Keeping employees engaged can be challenging for organizations. With new ways of working since the pandemic such as employees working remotely some or all of the time, those challenges have increased. Finding ways for employees to interact no matter where they are working can help to boost engagement – and one of the best ways of doing this is to introduce quizzes for work.
What is an employee quiz and why do you need them?
An employee quiz is a fun and engaging activity where you can test employees’ knowledge on various subjects. It can be serious or not so serious, and can include an element of competition or gamification with a friendly rivalry.
You can use quizzes as part of your training and development evaluation, all the way through to seeing what knowledge exists on certain topics within your workforce, or just to create a fun way to spend some time together as a team.
A quiz differs from a poll or a survey because it is a great way to bring people together and interact while providing answers.
The main benefits of a quiz for work colleagues include:
- Boosting employee engagement and morale
- Creating a cohesive team
- Motivating your employees to achieve more
- Providing management with a way to monitor information retention
- Provide education on new concepts
- Identify any gaps in employee knowledge.
When should you use quizzes?
There are lots of different opportunities for organizations to use quizzes to engage employees. These include:
1. Testing to determine knowledge levels
If you want to determine whether or not there is a need for education and training to be delivered on particular topics you will need to gauge the levels of knowledge that already exist within your employee cohort.
2. Testing knowledge after training
Once an employee has completed online training you can test their knowledge to determine whether or not the staff training was a success.
3. As part of a refresher training program
When some time has passed after training you may wish to test knowledge again to determine whether or not the information has been retained so you can implement appropriate training strategies.
4. Following employee onboarding
When you onboard a new employee they may be overwhelmed by the amount of information you have sent them. Sending a fun quiz for employees can help you to determine whether or not you will need to follow up with them to ensure they have everything they need for a smooth start to working life with your company.
5. For fun and engagement
Many organizations host a regular quiz event on general knowledge topics so that employees can connect, compete and engage in a fun way. It helps with team building and increasing morale.
6. To help employees get to know each other
These types of quizzes help to establish teams, particularly when there are new people joining and the team isn’t physically located in the same place. You can find out things about other team members, such as preferences, hobbies or skills and then see if the information sticks.
7. To encourage employee investment in the company identity
These quizzes are a way to get your employees to be engaged with and enthusiastic about your corporate brand. You can ask questions on a range of topics, like corporate history, your clients, your achievements, where your offices are, etc.
12 employee quiz ideas to try
If you want to start running employee quizzes but aren’t sure how to approach them, here are some office quiz ideas that are guaranteed to be fun.
- How well do you know other team members?
- Do you understand this corporate terminology?
- General knowledge trivia quiz
- True or false
- Quiz about your industry
- News and current affairs
- How well do people know the company?
- Themed quizzes for holidays, such as Christmas or St Patricks Day
- How well do you know our neighborhood?
- Quiz about specific projects
- Quiz about your products or services
- Quiz about specific clients.
How to deliver employee quizzes
When it's time to quiz your employees, you will need a delivery method. Look no further than DeskAlerts as your employee quiz software! By using our Surveys, Polls and Quizzes module you can send quizzes to employees whenever you want – straight to their desktops or to their mobile devices.
Quizzes can be sent in different formats – choose from multiple choice, true or false or linear scales.
You can send your quizzes to all employees, or to just targeted groups of employees such as specific work teams or everyone at a particular location. They will arrive within seconds after you send them.
You’ll get the response to your quizzes within minutes and will get a higher response rate than if you send the quiz questions via email.
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Introducing quizzes as a way for your employees to connect and compete is a great way to build knowledge and build great teams. Get in touch with us today for a free demo to find out how DeskAlerts can be used to deliver quizzes in your workplace.
Frequently asked questions
How can I make my work fun quiz?
You can make your work quiz fun by keeping it light-hearted, including a range of interesting or quirky topics and encouraging your employees to have a friendly spirited competition.
What are good quiz questions to ask?
Good quiz questions will test peoples’ general knowledge or overall knowledge about specific topics.
What are fun quiz categories?
There are lots of different fun quiz categories. This can include music, popular culture, films, books, strange facts, and world events.
How do you make fun on virtual quiz?
A virtual quiz can be made fun if you encourage friendly rivalry and people are encouraged not to take it too seriously.
