| NEVER hire a janitorial service without first checking | | | | Find out as much as you can from the references. |
| up on some references from them. Find out as much | | | | Get as specific as you can with them. Ask them why |
| as you can from the references. Ask them how they | | | | often. Ask them open ended questions followed with |
| found the company, how long they have been | | | | why. Do not be afraid to take 10 minutes of their |
| working with them, and how satisfied they are. | | | | time. This is valuable, and if they are happy with the |
| Don't be intimidated to ask the office cleaning | | | | service they are getting, they will be happy to spend |
| company or references. And once you get them, be | | | | the time to give the company a great reference. |
| sure the check them. Sometimes we just want to | | | | This is a great time also to find out how much |
| trust our colleagues, but it is important to remember | | | | independence the janitor service works with. |
| that a nice business owner doesn't necessarily equate | | | | Depending on what you are looking for more or less |
| with a good business owner. | | | | independence may work well for you. Be sure and |
| References give you a third party look a how the | | | | find out what kind of interaction the reference has |
| business runs. You will be able to see if they have | | | | with the cleaning service and how often. You don't |
| the abilities you need them to perform once you hire | | | | want to hire wrong, it will take so many extra hours |
| them. Getting this information before you sign a | | | | of your time that should be going into your business |
| contract can save you several hours of frustration in | | | | not your janitor service. |
| the future. | | | | |