Is this normal exit interview question

[Carolyn1234]

Some of you might remember that I was denied a personal leave of absence and posted about it here. I decided to resign for this and several other reasons. My last day was January 5th. Today I received in the mail an "exit interview" that asks "If you are leaving for another job, where will you be working?" The next question is "what will be your new title and what is the salary? Please list the benefits of your new job in as much detail as possible (paid time off, health insurance with premiums, deductibles, and co-pays, etc) Is this normal practice? I am not currently looking for another job but I don't rule out working in the future. I simply wonder why I should fill this form out.

[ProgressiveActivist, BSN, RN]

Highly inappropriate. I would decline to provide that information.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

Well, they may be trying to find out if they are losing you to a better economic deal, and want to know what the "going rate" is in the market for someone with your skills so that they can make a competitive offer to the next candidate.

But you are under no obligation to provide that information for them.

[Dobieb2009]

Horseshoe hit the nail on the head! Personally, I would put it through the shredder! You owe them nothing.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

I wouldn't provide the information. The purpose of an exit interview is to gain insight into the employee's experience with the company. If many people are saying the same thing in an exit interview, then it's something the company needs to look into fixing/changing. It's one thing to volunteer that one is leaving for better salary/benefits, but to request that kind of information is inappropriate.

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

You could write "not applicable at this time" or "to be determined"...both of which are perfectly accurate in your case.

[sailornurse]

Are you supposed to provide the stamp to return this so called exit interview? As all PPs have said these are unusual questions for "exit" interview usually the purpose is to correct if possible any issues that cause people to leave. If they provided stamped envelope tell them about denial of leave.

[amoLucia]

Well, they may be trying to find out if they are losing you to a better economic deal, and want to know what the "going rate" is in the market for someone with your skills so that they can make a competitive offer to the next candidate.

But you are under no obligation to provide that information for them.

From time to time, some places will conduct a survey of other local facilities to scope out their competitive standing within the community. But I've never heard where they poll ex-employees, esp thru the mail and AFTER they've left. Usually it's done HR to HR. But with such cut-throat workplace maneuverings, I'm not surprised by anything anymore.

I'd just trash it.