# Answer a Pulse survey > Open the link in your survey email, select Start Survey and answer one question at a time. Each answer is saved when you select Next, so you can stop and come back later. - Product: Pulse › Answer surveys - Where: Vantage Circle web app, Microsoft Teams - Last checked: 15 Oct 2026 - Web page: https://www.vantagecircle.com/en/help/pulse/answer-surveys/answer-a-pulse-survey/ You can open your survey from any of these places: - **Your survey email.** The link opens the survey straight away, without signing in. HR chooses the subject line. Reminders have the subject "Your Opinion Counts: Reminder to Complete Your Survey". - **Your Vantage Circle home page.** When you have questions waiting, a card says "Your voice is important to us". Select **Share Feedback**. The survey opens in a new tab. - **The Pulse page.** If Pulse is the only Vantage Circle product your company uses, this is where you land after signing in. It says "You have pending survey". Select **Start Survey Now**. - **Microsoft Teams**, if your company uses Vantage Circle there. The link in your survey email is personal. Don't forward it, because anyone who opens it can answer as you. ## Answer the questions 1. **Check the first screen.** It shows the survey's name, about how long it takes, and whether it's anonymous. See [Is my Pulse survey anonymous?](/en/help/pulse/answer-surveys/is-my-pulse-survey-anonymous/) for what that means. - To read the survey in another language, pick one from the list at the top. It also becomes your language across Vantage Circle. The list isn't shown in Teams. 2. Select **Start Survey**. The top of the page shows where you are, for example "Question 2 of 8". 3. **Answer the question.** - **Rating from 1 to 5:** pick a number. 1 means "Strongly disagree" and 5 means "Strongly agree". - **Rating from 1 to 10:** drag the slider. **Next** stays greyed out until you move it. - **Multiple choice:** pick one option. If the question says "Select all that apply." or "Select up to 3 options.", you can pick more than one. - **Written question:** type your answer. Written questions come at the end. 4. **Add a comment if you want to.** Rating and multiple-choice questions have an **Add your comment** box marked (Optional). A red * means a comment is required. If you pick **Other**, say what you mean under **Please specify**. The counter under the box shows how many characters you've used. 5. Select **Next**. This saves your answer. 6. On the last question, select **Submit**. A thank-you screen confirms you've finished. Select **Go to Home** to go back to Vantage Circle. ## Skip a question Select **Skip Question**, then pick a reason: **Not Applicable**, **Not Sure**, **No Opinion** or **Other**. The skip is saved and the next question opens. Select **Cancel** to close the list without skipping. - Questions marked with a red * have no **Skip Question** button. You have to answer them. - A skipped question has no rating, so it doesn't count towards scores. - A question you skip doesn't come back later in this survey. To answer it after all, go back to it with **Back** before you submit. ## Change an answer Select **Back** to go to an earlier question. Change your rating or comment, then select **Next** to save the new answer over the old one. - You can only go back to the questions in the set you're answering now. Once you select **Submit**, your answers can't be changed. - Changing a multiple-choice answer doesn't work at the moment. The screen shows your new choice, but your first choice is the one that's saved. Check your choice before you select **Next**. ## Stop and come back later Each answer is saved as soon as you select **Next** or pick a skip reason. You can close the page at any time. To carry on, open the survey again from your email or home page. It opens at the first question you haven't answered. Anything you typed on the current question without selecting **Next** is lost. ## If you don't have a company email - **Shared link or QR code.** If your company uses one, HR shares the link or puts the code up at work. Open it and confirm who you are with details from your Vantage Circle account, such as your mobile number. Your own survey then opens. It works like a survey from an email, with the same privacy rules. - **Text message.** Some companies also send the survey link by text message. - **Signing in.** You can also sign in to Vantage Circle and open the survey from your home page. See [Sign in and get started](/en/help/account/sign-in-and-get-started/). ## Exit surveys If you're leaving your company, HR can send you an exit survey at your personal email address. The link works without signing in, and you answer it the same way. Exit surveys always show your name to HR. ## If something goes wrong **Your answer cleared and you're still on the same question.** It wasn't saved. This happens when the survey ends or is paused while you're answering, or when your connection drops. Reload the page. If the survey is still open, you'll be back at the same question. **Next is greyed out.** Pick an answer first. If the comment has a red *, write one. On a written question, type your answer. **The survey doesn't open, or shows a message instead of questions.** See [My Pulse survey won't open](/en/help/pulse/answer-surveys/my-pulse-survey-wont-open/).