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Employee Engagement Survey template

This free Employee Engagement Survey template helps you measure engagement and workplace experience. It has 5 ready-made questions, takes about 6 minutes to answer, and is anonymous by default. Customise every question, then share it by link, QR code or website embed.

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Questions in this template

How likely are you to recommend this company as a place to work? *
NPS (0–10)
How much do you agree? *
Grid (matrix)
I feel valued for my work · I have the tools and resources I need · My manager supports my growth · I understand how my work contributes to our goals · I can speak up without fear · My workload is manageable
How likely are you to still be working here in a year?
Rating scale
What is the best thing about working here?
Long text
What one thing should we change?
Long text

* required. Every question is editable.

Recommended settings

Visibility: Private — only your workspace and invited people
Responses: Anonymous — not linked to accounts
Who can respond: Invite only — personal single-use links
Results: Only you and your workspace see results
One response per: Browser

Best for: Anonymous responses, minimum group-size safeguards.

Tip: Share results only for groups of 5+ people. Restrict who can see results under “Who in your team can see this”.

Best practice for employee & hr

Keep employee surveys anonymous and say so clearly — honesty depends on it.
Use invite-only links and restrict results to HR and leadership.
Only report results for groups of 5 or more people to protect anonymity.

Employee Engagement Survey: frequently asked questions

What questions should a Employee Engagement Survey include?

A good Employee Engagement Survey is short and focused. This template asks: How likely are you to recommend this company as a place to work? · How much do you agree? · How likely are you to still be working here in a year? · What is the best thing about working here? — plus 1 more. Remove anything you won’t act on.

Is the Employee Engagement Survey anonymous?

Yes. Responses are anonymous by default and aren’t linked to anyone’s account.

How long does the Employee Engagement Survey take to complete?

About 6 minutes — 5 questions. Shorter surveys get more responses.

Can I customise the Employee Engagement Survey template?

Yes. Every question, option and setting is editable before you publish, and you can add skip logic, pages, a cover image and translations into 20 more languages, from Chinese, Hindi and Spanish to Arabic, Bengali and Hausa.