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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mamb02 on February 12, 2009, 11:28:37 pm

Title: how to find the best cleaners
Post by: mamb02 on February 12, 2009, 11:28:37 pm

Hi guys. My business has been up and running for a few months now. So far I have a 1 office contract (10 hrs) ; a letting agent who i do end of tennancies for (average once a week) and 6 domestic clients who i clean for each week. I have been doing most of the cleaning myself apart from the odd hand for big jobs and the office cleaning (the cleaner leaves in a couple of weeks!!).

My week is booked up with cleaning now meaning i have stopped taking on new cliens and building my business. My plan is to take someone new on and train them over a few weeks to take on all of my domestic clients.

The problem is, how do i go about finding the best. I need someone trustworthy, reliable and hardworking who will be committed to staying with my business for a long time. They will probably have to drive too. I know this is a big ask and will be like finding a needle in a haystack...but surely it can be done with the right strategy? Im not sure what type of people i should be targeting so i am confused about how to find them  I was thinking about advertising in my local paper but thats as far as i have got.

How did you guys find your best employees and what are they like?

Title: Re: how to find the best cleaners
Post by: BDCS on February 13, 2009, 07:16:36 am

Theres going to be some interest in the replies as I THINK EVERYBODY WHO TAKES ON STAFF NEEDS THE DEFINATIVE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION !  I think you need a healthy dose of luck

Title: Re: how to find the best cleaners
Post by: holmesclean on February 13, 2009, 09:07:40 am

Yes indeed you need luck and patience.
Try the Job Centre they will not charge you and will generally 'vet' prospective staff for you.
Best Wishes
Tom

Title: Re: how to find the best cleaners
Post by: gmcs on February 14, 2009, 06:07:27 am

Belive it or not I got mine from the job centre and some of them where out of work for a long time all over the age of 45......and because they have been long term unemployed the good old gov pays me £60.00 a week each for the first 26 weeks !

They did a good job vetting them as I gave them a detailed brief

Start time 5am
Must Drive with clean docs
Willing to be CRB Checked

ect................


Give them a go

Title: Re: how to find the best cleaners
Post by: mamb02 on February 25, 2009, 11:06:20 pm

Thanks for the advice! I went to the job centre on Monday and they were very helpful. I have had 4 phonecalls today and 2 interviews set up for Monday already, so far so good!

Title: Re: how to find the best cleaners
Post by: Anna Warren on February 27, 2009, 09:22:53 am

Good luck with new workers, mamb02!  :)