30-day pulse survey

Starting a new role is a big moment for your new hire and for you. The first month shape how welcomed, supported, and confident an employee feels as they settle in.

Our 30-day pulse survey template gives you a simple, people-first way to check in, spot early friction, and strengthen your onboarding experience before small frustrations grow into disengagement.

What is a 30-day pulse survey?

A 30-day pulse survey template is a structured set of questions designed to help you understand how well new hires are settling in after their first month.

It acts as a quick, meaningful check-in that evaluates their early experience, from onboarding interactions and manager support to clarity of expectations and confidence with tools and systems.

Who's it for?

This template is designed for people leaders who want to create a thoughtful and data-driven onboarding experience.

It’s particularly useful for those looking to track early engagement and measure onboarding effectiveness, and who want better insight into how their new team members are feeling.

How to use the template

Using this template is simple, as it’s designed to be tailored, not taken word-for-word.

1. Make it your own: Customize the questions so they reflect your organisation’s onboarding flow, team structure, and internal language.
2. Decide when to send it: Most teams deploy the survey at the 30-day mark, when new hires have settled in enough to reflect meaningfully on their experience.
3. Use the included question bank: The survey questions cover belonging, manager touchpoints, training quality, system confidence, role clarity, and whether expectations match reality (giving you a balanced early-experience snapshot.30-day pulse survey).
4. Measure early sentiment with eNPS: The template includes an eNPS explanation, showing how to score and interpret responses using a simple 5-point scale. It’s a quick way to understand early loyalty and advocacy.
5. Turn insights into improvements
   Use the results to refine onboarding, support managers, improve training, and fix friction points so every next hire has a better experience.

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