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Consumer Value Research

Better employee surveys, from the questions to the results

Start with the employee survey questions guide if you're building a survey from scratch, or go straight to the engagement survey template if you need something ready to send this week.

Once responses come back, use the response rate calculator to check whether enough people answered, and the eNPS calculator to turn scores into one number you can track over time.

Employee survey questions →Engagement survey template →Response rate & eNPS calculators →
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Pick where to start

Six starting points

Building a survey from scratch, adapting a template, or making sense of results you already have: pick the one that matches what you need right now.

  1. 01Cornerstone guideEmployee survey questions: a practical research guideA working question bank for employee surveys, organized by what each question measures, plus scale design, timing, and interpretation cautions.
  2. 02GuideEmployee satisfaction survey questionsEmployee satisfaction survey questions organized by facet — pay, hours, environment, security — with wording cautions and interpretation guidance.
  3. 03GuideWorkplace culture survey: questions and interpretationWorkplace culture survey questions on values alignment, psychological safety, and accountability, with anonymity and sample-size guidance.
  4. 04TemplateEmployee engagement survey templateA ready-to-adapt employee engagement survey template: instructions block, core questions, eNPS close, and cadence guidance.
  5. 05ToolSurvey response rate calculatorA response-rate calculator for employee and workplace surveys, with the formula, what counts as invited vs. completed, and why the number alone doesn't measure representativeness.
  6. 06ToolEmployee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) calculatorCalculate employee Net Promoter Score from promoter, passive, and detractor counts, see the standard 0-10 scoring groups, and read this metric's limits.

Try one question

Interactive

This is a single item from a real employee survey. Pick the answer you would give about your own workplace, then read what this one question can and can’t tell an employer.

Employee survey · recommendation item

“I would recommend this organization as a good place to work.”

What this question measures

Choose a response to see how this item is usually read.
See the full question guide →

Response rate calculator

Tool preview

Before you interpret any survey, check how many people actually answered. Enter two numbers to get your response rate.

Response rate = completed responses ÷ people invited × 100

—%
Enter both numbers to calculate.

A response rate is a data-quality check, not a score. Lower participation raises the risk that the people who answered are not representative of everyone who was asked — read results from small samples with more caution.

Full calculator & method →eNPS calculator →

Before you send a survey

Pick two or three things you actually want to learn this cycle. A survey that tries to measure everything at once is hard to act on and hard for people to finish.

Say plainly whether answers are anonymous or confidential, and only promise what your team size can support. On a team of four, a comment about “my manager” is rarely anonymous, no matter what the survey tool claims.

Check your response rate before you trust the results. A low rate from a large group can hide a very different opinion among the people who didn't answer.

Read the full survey-planning guide →