Hospital Cleaner

I have exceptional cleaning skills which make me comfortable while performing different kinds of cleaning and sanitization tasks. In addition, i have a demonstrated ability to perform minor repair and maintenance tasks. Because of these skills, I have the capability to provide exceptional housekeeping services.

A candidate who is willing to take any job is totally different than a candidate who is hoping that becoming a housekeeper will help them learn more about the hotel business in hopes of one day becoming a hotel manager. Their motivation and quality of work will differ accordingly.

If a client is not happy with my work I apologize and then work on improving my services. I always try my best to understand the client's housekeeping requirements fully and to deliver high standard housekeeping and clients are generally happy with my work.

☛ Tell me about yourself.

☛ What are your strengths?

☛ What are your weaknesses?

☛ Why do you want this job?

☛ Where would you like to be in your career five years from now?

☛ What’s your ideal company?

☛ What attracted you to this company?

☛ Why should we hire you?

☛ What did you like least about your last job?

☛ When were you most satisfied in your job?

☛ What can you do for us that other candidates can’t?

☛ What were the responsibilities of your last position?

☛ What’s the most frustrating task you have faced in your previous positions?

☛ Describe a situation where you went the extra mile and performed a task out of the ordinary.

☛ Do you prefer working in a team or independently?

☛ Have you ever seen a co-worker stealing? What did you do?

I do not believe in arguing - so I will listen to what he or she has to say first without interrupting. When I know for sure what is bothering him or her, I will try to look for a solution that satisfies the customer and is also within the policies and procedures of my place of work.

With respect to the janitor or custodial position that is offered to you, you may have to clean places amidst the public during the business operation times. Your answer should be that you are comfortable working in such environment where customers are around. You can say that you started your career by working in customer service and hence you’re used to working in places where public and customers are around.

You would find it to be interesting as you get a chance to interact with other people. You can also mention that you always concentrate on the job and the task you handle; you would not be interrupted by people around.

If you mean whether I can use cleaning equipment and tools, yes I am!

I was once working for a hospital where there was a patient whose family notorious for being dissatisfied at everything. The patient happened to be admitted in one of the rooms that I was servicing. And nothing was good enough for the family. The sheets were never clean enough, there was never enough soap and the bed was never made “to our liking”. It was extremely tiring. But thankfully, when the patient was discharged, the family didn’t leave a single complaint!

When such a question is asked you just need to highlight your specific skills. You can say that you have an in-depth knowledge of chemicals and cleaning procedures. You can mention that you have experience in this job role and hence you can follow cleaning practices by following few safe procedures. You can mention that you also possess the capability to work under restricted supervision.

The key intention for a janitor position is to sustain a germ-free environment which is always neat and tidy. The main janitorial duties include dusting furniture and equipment’s, office cleaning, mopping the floor, sweeping, minor electricity maintenance and plumbing, cleaning toilets, lawn, and clearing up snow off pathways.

I have worked as a cleaner at Acme Inc. for five years. My job was to clean and maintain several work areas around the office.

My strengths are persistence, patience and organization. These traits support me not only in the role of housekeeping but also in dealing with customers effectively.

By posting this question the interviewer would like to know if your quality of work would be constant. You can mention that you are motivated in performing the job though there is no great difference each day, and you’re faster each day in performing janitor job as you are well-versed in the chore. You can say that you also find new ways so that you’re more efficient and achieve work in short timings.

During my first year of work my supervisor called me once and criticized me for not cleaning the windows properly. I took the criticism positively and improved my window cleaning skills.

Guests and housekeepers interact often. Your housekeepers must be able to deal with all types of guests-nice or rude.

This type of character interview questions are asked to know your efficiency and if you would be ready to do any task at times. You can mention an example where you worked in an organization which had less staff. At that moment, you were asked to do extra shift in order to support your organization.

The employer would like you to know if you have faced any hindrance and how you handled it. Hence, mention a bad experience and the way you handled the situation in a calm and patient manner.

You can say that you are comfortable and agree to work for a night shift. You can say that it is unusual timing, but you are used to be awake at night hours and hence there are no hassles in working for a night shift. You can also assure the employer that you would sleep for eight hours in the daytime and hence you do not find yourself exhausted during work.