</a> or relationship. Most commonly, this occurs between an <a href="/facts/Employee/pqEUAhNv">employee</a> and an organization, a student and an educational institution, or a member and an association. An organization can use the information gained from an exit <a href="/facts/Interview/an2tME3S">interview</a> to assess what should be improved, changed, or remain intact. More so, an organization can use the results from exit interviews to reduce employee, student, or member <a href="/facts/Turnover_(employment)/eKBLh3zY">turnover</a> and increase <a href="/facts/Productivity/yXlzAjC2">productivity</a> and engagement, thus reducing the high costs associated with turnover. Some examples of the value of conducting exit interviews include shortening the <a href="/facts/Recruitment/PPgYxLoK">recruiting</a> and hiring process, reducing <a href="/facts/Absenteeism/ftEUIM1W">absenteeism</a>, improving <a href="/facts/Innovation/aa7hadLw">innovation</a>, sustaining performance, and reducing possible <a href="/facts/Litigation/gFeKr9ra">litigation</a> if issues mentioned in the exit interview are addressed.
</p><p>The exit interview fits into the separation stage of the employee life cycle (ELC). This stage, the last one of the ELC, spans from the moment an employee becomes disengaged until his or her departure from the organization. This is the key time that an exit interview should be administered because the employee's feelings regarding his or her departure are fresh in mind. An off-boarding process allows both the employer and employee to properly close the existing relationship so that company materials are collected, administrative forms are completed, knowledge base and projects are transferred or documented, feedback and insights are gathered through exit interviews, and any loose ends are resolved.
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