Cleaners...going for a trial day, what are they looking for????

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So I need to supplement my income and have a trial day at a cleaning company.

Ive not worked before as a cleaner but regularly clean my Dad's house each week and my own but not sure what they are looking for.

Im guessing speed and throwing yourself into everything working on own initiative etc.

Whatelse will they look for???

That you turn up, based on what I’m hearing from recruiters at the moment.

It’s an applicant’s market. Use this to your advantage.

Are they paying you ?

Im guessing speed and throwing yourself into everything working on own initiative etc.
Yes, I imagine so. And communication skills maybe.

Are you getting paid for this trial day. Its not about speed it’s about doing it properly, speed comes with experience and can easily be seen as panic. Eye for detail, think outside the box it’s not like cleaning your own house. Also be careful what chemicals you use on what. Ask what needs doing before starting and have a plan and work out timings. Good luck

Take a toothbrush to clean under taps, sink plugs and grout. Make sure you move stuff and clean under it.

Pick things up and clean underneath them. Work the entire hours you are paid for- if you have finished what they have asked to you to do but have time to spare, clean a window. Use your initiative and clean stuff that needs doing.

When you have finished a room, look at it objectively from the door. Is anything skew if (?) or just out of kilter, if so, tweak that, it is the first thing the home owner will see on walking into the room, rather than how perfectly clean it is

Skew whiff apparently

All the usual things I guess.
Turn up on time. Be clean, tidy and reasonably friendly.
Work the whole time you’re expected to and do as thorough a job as you can.
Ask sensible questions if you’re unsure but use your common sense and initiative if appropriate.

Don’t break anything!?

Have a call with company tomorrow morning. So Im going to ask:

What area -I dont want to be traveling all over

Do I work on my own, I would rather work as a pair

How much per hour, I dont want to register aa self empolyed so hoping they do taxes etc

Trial day...with pay?

They have only asked me 1 thing and that was do I have transport, will ask all questions tomorrow...actually do they pay mileage???

I need to be earning at least £11 an hour

Cleaner generally get let go for:

1. not being reliable
2. not cleaning properly!

I know it sounds obvious. Sometimes stuff comes out but the number of cleaners I've had who have cancelled 4/5 times in a three month period is unreal.

And on 2), people want you to clean the house at least as well as, and ideally better than they would do themselves. They are paying you because they are short on time in most cases. They want a clean house, not just a skim around as that's what they do have time for themselves.

If you're going into a relatively tidy and not mucky home then the weekly bill they are paying for is the weekly thorough clean, not the day to day stuff they do themselves anyway.

They want to come home to a sparkly clean house, but genuinely so. It is so disappointing when things look clean but under sofas/ behind furniture etc there are still piles of dust. Cobwebs up in corners of the rooms. I've always said to my cleaners tell me how many hours it takes to do properly and I'll pay, so if it's not actuallz clean when they leave it is annoying. But also they should be working in those hours I'm being charged for, not messing about in phones etc (honestly had this issue a lot with one before: every time I walked into the room she was either calling or texting someone. Very unprofessional).

If you have high standards of cleanliness (which I guess you must to even consider this as a job!), and a good work ethic where you work as hard as you can in the hours and take pride in doing the job well, then you'll be absolutely fine.

Keep your phone switched off whilst you are working.

ok had a chat and sounds ok - all local areas to me
Pay is £9 per hour and £5 a day if you use yr own car

I was hoping for £10 at least per hour and Im sure I'd use more than £5 in petrol but thats the way it goes I suppose

They pay you for the trial day as well