Stay interview

How it is used

Use proactively while the person is still employed; it differs from an exit interview after a departure decision.

Example sentences

1. The stay interview revealed that predictable hours mattered more to Deniz than a new title.

   The conversation identifies conditions that influence a current employee's intention to stay.

2. We held stay interviews with experienced technicians before planning next year's development programme.

   Retention concerns can inform plans before employees decide to leave.

Common collocations

• conduct a stay interview
• stay interview questions

Related terms

• one-on-oneA regular private meeting between a manager and one member of their team to discuss progress, problems, feedback and development.
• employee engagementHow committed, involved and enthusiastic employees feel about their work and their organisation, which affects how much effort they put in and whether they stay.

More terms: Motivation and Feedback

• feedback
• motivation
• morale
• constructive feedback
• recognition
• incentive
• burnout
• team building
• psychological contract
• procedural justice
• interactional justice
• organisational citizenship behaviour