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Employee survey template

3 complete surveys, ready to paste into your survey tool. Pick the one that fits, copy it, and send it.

Template 1: 10-question pulse

Takes about 2 minutes. Use monthly.

Template 2: 25-question annual survey

Takes 10 to 12 minutes. Use once a year.

Template 3: 12-question new hire survey

Send in the first 30 days.

Invitation message to employees

Copy this, change the details in brackets, and send it with the survey link.

Subject: A short survey about working here Hi everyone, We are running a short survey to hear how work is going. It takes about [X] minutes and is anonymous. We will only report results for groups of 5 or more people, so no individual can be identified. The survey closes on [date]. We will share what we found, and what we will do about it, by [date]. Thank you, [Name]
Invitation

Free downloads

Employee survey template (25 questions)A ready-to-send annual survey with a privacy note, a 5-point scale and open questions. Edit it in Word or print it.
Survey results analyzerPaste answers in and get response rate, averages and % favorable for each question, with team results that hide groups under 5.
Survey invitation and reminder emails7 ready-to-send messages, from the announcement to the results and the progress update.
Employee survey checklistOne printable page covering 4 weeks before, launch, while open, results and action.

All free templates

Questions

What should an employee survey template include?

A short introduction that explains the purpose and anonymity, 10 to 50 questions covering the main parts of the job, a consistent scale, and 1 to 3 open questions.

Can I use these templates in any survey tool?

Yes. They are plain text, so they paste into any survey tool, spreadsheet or document.

Questions get answers. Then someone has to act on them.

thrive at work is a workforce performance platform that measures whether people want to do the work and whether they can keep going, and shows each team where to start. Each employee gets a private result.

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