What are ways to get participants for a quick survey?

 

It can be difficult to get employees' attention, and it might seem even more difficult when you want them to take a survey. Here are seven suggestions for inspiring comments so you can reach your participation goal

1. Analyze the competition

• Plan your survey during a free period on the calendar to avoid vying for participants' attention. 

• Even while it might be obvious not to overlap with other surveys, it's still important to look out for significant efforts and busy seasons (such as, end of the month for the sales team).

 2. Don't poll everybody

• Instead, take a representative sample of all employees and conduct a sample survey. Employees will experience less survey weariness if you vary the questions, even though it is simpler to send the survey to everyone.

• For a statistically meaningful result, you would require 1,040 responses if your organisation had 14,000 employees.

3. Make a remembrance 

• The obviousness of this works. When we send a reminder during one of our client surveys, the response rate always increases. Try a desk drop and don't forget the power of paper.

 4. Enjoy yourself.

• Despite the fact that survey questions must be precise, they don't have to be stuffy and sterile. Try unusual questions, conversational tones, interactive features (such as sliders to choose satisfaction level), and distinctive names for your scales.

5. Make it practical

• Convenient is a fantastic adjective to describe meetings. Participation is made simple by leaving a paper survey on chairs or by using a smartphone survey app during the conference. 

• Speaking of mobile, SurveyMonkey and other such programmes make it simple for respondents to use their preferred device.

 6. Apply the findings

• If employees think nothing will happen, they won't participate in your survey. Share the findings of every survey you undertake with participants, staff members, and stakeholders. Be specific about what you heard and your next course of action.

7. Present rewards

• Although I don't like rewards because they raise the bar for the following survey, I've seen this tactic work quite effectively. I advise saving the prizes for in-depth or important surveys. During seasons like the summer, when it's hard to break through.