New employees can be a reliable source of information for a company. Most companies ignore the wealth of information that new employees are likely to bring from their previous experiences. As a result, a lot of valuable information gets swept away in the process of incorporating the new employee into the company.

New employee surveys can be done for many purposes. One of them is the new employee orientation survey. This survey is generally done after a few days of orientation to determine any potential issues relating to productivity, turnover, attitudes and other aspects. It would also help the management to understand the productivity of the orientation or training program that the new employee went through in the initial days. The employees experiences in the early days of employment are also important determinants, since they represent the companys image through the eyes of a new person.

Another kind of new employee survey can be undertaken to know whether the employee has completely understood all the aspects of the new job or not. This can include the job analysis and description, the basics of the job, the most enjoyable and least enjoyable parts of the job, and so on. New employee survey can include information relating to corporate culture, training, supervisor relations, work environment, pay and benefits, communications, feedback, leadership, corporate vision, and overall satisfaction. New employee surveys can also contain information relating to the previous job, like reasons for leaving the job, description of the job, pay and benefits, and so on. This would help to determine the attitude of the employee and whether he/she would be satisfied with the new job or not.

New employee surveys can be designed and conducted in-house by the HR department. Alternatively, companies can also use third-party survey agencies that specialize in employee survey services. These agencies design questionnaires and offer all the related expertise in analyzing the survey. They provide professional expertise in the aspects in which the survey is being conducted. They also use special software tools for better and faster analysis of data. Some of these companies also offer online services, wherein the questionnaires can be designed and even filled in online by the employees. Many of these companies have online questionnaires offered for free, which can be downloaded from their websites.