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Message
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Employee Engagement Pulse for Individual Contributors
Measures day-to-day engagement, recognition, workload, and retention risk among individual contributors (non-managers), separate from manager-level surveys. An AI follow-up interview digs into the concrete reasons behind each person's likelihood-to-recommend score instead of settling for a number.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
12 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Opinion ScaleRequired
How likely are you to recommend this company as a great place to work to a friend or former colleague?
Scale: 0 – 10
Min:Not at all likelyMax:Extremely likely
Q03
MatrixRequired
How much do you agree with each statement about your day-to-day experience at work?
5 rows × 5 columns
- I feel recognized for the work I do
- I have real opportunities to grow my skills or career here
- My workload is manageable most weeks
- I trust the decisions leadership makes
- I understand how my day-to-day work connects to company goals
Columns: Strongly disagree · Disagree · Neutral · Agree · Strongly agree
Q04
Multiple ChoiceRequired
In the last 30 days, how often did a manager or teammate acknowledge or thank you for your work?
- Never
- Once
- A few times
- About weekly
- Almost daily
Q05
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)Required
Which of these would do the most to improve your day-to-day engagement at work? Pick the item that would help most and the item that would help least.
- More recognition for my work
- A clearer path for career growth
- A more manageable workload
- Better communication from leadership
- More autonomy in how I do my work
- Stronger relationships with my teammates
- More competitive pay or benefits
Pick best & worst per setBest:Would help my engagement the mostWorst:Would help my engagement the least
Q06
Opinion ScaleRequired
How well does your direct manager support you in doing your best work?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Not supportive at allMax:Extremely supportive
Q07
Rating ScaleRequired
Rate how manageable your workload has been over the past month.
Range: 1 – 5
Min:OverwhelmingMax:Very manageable
Q08
AI Interview
Reference the respondent's likelihood-to-recommend score and ask what specifically drives that number - a concrete moment, project, or interaction from the last month, not a general impression. If they scored 6 or below, probe which single change (recognition, workload, growth opportunity, or leadership trust) would move their score up by 2 points and why that one matters most. If they scored 9-10, ask what would put their engagement at risk of dropping in the next 6 months.
Q09
Multiple ChoiceRequired
How likely are you to still be working here in 12 months?
- Very unlikely
- Unlikely
- Unsure
- Likely
- Very likely
Q10
Multiple Choice
How long have you worked at this company?
- Less than 6 months
- 6 months to 1 year
- 1-3 years
- 3-5 years
- More than 5 years
- Prefer not to say
Q11
Dropdown
Which department or function do you work in? (Template note: replace this list with your own department names before launching.)
- (Replace with Engineering)
- (Replace with Sales)
- (Replace with Marketing)
- (Replace with Customer Support)
- (Replace with Operations)
- Other
- Prefer not to say
Q12
Message
That's everything - thank you for being candid. Your responses feed into a report on what's driving engagement and retention for individual contributors, and nothing here is shared with your manager individually.
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
- Purpose-built for individual contributors only, separating rank-and-file experience from manager-level dynamics rather than lumping all employees together
- Pairs a likelihood-to-recommend score with an AI follow-up interview that asks each respondent what specifically drove their number, turning a metric into concrete, actionable reasons
- Combines structured measurement (opinion scale, matrix, max-diff, rating) with recognition frequency and workload questions plus a 12-month retention-risk item for a full engagement-and-flight-risk picture
- Every AI probe is a transparent, reviewable prompt, and responses roll into an auto-generated report without manual tagging of open-ended answers
SurveyMonkey
Employee Engagement Survey Template For Individual ContributorsThis is the closest direct comparison, explicitly targeting individual contributors rather than managers. It's a fielding-ready static template backed by SurveyMonkey's broad distribution and analytics tools, but it relies on fixed questions rather than any adaptive follow-up.
What it does well
- Explicitly scoped to individual contributors, matching audience intent
- Backed by a mature, widely-used survey platform with strong distribution and reporting tools
- Ready to field with minimal setup
Where it falls short
- Fixed question set with no adaptive AI follow-up to probe the 'why' behind a recommend score
- No voice interview option or guided screen-share tasks
- No published methodology for how any scoring or analysis is derived
Jotform
Employee Engagement Survey Form TemplateA general employee engagement form template rather than one specifically designed for individual contributors versus managers. It's a customizable, fielding-ready form built on Jotform's drag-and-drop builder, useful for quick deployment but generic in scope.
What it does well
- Easy drag-and-drop customization within Jotform's form builder
- Fielding-ready with no setup friction
- Broad integrations typical of the Jotform ecosystem
Where it falls short
- Not segmented for individual contributors specifically, so it mixes manager and IC concerns
- Static question flow with no adaptive or AI-driven follow-up on responses
- No automated per-response quality scoring or transparent prompt methodology
QuestionPro
Employee Engagement Survey TemplateThis page reads more like a general question-bank/guide for employee engagement surveys than a single ready-to-field survey targeting individual contributors specifically. It offers broad question coverage but no IC-specific structure or adaptive interviewing.
What it does well
- Wide library of engagement-related survey questions to draw from
- Backed by QuestionPro's established survey and analytics platform
- Useful as a reference for building a custom survey
Where it falls short
- Functions more as a question list/guide than a turnkey fielding-ready template
- No adaptive AI follow-up interview to dig into individual scores
- No voice AI interview or guided task capability
SurveySparrow
Remote Employee Engagement Survey TemplateThis template is scoped for remote/COVID-era employees rather than individual contributors as a role-based segment, so its focus differs from IC-versus-manager comparisons. It's a static, fielding-ready form suited to remote-work check-ins rather than deep score-driven follow-up.
What it does well
- Tailored language for remote work conditions
- Fielding-ready template requiring little setup
- Part of SurveySparrow's conversational form format, which can feel more personable than a plain grid
Where it falls short
- Built around remote-work/COVID context rather than an individual-contributor vs. manager distinction
- No adaptive AI interview or voice-based follow-up to explore reasons behind scores
- No transparent prompt methodology or automated quality scoring per response
Frequently asked questions
What questions are in the “Employee Engagement Pulse for Individual Contributors” template?
The template includes 12 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Thanks for taking a few minutes for this check-in on how work is going. This is just for individual contributors (not pe…” · “How likely are you to recommend this company as a great place to work to a friend or former colleague?” · “How much do you agree with each statement about your day-to-day experience at work?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.
How long does this survey take to complete?
Respondents typically finish the 12 questions in about 7 minutes.
Can I customize this template?
Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.
Is this template free to use?
Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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