Housemaid interview questions

Basic questions

1. What does a normal working day look like for you as a Housemaid?
2. Which cleaning products and tools do you use, and what is each one for?
3. Why should you never mix different chemicals or cleaning products?
4. How do you protect yourself with gloves, a mask or other safety gear?
5. In what order do you clean a room, and why?
6. What do you do with rubbish and waste at the end of the day?
7. As a Housemaid, how do you make sure you arrive on time and finish all your tasks?
8. How do you keep your own uniform and hands clean during work?

Practical questions

1. Your employer gives you many tasks at once. How do you decide what to do first?
2. You accidentally break something while working. What do you do?
3. How do you clean a toilet or washroom so that it is truly hygienic?
4. Someone complains that an area you cleaned is still dirty. How do you respond?
5. As a Housemaid, how do you work in a home or office without disturbing people?
6. How do you deal with stains or dirt that will not come out?
7. You run out of supplies in the middle of your work. What do you do?
8. How do you keep things like keys, phones or papers safe when you clean around them?

What interviewers want to hear

Strong answers usually touch on:

• Answer with a real example: the situation, what you did, and the result, ideally with a number.
• Keep each answer to about a minute; make your main point in the first two sentences.
• Expect follow-ups. Good interviewers dig into what you just said.