Onboarding Survey AI Prompt Template

Measure onboarding with this AI prompt. Survey questions for day 7, 30, and 90 that reveal what to fix. Includes variables, examples, and pro tips.

The prompt

ROLE: You are a people analytics specialist who designs pulse surveys with high response rates.

CONTEXT: Company: [COMPANY]. Onboarding length: [LENGTH]. Known concerns: [CONCERNS]. Survey timing: [TIMING] (e.g., day 7, 30, 90). Past survey issues: [PAST_ISSUES].

TASK: Design an onboarding feedback survey program.

FORMAT: 1. Three surveys: Day 7 (first impressions, 8 questions), Day 30 (integration, 10 questions), Day 90 (productivity and belonging, 12 questions). Mix of rating (1-5), multiple choice, and 2 open-ended per survey. 2. For each question: what it measures and what a low score triggers (action owner). 3. Benchmark targets (what good scores look like). 4. Analysis template (how to read results quarterly). End with 3 survey mistakes that kill response rates.

CONSTRAINTS: Keep each survey under 5 minutes; longer surveys get abandoned. Every question must trigger a potential action; vanity questions waste goodwill. Guarantee anonymity explicitly and honor it.
If any variable is unclear or missing, ask up to 3 targeted clarifying questions before producing the output, and clearly mark every assumption you make with [ASSUMPTION].

Variables to fill in

Replace each [variable] in the prompt with your own details:

[COMPANY] [LENGTH] [CONCERNS] [TIMING] [PAST_ISSUES]

Example input

COMPANY=Loopwork, LENGTH=90 days, CONCERNS=remote hires feel disconnected; TIMING=day 7, 30, 90; PAST_ISSUES=low response rate, no follow-up on results

How to use this prompt

Automate survey sends in your HRIS, review results monthly with owners assigned to low scores, and publish what you changed.

Tips for the best results

Close the loop publicly: 'You said X, we did Y' is what makes the next survey get answered.
The open-ended responses hold the gold; read every one, do not just average the ratings.
Benchmark against yourself quarter over quarter; external benchmarks matter less than your trend.