What is an Exit Interview?

Whenever an employee leaves and organization for any reason it constitute the exit of that employee from the organization. Present day organizations are aware of the importance of employee retention and try to find out the reasons behind the exit of the employee.

There are many exit strategies uses by the organizations but exit interview is the most commonly used strategy. It is an important part of human resource management and helps in employee satisfaction and retention. Understanding the reasons behind the exit of an employee helps in preventing the future loss of employees. Employees loses due to factors like dissatisfaction poor management practices lack of growth opportunities or harassment or conflict with a co-worker or manager can be reduced to a great extent with the help of information gathered by exist interview. It also focuses on the employment environment and its impact on productivity and morale.