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"What was your favorite/least favorite part of the job?"

"Was there anything that made it difficult for you to perform your duties properly?"

"In the future, how could we avoid the types of problems you faced in your job?"

"Is there anything you wish the company had done that it didn't do?"

Even friendly, open companies with great work environments occasionally have to let people go. When your business has to do this, take the opportunity to conduct a thorough exit interview with the employee being dismissed before he's gone for good. Some business experts have found that employees are more willing to be candid at exit interviews, though others have found that many employees will becritical in hopes of getting a good recommendation.In any case, an exit interview is your last chance to learn what went wrong with an unhappy or unproductive employee, so take advantage of it. Below are just a few of the sorts of questions you'll want to consider asking: