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exit interviews

exit interviews is the plural of exit interview.

Meaning of exit interview

Noun

exit interview (plural exit interviews)

  1. (human resource management) A final meeting between a person who is leaving his or her employment and a representative of the employing organization, in order to gather feedback about employment conditions and reduce future turnover.
    • Indeed, your exit interview is probably not the time or place to vent about how unhappy you were or about much your boss stank (either literally or figuratively).2001 June 17, “Return Engagements Can Make for Stronger Bonds”, in Businessweek, retrieved 28 May 2014
  2. A similar meeting held when a person leaves some other type of organization, such as an educational institution or voluntary association.
    • At least some improvement in the graduation rates seems to be the result of lawsuits filed by Advocates for Children that prompted the Education Department in 2003 to better account for students who leave the school system. Schools are now required to conduct exit interviews with students.2006 June 30, David M. Herszenhorn, “Graduation Rate Improving, Schools Chancellor Says”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 May 2014

Questions about exit interviews

What is exit interviews the plural of?
Exit interviews is the plural of exit interview.

Words near exit interviews in the dictionary

  1. exit fee
  2. exit fees
  3. exit hole
  4. exit holes
  5. exit interview
  6. exit interviews
  7. exit node
  8. exit policies
  9. exit policy
  10. exit poll
  11. exit polls

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