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Have you been there? Statistics show that the average person will work twelve jobs during their lifetime (Key US workforce trends | Pew Research Center). As a result, one can expect to encounter a number of job exit questionnaires or exit interviews. The primary purpose is to find out why an individual resigns from a job. While you may not give a direct response as “ For my wellness, I quit,” this is a legitimate reason to resign.
How You Resign Matters
First, consider the company’s decision to hire you. It is a company’s choice to invest time, money, and other resources in a person. It is your choice to be fair even in the exit process. The job of the exit interviewer is to gather the real reasons for resignations to improve its bottom line. Thus, your responses matter.
Candid Anwers for Improvement
Even though candid answers will help companies improve their bottom line, employers and employees do miss out on opportunities to turn things around for the better. Therefore, as the interviewee, you could help achieve the goal of helping someone else. Why not take the time (in the exit interview) to express your gratitude for having the opportunity to work for the business? Second, express the desire to improve your financial goals. Third, express your desire for the current company to help you further your career goals. This would make it a win-win process for all.
A Humbling Beginning and Ending
More than likely, you began the job as a humble employee. To do otherwise now will not speak well of who you are. The New English Version of Philippians 2:3 states, “Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself. Consequently, as much as you may not like to do so, think beyond yourself. Obedience yields humility: humility yields grace.
The point is that this is still an opportunity to assess your personal goal(s). Seek the current employer’s backing in pursuit during the process. A servant ascribes to Christlike behaviors. It is the privilege of honor to serve (Matthew 20:28). For whom you are, it is beyond your present circumstance. Quitting on yourself is not an option. For more like this, we suggest:
For a list of examples of exit interview questions, you may wish to check out this blog post at indeed.com.