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Struggling to create an employee onboarding experience survey that works? You can generate a high-quality onboarding survey with AI, right here with Specific, in seconds—just click the button to get started.
Why onboarding experience surveys matter
If you don’t run regular employee onboarding experience surveys, you’re missing out on critical opportunities to boost retention, satisfaction, and performance. Clear feedback is your window into what’s really happening as new hires settle in—and the data is hard to ignore:
Organizations with structured onboarding programs see 69% higher retention rates among new hires. [1]
Employees report being 50% more productive when they experience effective onboarding. [1]
Staggeringly, 20% of new hires leave within 45 days due to poor onboarding experiences. [2]
Skip these surveys, and you’re left guessing why people leave, what supports their success, or how to make onboarding better. Consistent feedback brings hidden issues to light, helps spot gaps in your process, and reveals what’s working. It’s not just about retention, though—companies investing in strong onboarding programs have 2.5x higher revenue growth and 1.9x better profit margins than those with weak onboarding. [3]
Effective employee feedback loops, especially during onboarding, mean you’re building a foundation for long-term engagement and business performance. Curious about how to get started? Check out our full guide on how to create employee onboarding experience surveys for more tips.
Why use an AI survey generator for onboarding feedback?
Manual survey creation is slow and often misses the mark—generic templates, static questions, little room for follow-up. An AI survey generator like the one from Specific changes the game, making surveys smarter, faster, and genuinely more useful.
Let’s compare:
Manual Survey Creation | AI-Generated Surveys (Specific) |
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Hours spent crafting questions from scratch | Survey generated in seconds from your prompt |
Often misses poorly worded or vague questions | Questions worded like an expert, AI checks for clarity and bias |
No follow-up, one-size-fits-all approach | Dynamic, conversational follow-ups enhance depth |
Why use AI for employee surveys? Simple: AI handles the heavy lifting. It knows research best practices, eliminating common mistakes. Plus, it personalizes questions based on context—which research shows makes onboarding tools 35% more relevant and engaging for new hires. [1]
Specific stands out by focusing on the conversational survey experience. We make it easy and engaging for both you and your employees: the survey feels like a real conversation, not a boring form. And with best-in-class user experience, feedback collection is both simple and insightful. Want to see expert question recommendations? Head to our guide on best onboarding survey questions for employees.
How to design questions that deliver real insight
It’s easy to write questions that look fine on paper but result in surface-level or misleading responses. That’s where Specific’s AI survey builder excels—it thinks like a research expert, ensuring every question is targeted and meaningful. Here’s what we mean:
Bad question: “Did you like the onboarding process?” (Too broad—respondents don’t know what to focus on.)
Good question: “What part of your onboarding felt most helpful, and what do you wish was different?” (Invites specific, actionable feedback.)
With AI, you don’t need to guess what “good” looks like. Our tool avoids biased language (“How amazing was your manager?”) and adds context to every question. This means you get feedback you can actually act on—instead of confusing or incomplete answers.
If you prefer to fine-tune by hand, here’s a quick mini-guide: always ask for examples or reasons, avoid double-barreled questions (asking two things at once), and make sure each question points at a clear action. If you want to go deeper on this, we break down more question best practices over at our onboarding survey guide.
Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply
Here’s where conversational surveys truly shine: Specific’s AI asks smart, automatic follow-up questions in real time, just like a skilled interviewer. The AI understands the employee’s previous answer and smoothly digs deeper—saving you from endless email chasing or missed insights. The upshot? Feedback that’s far clearer and much less frustrating to interpret.
Consider what happens if you skip follow-ups:
Employee: “The onboarding training was okay.”
AI follow-up: “Can you share which part of the training felt just ‘okay’? Was there anything specific you’d improve?”
Without follow-ups, you’re stuck with vague responses like “okay” or “fine,” leaving you guessing what really happened. With AI, every answer gets unpacked for real meaning. Try generating a survey here to see these dynamic follow-ups in action—this is a whole new way of collecting feedback. Want a deep dive on how AI handles these probing follow-ups? See our feature page: automatic AI follow-up questions.
In short, follow-ups make the survey a conversation. That’s why we call it a conversational survey—it feels natural, and it gets you the answers you need.
Survey delivery: simple and flexible options
Once your survey is ready, how do you share it? With Specific, you’ve got options tailored for employees and onboarding experience surveys:
Sharable landing page surveys: Send employees a unique link via email, Slack, or your HR portal. Great for onboarding surveys at scale—no sign-in required, and you can easily reach remote or hybrid teams. Employees can complete it anytime, anywhere.
In-product surveys: Automatically prompt new hires within your onboarding software (HR platform, internal site, or app). Perfect for collecting contextual feedback right after someone completes a certain onboarding step—no interruptions, no extra logins, super high participation rates.
For onboarding experience surveys, both delivery methods have their place. Choose what fits your team: internal launches via a landing page, or seamless “in the flow” feedback with an in-product widget for immediate insights.
Effortless, AI-driven survey analysis
When responses start rolling in, Specific’s AI-powered analysis takes over, instantly surfacing patterns and actionable insights. Our tool spots key topics and themes automatically, summarizes each conversation, and lets you chat with AI to answer your questions (no spreadsheet headaches). You get fast, automated survey insights that make understanding what matters—including sentiment and unmet needs—effortless. Want to see how it works? Learn how to analyze employee onboarding experience survey responses with AI for more tips and real use cases.
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