When to Conduct Employee Surveys

Timing isn’t everything in employee engagement research, but it’s definitely important to consider. The best time to send out employee surveys varies according to each organization’s culture, history, and goals. If your firm has never conducted research before, an initial wave of surveys will set a starting point for employee engagement and any other factors you may choose to measure. As the results of this first survey will serve as a compass for future research, it’s a good idea to include as many employees as possible. Create a specific, generous time window for returning the surveys. A reminder email in the middle of fielding the survey will help garner additional responses. After your first round of research, your action plans, among other factors, will dictate when to survey your employees.

1. Set Dates for Measuring Improvement

Most companies administer surveys according to a specific, predetermined time schedule. The advantage of this approach is that it highlights changes over time. For instance, if your first batch of surveys indicated that 35% of employees were engaged, you may choose to survey the same workforce again in six months to measure whether your efforts to boost engagement are actually working.

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