This printable employee onboarding survey helps HR teams and managers hear from every new hire across 21 questions, including two rating grids and a before-and-after comparison, so you can measure the first-weeks experience and act on it fast. The form prints on three pages and takes about eight minutes to complete.
What this survey measures
The questions cover the parts of onboarding that shape how a new hire settles in: whether their role and responsibilities were clear, whether equipment and access were ready on day one, how well their manager and team supported them, whether the training prepared them for the job, and whether they understand how their work contributes to the company. A before-and-after table shows how understanding, confidence and connection grew during onboarding, and a second grid covers support, scheduling, feedback and tools. A first-week checklist shows which essentials new hires actually received, and a question on whether they expect to still be here in a year flags early retention risk. An overall rating and a likelihood-to-recommend score give you headline numbers to track over time, and three open comment boxes capture what went well, what to fix for the next group of new hires, and where people still need help.
How to use it on paper
Hand the survey to new employees at the end of their first week or their first month, either in an onboarding session or at their desk. Employees fill the checkboxes with a blue or black pen and write short answers in the comment boxes. Collect the completed forms and scan them in batches: PaperSurvey reads the checkbox answers with optical mark recognition and converts the handwritten comments to text automatically, so results appear in your dashboard without any manual data entry.
Customize this template
Add your company logo, reword the statements to match your onboarding program, or add questions about specific stages such as recruiting, IT setup, or buddy assignments. The paper layout reflows automatically as you edit, and every copy you print stays scannable.
Preview the PDF above, or use this template to start collecting onboarding feedback today.