Hiring employees for your cleaning company

Hiring staff for your cleaning company

As you grow your cleaning business you will be faced with needing to hire employees.
In an industry where turn over averages over 300% annually recruiting can become expensive and time consuming.

One of the most common questions asked by cleaning companies recruiting for the first time is ‘where to advertise’ for employees.

Newspaper ads in most medium to large cities can be very expensive. If your community has a free ‘shopper’ these are usually more affordable than a newspaper ad.

Many churches will allow members to place employment ads in their bulletins.

Putting flyers on laundry mat bulletin boards in the areas you are recruiting for have proven effective for many cleaning contractors.

Local employment service directory websites are good resources but can become expensive.

Craig’s List employment ads are free and can generate a lot of applications. (If you are using Craig’s List for recruiting we recommend you read our tips here http://www.cleaningdesign.com/customerarea/showthread.php?t=2982 or you could end up with so many phone calls that you shy away from using their website again.)

Friends, family and neighbors- talk to everyone you know, let them know you are looking for quality workers and ask them to spread the word then hand them a business card.

Existing employees- let them know about the job openings you have. Offer referral bonuses for any employees that send you people you hire.


Once you find a system that works for you make sure you are always recruiting. By doing so you will be able to maintain a database (collection) of people you could interview right away and will reduce the likelihood of having to do ‘crisis hiring’.

Other articles for after you have recruited employees
Prescreening cleaning company employees- http://www.cleanpeers.com/peers/viewtopic.php?t=45

Communicating with your cleaning staff- http://www.cleanpeers.com/peers/viewtopic.php?t=42

Determining wages for your cleaning staff-
http://www.cleanpeers.com/peers/viewtopic.php?t=41

Motivating your cleaning staff- http://www.cleanpeers.com/peers/viewtopic.php?t=40