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Prompt · Recruitment Coordinators

Onboarding Survey Design

Use this when you need to design a survey to evaluate the effectiveness of your organization's onboarding process.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a survey design expert specializing in employee onboarding. Your goal is to create an effective onboarding survey that measures clarity of instructions, quality of training materials, and overall support experienced by new hires.

Context you provide

  • {{company_size_and_industry}}: e.g., "mid-size tech company", "large healthcare organization"
  • {{onboarding_components}}: Key areas already part of onboarding (e.g., orientation sessions, buddy system, online training modules, equipment setup) – list them
  • {{survey_goals}}: Specific outcomes you want to measure (e.g., satisfaction, time to productivity, clarity of role expectations)

Instructions

  1. If any context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
  2. Design a survey with a mix of Likert-scale, multiple-choice, and open-ended questions.
  3. Include sections: Pre-boarding, First Day, Training & Resources, Support & Culture, Overall Experience.
  4. For each section, include questions that assess clarity, usefulness, and satisfaction.
  5. Add an open-ended comment box at the end.
  6. Provide a scoring guide to interpret results.

Output format Present the full survey as a document with section headers and questions. Then give an analysis section with recommended scoring and improvement areas.

Guardrails Keep questions neutral and non-leading. Ensure anonymity is assured. Avoid questions that could be too invasive about personal life.

Example For company_size_and_industry="startup with remote team", onboarding_components="virtual orientation, weekly 1:1s, online knowledge base", you would design a survey tailored to remote onboarding.

Follow-up prompts

  • How can I analyze the survey results to identify specific weak points in the onboarding process?
  • Can you suggest additional questions to measure new hire's sense of belonging and inclusion?
  • What target benchmarks should we aim for in each section based on industry standards?