{"id":1225,"date":"2026-10-07T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobrewards.io\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:46:43","slug":"conduct-a-stay-interview-15-questions-to-discover-why-employees-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobrewards.io\/en\/conduct-a-stay-interview-15-questions-to-discover-why-employees-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Conducting a stay interview? 15 questions to discover why employees stay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A stay interview is a conversation with an employee who is still working for your organization. You don\u2019t ask why someone is leaving, but why someone is staying, what works well and what could be a reason for them to leave in the long run. This way, HR gets a better understanding of what binds employees together and of any problems that can still be resolved.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That makes a stay interview a practical part of your job. <\/span>Retention strategy<\/span><\/a>. You don\u2019t wait until the dismissal letter is on the table, but have the conversation while there is still room to improve something.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is a stay interview?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

A stay interview is a planned one-on-one conversation between an employee and their manager. The goal is to understand what parts of the job someone would like to keep and what circumstances increase the chance that they will eventually look for another employer.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The conversation, for example, concerns:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n