{"id":268,"date":"2021-02-12T19:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T19:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/?p=268"},"modified":"2021-06-09T22:11:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T22:11:13","slug":"employee-survey-types-their-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orgvision.io\/blog\/employee-survey-types-their-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Survey Types &#038; Their Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many employee survey types that you can use for all sorts of purposes. However each survey<br \/>\ntype typically has a unique purpose, which is why an understanding of the various survey types can be<br \/>\nuseful for determining the format for your next employee survey.<\/p>\n<p>Employee survey types exist so that you can optimize the opportunity to gather feedback from your<br \/>\nemployees. There are many types of surveys that all have different purposes. Choosing the Survey type<br \/>\nis really driven by what the business driver is.<br \/>\nRegardless of the Survey type the benefits of surveys also extend to employees \u2013 they often feel heard<br \/>\nand valued when they find opportunities to give feedback. And further if they see that their feedback is<br \/>\nacted upon they are several times more likely to recommend their employer.<br \/>\nOne note is you not find a COVID-19 Survey or Questionnaire in the list. Why? COVID-19 employee<br \/>\nQuestionnaires are a different format all together. Please watch for our next blog post that outlines the<br \/>\ndifferences.<\/p>\n<h2>What follows are the most common employee survey types.<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Pulse Surveys<\/h3>\n<p>The name \u201cPulse Surveys\u201d is exactly what they are used for. To gauge the \u201cPulse\u201d of the organization.<br \/>\nPulse Surveys are typically very short \u2013 perhaps 1-3 questions and are basically \u201ccheck in\u201d type Surveys..<br \/>\nPulse Surveys are sent out on a regular interval like once per month. Pulse Survey common questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I believe this organization will be successful in the future.<\/li>\n<li>I understand the organization\u2019s plans for future success.<\/li>\n<li>I trust our senior leaders to lead the organization to future success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. eNPS Surveys<\/h3>\n<p>The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how much employees will have to recommend the<br \/>\nworkplace to acquaintances and friends. It is sort of like the in-house version of the Net Promoter Score<br \/>\nthat measures the loyalty of customers.<\/p>\n<p>eNPS scores can easily be compared from year to year or whatever the interval you use. eNPS Surveys<br \/>\ntypically are longer in nature \u2013 perhaps 20 questions since they try to get a measure of employee<br \/>\nperceptions and attitudes for areas throughout a company.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Annual Surveys<\/h3>\n<p>Many organizations use an annual survey. Annual surveys are typically 20 plus questions and contain<br \/>\nmany differnet question types like single choice, Slide bar, multi choice, etc. The annual survey will have<br \/>\na cross section of questions. Many companies have moved away from annual surveys since they prefer<br \/>\nto engage the employee community at a more frequent rate.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Check-In Surveys<\/h3>\n<p>Check in surveys are closely related to Pulse Surveys. The minor distinction is Check Surveys are typically<br \/>\nmore geared to the employee\u2019s job and objectives for that job. For example a common question might<br \/>\nbe<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What was your biggest accomplishment for the week?<\/li>\n<li>What are your goals for the upcoming week.<\/li>\n<li>Did you meet your goals for the previous week?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check in Surveys give management a sense for the overall cadence of their teams. And also gives<br \/>\nmanagement a baseline for expectation alignment and performance.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Engagement Surveys<\/h3>\n<p>Engagement surveys are usually focused on productivity oriented questions. They are designed to<br \/>\nmeasure or get a general sense for the productivity\/engagement of employes . Typical questions that<br \/>\nmight be in a slide bar format are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you feel you have have the tools to do your job?<\/li>\n<li>Are you able to complete most your tasks during the day?<\/li>\n<li>What are some suggestions for helping you be more effective in your job<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once the objective for the Employee Survey is finalized then you are in a great position to select the<br \/>\nmost appropriate Survey Type.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many employee survey types that you can use for all sorts of purposes. 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