Prepping for the 'stay' interview at work

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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE     WED, DEC 1, 2021 Alicia Adamczyk is a senior money reporter at CNBC Make It, covering consumer issues, investing and digital financial communities. You can follow her on Twitter @AliciaAdamczyk. Have you heard of a "stay" interview?  It's when your employer sits you down to discuss your motivations for staying at the company and what could be done to improve your work experience, my colleague Jennifer Liu reports.   The stay interview isn't new, but it's happening more often as employers vie to keep workers who might find themselves tempted to join the Great Resignation of 2021. But even if your boss doesn't set up a one-on-one stay interview, be prepared to answer some of the common questions — like what your goals are and what the company can do to ensure workers thrive in 2022 — during your end-of-year performance review.   If your employer broaches the topic, they want to know what is and isn't working for their employees, which gives workers a unique opportunity to express what they need or what is missing at work. "Last year ... it was all about survival," says Amy Spurling, CEO of Compt, an HR employee stipends platform. This year, though, "there will likely be a focus on employee mental health as well to ensure people are not burning out."   Spurling suggests considering if there are changes that would help you be more productive, particularly if you are continuing remote work into the new year, or ways your manager could better support you.   While it might be tempting to list everything you don't like about your job, select the top two or three concerns you have with your role or working environment. Highlight these and talk through potential fixes with your manager.   And as CNBC Make It has written, if you like your job and plan to stay, it could be a good moment to tactfully ask for a raise or take on new work that interests you more than some of your current tasks.   Make It has a lot of useful coverage related to the Great Resignation. Check out a few of the articles here: So your old boss wants you to come back—here's how to negotiate a 'boomerang' offer How to leverage the Great Resignation if you actually like your job and want to stay How to ask for a raise right now Planning to quit your job? Do these 5 things first We have only a few weeks left in 2021. What do you want to see us cover more in 2022? Email me and let me know. Have a friend who might appreciate this type of content? Please forward it along! Trending articles from CNBC Make It This is now the world's most expensive city to live in, study says Here's how much Twitter's new CEO Parag Agrawal will be paid You can deduct up to $300 in charitable donations this year—even if you take the standard deduction Despite his success, Jay Leno still refuses to splurge on expensive food The top 10 cities for expats living and working abroad in 2021 Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Digital Products   Feedback Terms of Service Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBC Universal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS