Starting well
How young staff are welcomed, onboarded and introduced to expectations.
Young Staff Workplace Audit
Why aren’t your young staff becoming confident and independent at work?
Take the free Young Staff Workplace Audit and get a personalised report showing what’s working, where pressure may be building and what your workplace should address first.
Start the Free Audit
20 questions
About 8 minutes
No employee names
Personalised report
No employee names. No judgement. No generic score.
Does this sound familiar?
They need reassurancemore often than you expected
They hesitatewhen you need initiative
You repeat instructionsyou thought had already sunk in
They resignjust as they’re becoming useful
The behaviour you see doesn’t always tell you where the problem sits.
The problem beneath the problem
What looks like attitude may be a workplace pattern.
When a young employee hesitates, keeps asking for help or resigns earlier than expected, it’s easy to focus on the behaviour.
But unclear expectations, inconsistent onboarding, weak feedback, manager dependence and a lack of connection can create very similar symptoms.
The Audit helps you work out where to look first.
What the Audit examines
Six parts of the workplace experience.
Not twenty disconnected scores. A clearer picture of the conditions around your young staff.
Clarity
Whether people understand what good performance looks like and what’s expected.
Manager support
How supervisors communicate, check understanding, give feedback and respond to mistakes.
Confidence and independence
Whether support gradually reduces as judgement and capability develop.
Belonging and connection
Whether young staff feel known, included and able to ask for help.
Development and reasons to stay
Whether people can see growth, contribution and a future in the workplace.
Your personalised workplace audit
A clear priority—not twenty things to fix.
Your answers become a personalised report that explains what may be happening and gives you a practical place to begin.
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What’s working
The workplace practices already supporting young staff.
Where pressure may be building
Areas that could be making confidence, performance or independence harder.
Patterns worth noticing
Where expectations and everyday practice may not line up.
What to address first
A practical priority rather than twenty things to fix.
How it works
Eight minutes to a clearer place to begin.
Tell us what’s happening
Answer 20 questions about the everyday experience of young staff in your workplace.
See what sits underneath
Your answers are organised across the workplace areas that shape confidence, growth and retention.
Know where to focus
Receive a practical summary of your strengths, priorities and next steps.
A practical guide, not a judgement
This isn’t a scorecard.
Most organisations are already doing some things well. The Audit helps you see where those strengths are, where the experience may be inconsistent and which areas deserve your attention first.
You won’t be told that everything is broken. You’ll get a clearer picture of what may be happening and where change could make the biggest difference.
Built from Confidence in Mentoring’s work across youth development, workplace mentoring and young staff support.
What becomes possible
Less guesswork for managers. More confidence for young staff.
Imagine young staff who know what’s expected, make more decisions for themselves and feel part of the team.
Clear expectationsYoung staff know what good looks like and what comes next.
Growing independenceSupport reduces as confidence and judgement build.
Better conversationsManagers give useful feedback and address issues earlier.
Stronger belongingPeople feel known, included and connected to the workplace.
When people experience clarity, growth and connection, you’re creating better conditions for them to stay.
Ready for a clearer picture?
Find out where to focus first.
20 questions. About 8 minutes. Free personalised report.
Start the Free AuditYoung Staff Workplace Audit
Find out where to focus first.
Answer 20 questions about what usually happens in your workplace. Your personalised report will show your strengths, priority areas and a practical place to begin.
No employee namesNo judgementNo generic scoreImmediate report