Online surveys of the workforce are both possible and worthwhile in companies of every kind – from manufacturing to service businesses. One reason is that survey participants can be reached easily via the internet. Nevertheless, the specific circumstances of each company and sector should be considered.
Do you have many field staff who may only be reachable on mobile devices? Are there departments with limited internet access, meaning that hardware may need to be provided (for example, an iPad on the production floor or a tablet for trade-show staff)?
How employees can be reached also determines fundamental aspects of designing the online questionnaire. Do employees use the same computer? If so, do not use cookie blocks. Do many employees share the same IP address? Then do not use IP blocks. Can employees see their colleagues’ screens? Give them the option of completing the questionnaire outside the company, at home. LamaPoll’s survey tool can also prevent multiple submissions from the same computer.
It is important to distinguish between inviting employees and giving them access to the survey. Invitations can be sent offline (by post, for example), published on the company website or intranet, sent by mail merge or delivered individually by the relevant manager. Access can be open (anyone who knows about the survey can take part) or closed – accessible only with a password, either general or individual. Combinations are possible, such as sending the access password by post and making the survey available online.
What is LamaPoll?
LamaPoll is a survey tool for creating employee surveys and measuring employee satisfaction. You can use it to create, conduct and analyse all types of employee survey. Create your employee survey in just a few steps, apply your organisation’s corporate design and invite employees conveniently by email or via your intranet. You can quickly gain insights that help improve employee satisfaction. You can register for our survey tool free of charge and immediately conduct surveys for up to 50 employees with no obligation. If you need more responses to your online employee survey questionnaire, simply choose one of our monthly plans. You can also use our employee survey questionnaire templates and examples.
