🧭 The Strategic Power of Exit Interviews

Insightful exits = smarter hires.

When someone leaves your business, they take with them experiences, opinions, and feedback that if captured properly can help you:
• Hire better replacements
• Improve onboarding
• Fix management or culture issues
• Prevent future turnover

❓ Exit Interviews: The Right Questions Matter

A quick “why are you leaving?” isn’t enough. To truly learn, you need thoughtful, open-ended questions like:

What initially attracted you to this role—and did it meet your expectations?
What do you think we could have done better to support your development or wellbeing?
How would you describe the company culture to someone new?
What advice would you give to the person taking over your role?
Was there a specific moment or factor that influenced your decision to leave?

Answers to these can uncover hidden issues, recurring themes, and missed opportunities.

🎯 Link Exit Insights to Recruitment Strategy

When you consistently review exit interview data, patterns emerge, and that’s recruitment gold.
You can use it to:
• Rewrite job descriptions to better reflect reality
• Improve onboarding where people felt underprepared
• Coach managers or tweak team dynamics
• Refine your employer brand to attract better-fit candidates

💼 How We Can Help

At JF Recruitment, we don’t just help you fill roles, we help you understand why they need filling.

Our Strategic Recruitment Consulting includes:
• Complete your exit interview (often people feel more comfortable speaking to an external person)

Reviewing exit interview feedback
Aligning it with future recruitment goals
Helping you build a proactive talent management plan
Replacing departing staff with smarter, faster hires

📊 Why It Matters

📉 70% of leavers say they’d consider staying if changes were made earlier
📈 Companies who act on exit feedback reduce future turnover by 30%
💸 Saving even one bad hire can mean £20,000+ back in your budget

📞 Ready to Rethink Talent Strategy?

If recruitment still feels reactive, exit interviews might be your secret weapon.
Let’s talk about how we can help you turn farewells into forward motion.