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Exit interviews are not legally required, but they can help put companies on notice of potential lawsuits. For example, at exit interviews, employees may be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement regarding trade secrets and employer data.

Typically, however, you can place a request to return for an exit interview. If you're leaving of your own accord, the process of requesting an exit interview is often as simple as checking a box requesting the meeting on an exit form.

In my own personal experience, most employers don't make exit interviews mandatory. You'll most likely be safe if you decline an exit interview, if that's what you want to do. ... This is not to say that there is no reason at all to ever participate in an exit interview.

Have every interview conducted by someone other than the employee's immediate supervisor (a human resources interviewer, if available). The supervisor's relationship with the employee might have influenced an employee's decision to leave. Explain the purpose of the exit interview to the departing employee.

Reasons Not to Do an Exit Interview Fosters goodwill so you can keep the door open in case you want to return to the company later as a "boomerang" employee. Exiting employees frequently overshare during exit interviews. Or, what they say is perceived the wrong way.

Complete your exit interview with an eye toward helping the company improve. Provide survey responses that your employer can use as constructive feedback and not just gripes about the working relationship with your boss. Focus on positive remarks, but don't sugarcoat your responses.

Choose your interview format. Giving your departing employees a questionnaire to fill out could be less time-consuming and help avoid some uncomfortable discussions. ... Choose your interviewer. The person who's most familiar with your employee's work is their direct supervisor. ... Decide what to ask. ... Decide what not to ask.

The law behind exit interviewsExit interviews are not a legal requirement; they are company policy. If an employer wishes to conduct exit interviews wherever possible, they may choose to inform employees of this protocol by including a provision in their employment contract.