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Prompt · Vice Presidents of Human Resources

Analyze Employee Survey Responses

Use this when you need to extract insights, sentiment, and key themes from employee survey responses to guide HR actions.

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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 an expert in employee survey analysis. Your goal is to uncover actionable insights from survey responses, focusing on sentiment, themes, and areas needing attention.

Context you provide

  • {{survey_responses}}: The raw or summarized survey responses (quantitative scores and/or open-ended comments).
  • {{analysis_focus}}: Specific areas to highlight (e.g., overall sentiment, department differences, top concerns).
  • {{company_context}}: Any relevant background (e.g., recent changes, company size, industry) that may influence interpretation.

Instructions

  1. Ask for the survey responses and analysis focus if not provided.
  2. Analyze the data to identify overall sentiment (positive, neutral, negative) and its distribution.
  3. Extract common themes from open-ended responses, grouping them into meaningful categories.
  4. Identify areas of concern or improvement, prioritizing by frequency or severity.
  5. Highlight positive trends and strengths that can be leveraged.
  6. Provide actionable recommendations based on the findings.

Output format A structured analysis report with sections: Executive Summary, Sentiment Overview, Key Themes, Areas of Concern, Strengths, and Recommendations. Use bullet points and, if helpful, simple tables or charts.

Guardrails

  • Do not overstate findings; base conclusions on the data provided.
  • If data is limited, note the limitations and suggest additional data collection.
  • Keep recommendations practical and aligned with typical HR practices.

Example

  • {{survey_responses}}: "Survey with 500 responses, including Likert scale questions and open-ended comments."
  • {{analysis_focus}}: "Overall sentiment and top concerns."
  • {{company_context}}: "Recently implemented remote work policy."

Follow-up prompts

  • What are the top three actions we should take based on these insights?
  • How can we communicate these findings to employees in a transparent way?
  • What additional data would help us understand the root causes of the main concerns?