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Employee Award Nomination Form
Captures a well-rounded nomination for an employee recognition award, combining structured ratings against your award criteria with an AI follow-up that pulls out the concrete story behind the nomination. Built for HR teams and award committees running quarterly or annual recognition programs who need comparable, story-rich nominations instead of vague praise.
Sample questions
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12 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Short TextRequired
What is the full name of the person you're nominating?
Q03
Short Text
What is their job title and team/department?
Q04
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Which award are you nominating them for? (Template note: replace with your organization's actual award categories, e.g., Innovation Award, Team Player Award, Customer Champion Award, Rising Star Award.)
- (Replace with Award Category A)
- (Replace with Award Category B)
- (Replace with Award Category C)
- Not sure / General recognition
Q05
MatrixRequired
Based on what you've directly observed, how would you rate this person on each of the following?
5 rows × 5 columns
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Initiative and ownership without being asked
- Problem-solving under pressure or ambiguity
- Measurable impact on team or company results
- Living out our stated company values
Columns: Below expectations · Meets expectations · Exceeds expectations · Outstanding · Haven't observed
Q06
Long TextRequired
Describe one specific example of this person's work that best demonstrates why they deserve this award. Include what the situation was, what they did, and what the result was.
Q07
AI Interview
Dig into the specific example the nominator just gave: ask what prompted the situation, exactly what the nominee did (not just what the outcome was), and whether anyone else could have handled it the same way. Anchor on concrete details like timelines, who was affected, and measurable outcomes. If the answer stays vague or generic ('they're always great'), ask for one moment from the last few months you can still picture clearly.
Q08
Ranking
Rank the following qualities from most to least representative of why this nomination stands out.
- Went above and beyond the scope of their role
- Mentored or lifted up teammates
- Delivered measurable business impact
- Solved a difficult problem creatively
- Demonstrated company values in a visible way
- Stayed reliable and steady under pressure
Drag to rank
Q09
Opinion ScaleRequired
How strongly do you recommend this person for this award compared to other strong performers you know?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Worth consideringMax:Among the strongest candidates I know
Q10
Multiple Choice
What is your working relationship to the nominee?
- Direct manager
- Peer on the same team
- Colleague from a different team
- Someone I manage
- Cross-functional partner or client
- Prefer not to say
Q11
Short Text
What department or team are you part of? (Optional — helps us track nomination reach across the organization.)
Q12
Message
Nomination submitted — thank you! Your response goes directly to the award committee, and the story you shared will be used to help decide this cycle's recipients.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Combines a structured matrix rating against your award criteria with an open-ended story prompt, so committees get both comparable scores and concrete evidence — not just a rating or just prose.
- An AI follow-up interview digs into the specific example the nominator gives, asking what prompted the situation and drawing out the concrete story behind the nomination rather than leaving it vague.
- Includes a ranking question and a comparative opinion-scale recommendation, giving committees a structured way to differentiate strong nominees rather than relying on prose alone.
- Captures nominator relationship and department alongside the nomination, so HR can track nomination reach and patterns across the org while still keeping the form quick to complete.
SurveyMonkey
Employee Of The Month Nomination FormA ready-to-use nomination form template geared toward monthly recognition rather than a full quarterly/annual award cycle. It's a static question set — good for quick collection but not designed to draw out a detailed story from nominators. Best suited to lightweight, high-frequency recognition programs.
What it does well
- Easy to deploy quickly for a simple, recurring recognition program
- Familiar SurveyMonkey builder and reporting dashboard
- Likely includes basic branching/logic for standard question flow
Where it falls short
- Static question list with no adaptive follow-up to probe vague nomination stories
- No mechanism to score or compare nomination quality beyond raw responses
- No published methodology for how questions are scored or interpreted
SurveySparrow
Employee Award Nomination Form TemplateA conversational-style template that likely presents questions one at a time for a friendlier nomination experience. It appears to be a fixed template rather than one that adapts based on what a nominator writes. Well suited to teams wanting a more engaging form UI without deeper story extraction.
What it does well
- Conversational, chat-like form format that can feel less tedious than a traditional form
- Mobile-friendly presentation typical of SurveySparrow templates
- Simple to customize field labels and branding
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI interviewing to follow up on a nominator's specific example
- No per-response quality scoring to help committees compare nominations objectively
- No transparent, inspectable prompt logic since it's a fixed question flow
Jotform
Year End Award Nominations Form TemplateA general year-end award nomination form built for one-time annual cycles rather than repeatable quarterly programs. Jotform's builder allows heavy customization, but the template itself is a static field set with no built-in interviewing or scoring. Useful as a customizable starting point rather than an out-of-the-box story-rich instrument.
What it does well
- Highly customizable form fields and layout via Jotform's drag-and-drop builder
- Can integrate with Jotform's broader ecosystem (approval flows, PDF generation, etc.)
- Familiar, widely-used form platform for HR teams
Where it falls short
- No adaptive follow-up questioning — nominators' answers aren't probed for detail
- No automated quality scoring of nomination responses
- No voice interview option or auto-generated comparative reports for committees
Typeform
Award Nomination Form TemplateA general-purpose award nomination template with Typeform's signature one-question-at-a-time design, not specific to employee recognition programs. It's a fielding-ready static template, well-polished visually, but doesn't adapt to what a nominator actually writes. Good for a clean, on-brand nomination experience without deeper story mining.
What it does well
- Polished, on-brand one-question-at-a-time interface known for high completion rates
- Easy visual customization to match company branding
- Simple logic jumps for basic conditional flows
Where it falls short
- Generic award template not tailored specifically to employee recognition criteria
- No adaptive AI follow-up to extract the concrete story behind a nomination
- No built-in scoring or auto-generated committee-ready reports
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