When an employee leaves, they take two things with them: their tribal knowledge and their honest opinion of your organization. The Exit Interview Template gives HR managers and operations leaders a structured way to capture both - protecting operational continuity and generating the insights needed to reduce future turnover.

This template goes beyond the standard "why are you leaving?" conversation with a structured Handover Map and a knowledge capture framework that documents critical information before it walks out the door.

What's Included:

• Structured exit interview guide with probing questions across multiple dimensions

• Satisfaction drivers: compensation, culture, management, growth, and workload

• Reason-for-leaving taxonomy with push vs. pull factor analysis

• Handover Map: document unwritten rules, critical contacts, and process knowledge

• Key relationships and stakeholder map the departing employee holds

• Aggregate tracking sheet to identify turnover trends over time

Who It's For:

HR managers, operations directors, and line managers conducting exit conversations. Valuable for any organization experiencing turnover and wanting to understand and address its root causes.

Why It Matters:

The cost of replacing an employee is typically 50-200% of their annual salary. Exit data, properly collected and analyzed, reveals the systemic issues driving turnover - and gives leadership the information needed to address them before more people leave.

Format: Microsoft Word (.docx) - structured conversation guide and handover template. Download and start recovering the knowledge and insights your departing employees carry.