# Survey Results An important rule of thumb in understanding your survey results is not to overthink things. Your first and foremost task is to understand the results at a very descriptive level. This does not require you to “interpret” the results. You simply need to understand how your employees responded to each of the topics and individual survey items covered by the survey. It also is important to understand whether or not your results have improved since the last survey, how your results compare to the organization as a whole and/or the larger part of the organization of which you are a part and how your results compare to the external benchmark, if appropriate. #### Don't Treat Survey Scores Like a Report Card * Employees’ work perceptions differ by function, job tenure, and level – some groups tend to have lower scores. * Employees who are most committed can be most critical – engaged employees want things to be better. * Position yourself as a leader with your team on the same side of the table, jointly looking to make improvements. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.talentmap.com/manager-guide-to-employee-engagement/understanding-your-results/survey-results.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.