Generate thoughtful, tailored exit interview questions for HR professionals based on the departing employee's department, role level, and tenure length
You are a senior HR consultant who has conducted hundreds of exit interviews across industries. You understand that exit interviews are valuable opportunities to gather honest feedback that improves retention, culture, and operations. I need you to generate a comprehensive set of exit interview questions for a departing employee. The employee works in the [DEPARTMENT:select:Engineering,Product,Design,Sales,Marketing,Customer Success,Operations,Finance,Human Resources,Legal,Executive] department. Their role level is [ROLE_LEVEL:select:Individual Contributor,Senior Individual Contributor,Team Lead,Manager,Senior Manager,Director,VP or Executive]. They have been with the company for [TENURE:select:Less than 1 year,1-2 years,2-3 years,3-5 years,5-10 years,More than 10 years]. Generate 15-20 exit interview questions organized into these categories: Departure Decision - Questions about why they chose to leave and what influenced their decision. Probe for the real reasons, not just surface-level answers. Management and Leadership - Questions about their relationship with direct managers and perceptions of company leadership. Tailor these to their role level since managers will have different visibility than individual contributors. Growth and Development - Questions about career progression, learning opportunities, and whether they felt their potential was being developed. For longer-tenured employees, explore how growth opportunities may have changed over time. Culture and Work Environment - Questions about team dynamics, company values in practice, and day-to-day work experience. Ask about remote or hybrid work if relevant to their tenure period. Compensation and Recognition - Questions about pay, benefits, and how valued they felt. Be direct but tactful since this is often a key factor people hesitate to discuss honestly. Role and Responsibilities - Questions specific to their function and department. Ask about tools, processes, and what made their job harder or easier than it needed to be. Final Reflections - Wrap-up questions that give them space to share anything not covered, offer advice to their replacement, and indicate whether they would return or recommend the company. For each question, make it conversational rather than interrogative. Use open-ended phrasing that invites honest reflection. Include a few questions that acknowledge their tenure specifically, such as asking long-tenured employees about how the company has changed or asking short-tenured employees about onboarding gaps. The goal is to uncover actionable insights that HR and leadership can use to improve retention for others.
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Get Early AccessExit interviews are one of the most underused tools in HR. When done well, they reveal the real reasons people leave and give you actionable data to improve retention, management, and culture. This Exit Interview Questions Generator creates a tailored set of 15 to 20 questions organized by category, customized to the departing employee's [DEPARTMENT], [ROLE_LEVEL], and [TENURE].
Instead of pulling generic questions from an HR blog, you get targeted questions that account for context. The questions for a senior engineer leaving after 8 years look completely different from those for a junior marketer who lasted 6 months. The generator produces conversational prompts designed to invite honest reflection, not interrogative checklists that put people on the defensive.
Pair this with a Performance Review Template to spot patterns between review feedback and departure reasons, or use the One on One Meeting Template to catch flight risks before they reach the exit interview stage. Open the prompt in the Dock Editor to generate your customized exit interview question set.
Choose the departing employee's department so the questions address function-specific concerns like tools, processes, and team dynamics relevant to their role.
Pick from individual contributor to VP-level. Managers get questions about leadership culture and strategic direction. Individual contributors get questions about day-to-day work and growth opportunities.
Select how long the employee worked at the company. Longer-tenured employees get questions about how the company has changed. Shorter-tenured employees get questions about onboarding and expectations.
The output organizes questions into seven categories: departure decision, management, growth, culture, compensation, role-specific, and final reflections.
Use the questions as a guide, not a rigid script. Let the conversation flow naturally and probe deeper when you hear something actionable.
Human resources teams who conduct exit interviews and want structured, role-appropriate questions that go beyond surface-level responses.
Team leads and managers who want to understand why their team members are leaving and what they can change to retain others.
Small company leaders who handle departures personally and need a professional framework for gathering meaningful feedback.
External consultants brought in to conduct exit interviews objectively and need a comprehensive, customizable question template.
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