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Exiting employees

Exiting employees

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Exiting employees

- When employees leave your organization, it's never easy. Whether they voluntarily resigned or you had to let them go, a lot of factors come into play in terms of keeping things as smooth as possible for the exiting employee and for those left behind. Step one, before anyone leaves, is a to create an exit checklist. There's a lot to do, like forward their email and collect their ID badge. Get all of that into a checklist that you will initial as you go through the exit process, and then place in the employee's personnel file. Another step in the process is to prepare an exit interview questionnaire. The purpose of the interview is to reduce future turnover by understanding what might be causing people to resign. Your exit interview could, in fact, be an in-person interview or it could be a survey sent out in an email. Either way, explain that you would like to understand what problems should be addressed, in their eyes. Assure confidentiality and keep the interview or email…

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