Exit Interview

We offer all employees (open-ended, fixed-term and guaranteed hours) the opportunity to have a face-to-face exit interview. The exit interview allows employees to continue the conversation after completing their exit survey as part of their “Leaving the University of Edinburgh” or “Moving Roles” Journey . Please use the Exit Interview Form to prepare and record the outcome of the conversation. 

At the beginning of the meeting, the manager will let the employee know that relevant information disclosed will be recorded on the Exit Interview form.  The form will be confidentially and securely retained for one year. Agreed actions may be shared and/or escalated to other individuals or teams for advice and to implement agreed actions. The manager must ensure that the employee is aware of this and agrees to this before they proceed with the exit interview.

More information about the Leaver process can be found in the People and Money Guides below:

People and Money user guides

The purpose of carrying out exit interviews is to:

• understand the reasons why our employees leave
• offer employees the opportunity to provide additional feedback that cannot be captured in our exit survey
• gather information about issues and problems that can be addressed and improvements that can be made at school/department level.

The Exit Interviewer can be:

• the employee’s line manager
• a senior member of staff in the employee’s school/department.

The Exit Interviewer should:

1. decide an appropriate time and location for the exit interview
2. determine the questions that will be asked and amend the exit interview template as appropriate
3. conduct the interview
4. review responses and propose actions.