--- title: "New hire onboarding feedback survey for Slack" url: "https://simplepoll.rocks/templates/new-hire-onboarding-feedback/" description: "Ask new hires how onboarding went while it's fresh. Copy-paste /poll templates for a first-week check-in and a 30-day onboarding survey in Slack." --- # New hire onboarding feedback survey for Slack When to use it: At the end of a new hire's first week and again around day 30, while they still remember what was confusing and before they've stopped noticing it. How often: After week 1 and day 30 New hires see your onboarding with fresh eyes for about a month. After that, the missing docs and the access that took four days to arrive start to feel normal. Ask before then. Two short check-ins work better than one long survey: one at the end of week one about the basics, and one around day 30 about whether they can do the job. ## Example polls Paste any of these into the message box in Slack. ```text /poll "Your first week" "Five quick questions to help us fix onboarding for the next person." close after 3 days --- "I had the access and tools I needed from day one" "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Neutral" "Agree" "Strongly agree" scale --- "I know who to ask when I am stuck" "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Neutral" "Agree" "Strongly agree" scale --- "What was the most confusing part of this week?" short text --- "What should we add or cut for the next new hire?" short text optional ``` The end-of-week-one check-in, named, for a single new hire. *Premium: surveys (several questions), closing automatically.* ```text /poll "30-day onboarding survey" "Anonymous. Two minutes." anonymous close after 3 days --- "I know what is expected of me in my first 90 days" scale --- "I can do most of my job without asking for help" scale --- "How useful was your onboarding buddy?" "Not useful" "Slightly" "Somewhat" "Very" "Essential" scale --- "What do you wish you had known on day one?" short text optional ``` The day-30 survey for a cohort, anonymous. *Premium: surveys (several questions), closing automatically.* ```text /poll "Which part of onboarding helped most?" "Setup docs" "Buddy" "Intro meetings" "Shadowing" "First small project" allow-options ``` A quick vote on Free. New hires can add an option you missed. *Free.* ## How to word it Ask about specific things you can fix, not general happiness: - Did you have the access and tools you needed from day one? - Do you know what's expected of you in your first 90 days? - Do you know who to ask when you're stuck? - What was the most confusing part so far? Use a 1 to 5 `scale` for the ratings and keep the open question last and `optional`. ## Anonymous or not If you run it for one new hire at a time, anonymity is thin: you know who answered. Be honest about that and keep it named, and send it to them by direct message from the Simple Poll modal (Premium) or post it in a small channel. If you onboard people in cohorts, post one `anonymous` survey to the cohort's channel. People are blunter about a messy first week when their name isn't on it. ## When to send it Friday of week one, then around day 30. Use `schedule` (Premium) when you set up the start date, so it posts on the right day without you remembering: for example `schedule friday 3pm` on their first Monday. ## What to do with the results Fix the thing before the next person starts. If access is the low score, the fix is a checklist for IT before day one, not a better welcome message. Keep the answers from each cohort so you can see if the fix worked. ## FAQ ### Can I send it to a new hire privately? Yes, on Premium: in the Simple Poll modal (type `/poll` with no text), choose to send it to people via direct message. The `/poll` text can't send a poll to someone else's DM, so from the text, use a small group DM or channel. ### Can I schedule it in advance? Yes, on Premium. End the poll with `schedule` and a time, like `schedule friday 3pm`. It posts once at that time. ### Do I need Premium? Multi-question surveys, `close after` and `schedule` are Premium. A single question works on Free. Try Premium free for 14 days with `/simplepoll trial`. ## Used by - [Slack polls for HR and People teams](https://simplepoll.rocks/use-cases/hr-and-people-teams/) ## Related - [Anonymous manager feedback survey for Slack](https://simplepoll.rocks/templates/manager-feedback/): When a manager wants to know how they're doing from the people who report to them, and wants answers more honest than a one-to-one will get. - [Weekly pulse survey for Slack](https://simplepoll.rocks/templates/weekly-pulse-survey/): When an annual engagement survey is too slow to catch problems and you want a light, regular read on how the team is doing. - [How to schedule a poll in Slack](https://simplepoll.rocks/guides/how-to-schedule-a-poll-in-slack/): A scheduled poll is written now and posted later, at a time when people will see it: Monday at 9am rather than Friday at 6pm. Simple Poll can schedule a poll from the /poll text or from the poll form. Scheduling is a Premium feature, though it also works on Free for the whole of December. - [How to create a survey in Slack](https://simplepoll.rocks/guides/how-to-create-a-survey-in-slack/): A survey in Simple Poll is one Slack message with several questions behind it. People click the survey's Open button, answer in a pop-up without leaving Slack, and you get the results in the same place. Surveys are a Premium feature, with up to 20 questions each. - [Slack polls for HR and People teams](https://simplepoll.rocks/use-cases/hr-and-people-teams/): People teams ask the whole company for input more than anyone else, which makes them the first to burn out a channel with surveys. The fix is a small, predictable calendar: a few polls with a clear job each, sent at the same rhythm, with results that go somewhere. ## Sources - [What is a multi-question poll?](https://help.simplepoll.rocks/article/129-what-is-a-multi-question-poll) --- Simple Poll is the #1 polls and surveys app for Slack. 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