| It's a Pick Up Job. | | | | Get into the groove |
| Anywhere people work or play needs someone to | | | | Look to the top of the room and clean down to the |
| pickup after them. Enter - the Janitor. The knight of | | | | floor. Wipe down desk, phones, and chair armrest. |
| the night keeps things in order and keeps people | | | | Collect all trash and empty it into a plastic bag or |
| from suffocating in their own refuse. People are dirty, | | | | rolling barrel Wipe down door handles and pulls. Do |
| and they generate a lot of trash. Because of this | | | | not use a cleaner with a lot of order. Make it just |
| natural order, Janitors will always be in demand and | | | | enough to freshen the air but not overpower it. A lot |
| have a place in the pecking order. How do you go | | | | of people are sensitive to cleaning products, be sure |
| about getting into the Janitorial business? | | | | you use cleaners that are non-allergenic. When wiping |
| Acutely it's not a hard business to get into. Most | | | | down a desk top, take notice how the objects on |
| everyone has had to clean around the house or at | | | | top are placed. People want their work place to stay |
| work, so most everyone has had some experience. | | | | the same as they left it. |
| Supplies are limited to a few cleaning towels, some | | | | Sweep all hard floors and vacuum all carpet. Mop the |
| cleaner, a vacuum cleaner, a mop and bucket. Enquire | | | | hard floors as needed. When vacuuming, run the |
| of existing Janitorial services as to their pricing. Don't | | | | vacuum in a straight line the length of the cord, |
| low ball the competition, keep prices about or even | | | | move over the width of the vacuum and drag the |
| with those already in business. Once you have figured | | | | vacuum back the length of the cord. Walk to the |
| out what to charge it's time to get some business. | | | | side of the vacuumed area so as not to leave tracks. |
| Write a sales flyer and hand it out everywhere. Go | | | | This procedure will lessen the back and forth action |
| to offices, banks, manufactures, institutions | | | | and will result in less fatigue for the operator. Blot up |
| everywhere and anywhere. There is a possibility that | | | | any obvious spills from the carpet. Clean |
| you may need to get liability insurance or get bonded. | | | | entrée glass every night. |
| This is no big deal if you have a clean record. Your | | | | It's a matter of routine |
| customer is intrusting you with his facility in his | | | | Once you have established a routine the job will go |
| absence. Trust is extremely important. You need to | | | | very fast. There's not any set rules for Janitorial |
| build trust right away, when you approach a | | | | work. Figure the easiest routine and stick with it. By |
| prospective customer, look and act like a person of | | | | establishing a routine, you will lessen the chance of |
| trust. If you break that trust you will be out of | | | | missing anything and your job will be easer. At the |
| business overnight. | | | | end of the cleaning cycle, depart the building making |
| Scout The Opportunity | | | | sure to secure the doors. |
| Go to the prospective customer and tell them you | | | | Janitorial work is a matter of paying attention. Pay |
| are new to the business but you are willing and ready | | | | attention as to how the occupants use the facility |
| to the best Janitor they have ever had. It won't be | | | | and how they leave it when they depart. Do not |
| long when someone will give you trial and then you | | | | rearrange anything, only clean it. Your job is to clean |
| are on your way. How do you go about doing a | | | | and remove trash. That's it. You don't have to be a |
| Janitorial clean-up? | | | | rocket scientist or a Harvard Graduate even though a |
| Believe or not, there is a science to Janitorial cleaning. | | | | rocket scientist and Harvard Graduate probably could |
| First off, you are in a facility after hours, park your | | | | not do your job either. |
| vehicle where it can be seen. The Police will check | | | | Where to find Work |
| your vehicle and you, once the know you they will | | | | All businesses need someone to clean-up. It depends |
| only check in passing. Enter the building and lock the | | | | on you as to who you want to cater to. Some |
| door behind you. Don't leave anything for chance, | | | | people do very well cleaning banks, as I did. Others |
| someone could slip in and rob you and burglarize the | | | | clean news papers, insurance companies, office |
| facility, just because you were careless. Take your | | | | buildings, restaurants, and a whole host of other |
| supplies in with you. Try to make as few trips to | | | | buildings. Some Janitors also clean carpet and some |
| your vehicle as possible. Start at the door you | | | | don't. Some clean glass and some don't, it is a matter |
| entered and clean your way around the room ending | | | | of choice. Some customers insist on extra services |
| back at the entry door. You may clean the | | | | like carpet cleaning or glass cleaning. If they insist, do |
| restrooms first, and then proceed with the open | | | | it. it isn't hard and it increases the pay considerably. |
| areas. Place the trash bags at the door so when you | | | | If you don't mind working at night, then a Janitorial |
| depart you can take them with you for disposal. | | | | service might be just the thing you are looking for. |