Interviewing for a Cleaning Role

Why use us?

Sanitation and cleanliness are incredibly important within any respectful business (now more than ever thanks to the coronavirus outbreak). It is true that your cleaners will not necessarily need degrees to work in this sector, but if you would like effective workers, then it’s a smart idea to want to look for specific attributes within your employees - that’s where Interview Quizzes comes in.

According to the Institute for Employment Research, there are approximately 448,400 people currently working in the cleaning industry in the UK in over 32,000 companies, and the demand for efficient cleaners is rising fast. If you need a cleaner for your business, we can help you find the best of the bunch of those wanting to apply for the job role!

Skills to look for when employing cleaning staff

• Organisational skills - Being better organised means being more efficient and getting more work done in the time available. Those with good organisational skills will be more likely to avoid mistakes and provide consistent cleaning that you and your customers will appreciate.
• Time management skills – Being able to manage time effectively is a key skill needed in most jobs and cleaning is no exception. Employees should be expected to be punctual and finish cleaning in the timeframe expected by you.
• Attention to detail - Cleaners should be exceptionally detail-oriented. From organising items neatly to ensuring that floors and surfaces are sanitised and spotless, these professionals need a keen eye for detail to perform their job well. The more thorough the person is when it comes to completing their duties, the better they will be at their job.
• Flexibility - As we all know, the workplace is often unpredictable. Good cleaners are expected to be flexible so that the workplace can continue to run smoothly, safely and without interruptions. If a cleaner is given the task to clean an office building that is still being used by employees who are working late, they should ideally be prepared to stay until they are finished. A lot of cleaners need to work overnight or early in the morning, so flexibility is often a necessary trait.
• Communication skills - Cleaners should consistently communicate with clients, co-workers, and management to make sure that the expectations for each task is totally understood.
• Interpersonal skills – Many cleaners are required to be dependable, responsible and work well in teams, especially when working directly with clients.
• Productivity and concentration - I don’t think you need much convincing that being productive is a good trait. The job of a cleaner can often be quite repetitive which can cause some people to “switch off”. You want employees that concentrate and remain focused on their job.
• Independent - Teamwork is also an important trait depending on your business and the cleaner’s role, but most cleaning tasks are expected to be completed unaccompanied. A great cleaner should be able to carry out tasks efficiently without much input required from others.

How can you find these qualities in your employees?

So, you have advertised your job online or in the paper and people seem interested… Instead of arduously sifting through all of their CVs, make use of our quizzes and get them to prove their knowledge and skill, instead of taking their word for it!

Construct your unique interview quiz

You are free to choose whichever 4 categories you want but here are our 4 suggested tests for the job of a cleaner:

1. Science Basic – Cleaners often work with chemicals and it is important that they can do so safely and efficiently, while understanding the basic science behind cleaning methods.
2. Current Affairs – You may want to look for cleaners that are up to date with the best way of keeping dangerous microbes such as coronavirus out of the workplace. This quiz tests how well people are up to date with the current affairs of the world.
3. English Basic - This tests your applicant’s ability to communicate by finding how well they can understand simple, everyday language. It will also find out how well they can follow any instructions they are given.
4. General Knowledge – Knowing that your employees have a general knowledge on a different range of subjects is always helpful.

At the Interview

When it comes to the job interviews, you will be armed with a page showing the results of the candidate’s online tests. This will highlight who is good at what and it will be the best possible tool to help you formulate the best interview questions to ask.

Conclusion

We can't decide who is best for you but we can provide the tools to help you MAKE BETTER DECISIONS, FASTER.