Free employee pulse survey template
A weekly one-minute check-in, one question per screen, anonymous by default.
- 5 questions
- One question at a time
- Free, unlimited responses
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Updated October 7, 2026
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What this employee pulse check asks, and why
A pulse survey only works if people answer it every week, so this one takes about a minute on a phone. It shows one question per screen: how the week has been, how their workload feels, and whether they had what they needed to do their job well. Two optional boxes ask what got in the way and anything worth calling out, so the check-in isn't only about problems. The form asks for no name or email, and FormSnapp stores no IP address with responses. Share the totals with the team each week, along with what you're doing about them.
- Questions
- 5, 3 required
- Format
- One question at a time
- Theme
- Tally, or any of 26
- Cost
- Free, no response cap
The 5 questions it asks
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A quick rating of the week, the number you will track as a trend.
Four honest options, including 'Not sustainable'. A rise in that answer is an early warning of burnout.
Whether people had what they needed, which surfaces blocked work a stand-up can miss.
Optional: what got in the way. Short, specific answers that point at fixable problems.
Optional: what is worth recognizing, so the pulse is not only about problems.
Built for these jobs, and easy to bend to yours
- A weekly or biweekly team pulse
- Checking workload before it becomes attrition
- Spotting blockers a standup does not surface
- Any recurring check-in that has to stay short
Ways to adapt it
Every two weeks pulse
Run it every two weeks for teams that find weekly too often, keeping the same questions so trends still compare.
Project check-in
Replace the workload question with one about the current project's progress for the length of a big piece of work.
With a team selector
Add a dropdown for team so results can be split, keeping each group large enough that answers stay anonymous.
How to get good answers from an employee pulse check
- 1
Keep it to five questions
A weekly pulse only works if it takes under a minute. Resist adding questions; rotate one in occasionally instead.
- 2
Send it at the same time each week
Friday afternoon or Monday morning, consistently. A regular slot becomes a habit, and habits keep response rates up.
- 3
Look at the trend, not the week
One bad week means little. Three weeks of rising workload answers in one team means a conversation is due.
- 4
Share results with the team
Show the totals and comments back to the people who answered. A pulse that disappears into management gets answered less each week.
After you publish
Where the responses go next
Re-open it each week
Keep one form running and share the same link weekly, or set opening and closing times for a fixed weekly window.
Watch the workload answers
The answer breakdown shows the share choosing 'Not sustainable' each week, the number most worth watching.
Post a summary
On Pro, send responses to a Slack channel for the team's weekly summary, without names attached.
Employee Pulse Check: common questions
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What is a pulse survey?
A very short survey, usually five questions or fewer, run every week or two to track how a team is doing between larger engagement surveys.
How is this different from an engagement survey?
An engagement survey runs once or twice a year with many questions. A pulse runs weekly with a few, so you see trends as they develop.
Is it anonymous?
It asks for no name or email, and FormSnapp does not store an IP address with a response. Share results as totals so individuals cannot be picked out.
Why one question per screen?
People answer pulses on their phones between meetings. One question per screen is faster there and keeps it under a minute.
How do I keep response rates up?
Keep it short, send it at the same time every week, and visibly act on what people say.
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