What are some good questions to ask a new employee as part of a get-to-know-you survey?

And what questions should we have them ask their peers?

What are some good questions to ask a new employee as part of a get-to-know-you survey?
Tell me about yourself.





What would your best friend tell me about you if I asked him/her?





What would your worst enemy tell me about you if I asked him/her?





What would your pastor tell me about you if I asked him/her?





What do you like to do in your spare time?





What do you not like to do in you spare time?





What is it that draws you to people you like - or, in other words, why do you like the people you like?





What is is that turns you away from people you don't like, or, in other words, why do you not like the people you don't like?





How do you like working here, so far?





What did you like most about your previous job? Why? What did you like least? Why?





If you had the authority to make changes at this company, what is the first thing you would change? Why?





If you had not been hired at this company, what would have been your next choice of employment?





What was your favorite subject in school? Why? Your least favorite? Why?





There are many more questions you can ask. Just think a little. You want to be careful that you don't ask personal questions, and try not to ask questions that require a yes or no answer. You want to ask questions that will get the employee talking about himself/herself if it's a get-to-know-you session.





By the way, you can't get to know a person with a survey. I hope you didn't really mean to use the word "survey." You get to know people by speaking with them.