Part of the template examples library. These are teaching aids for the free Stay Interview template — see the resource center for everything else.
Illustrative examples only. Every example below uses placeholders and generic, fictional content — no real employees, companies, results or salary data. Copy the template and replace the placeholders with your own specifics.
How to use these examples
- Read the examples to see open, non-leading questions.
- Copy the real template and act on the themes.
- Make it a safe, honest conversation.
Examples
Stay Interview Employee: [Employee Name] Date: [Date] Enjoys: [[what they value]] Would improve: [[friction to address]] Might tempt them away: [[risk to address]] Follow-up Action: [[action]] owner [Name] by [Date]
What good looks like
- Keep questions open and non-leading.
- Make it safe and honest.
- Act on the themes.
- Avoid sensitive personal data.
Common mistakes
- Leading questions.
- Holding stay interviews but not acting.
- Doing them only once someone is half-gone.
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For informational purposes only. These examples are educational illustrations, not legal, tax, financial or compliance advice, and not contracts. They contain no real data, salary figures, benchmarks, fabricated statistics or vendor rankings. Adapt to your context and confirm specifics with qualified professionals.