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New Employment Orientation Survey Template

A New Employment Orientation Survey is a feedback questionnaire administered to new hires shortly after they complete the initial onboarding and training phase (typically within their first few weeks or 30 days).

Key Benefits

The data collected from these surveys is vital for perfecting the hiring-to-integration process:

  • Increases New Hire Confidence
  • Improves Early Productivity
  • Reduces First-Year Turnover
  • Identifies Ineffective Training Materials
  • Streamlines the Onboarding Process

Make sure your onboarding process is sufficiently preparing new starters with our 9-question New Employee Orientation template. Includes 3 additional questions to identify participants. Covering key areas such as support, communication, training, and resources. Plus open-ended questions for additional comments. Helping reduce first-year turnover and boost new-employee productivity.

Use this template
Number of questions:
10

Questions used in this template

New Employee Orientation Survey

Welcome to [Company Name]. We value your feedback and want to ensure that our onboarding process meets your expectations. Your input is essential for us to continuously improve our orientation program. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey.

Name:
Department:
Position/Title:

Communication

Q1. On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the pre-onboarding communication you received?
(1 = Very poor, 5 = Very good)

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Q2. Did you receive all the necessary information before your first day?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not sure

Q3. On a scale of 1 to 5, how well did the orientation process align with your expectations?
(1 = Very badly, did not meet, 5 = Exceeded)

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Training

Q4. On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the effectiveness of the training sessions?
(1 = Not effective at all, 5 = Very effective)

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Q5. Were the onboarding materials (handouts, presentations, etc.) helpful?

  1. Not helpful at all
  2. Not very helpful
  3. Neutral
  4. Helpful
  5. Extremely helpful

Support

Q6. Did you have a designated mentor or buddy during your onboarding?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not sure

Q7. On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the support you received from your mentor/buddy?
(1 = Very poor, 5 = Very good)

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Q8. Were the facilities and resources (workspace, equipment, etc.) provided to you in a timely manner?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Not sure

Overall Experience

Q9. On a scale of 1 to 5, how satisfied are you with your overall onboarding experience?
(1 = Not at all satisfied, 5 = Extremely satisfied)

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Q10. Please provide any additional comments or suggestions you have about the onboarding process:

Thank you for completing the New Employee Orientation Survey.
Your feedback is valuable to us.