Customer Service Representative
Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This role in DeKalb is a cleaning job, despite the customer service title. Tell me about your cleaning or janitorial experience.
What they are checking: Whether they understand the actual work is janitorial and have experience or habits that fit it.
Tell me about a time you filled in for a coworker who was out.
What they are checking: Whether they are willing to cover gaps during staff shortages, which the posting expects.
How do you stay professional when you are tired or a customer is rude?
What they are checking: Whether they keep a calm, respectful manner, since they represent SBM in the customer's building.
Tell me about a time a supervisor gave you feedback. What did you change?
What they are checking: Whether they take direction and actually adjust their work afterward.
What would you do
Someone who works in the building asks you to clean their area right now, but you are in the middle of your route. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they handle customer requests politely and check with their lead so the schedule stays on track.
You find a hazard, like a leak or exposed wire, while cleaning. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they report hazards to the supervisor right away instead of ignoring them or trying risky fixes.
What does good customer service look like for someone who cleans a building?
What they are checking: Whether they see that reliable, careful cleaning and a friendly manner are the service the customer pays for.
About the work
How do you work through a daily cleaning schedule so nothing gets missed?
What they are checking: Whether they work in an organized order and check off tasks instead of cleaning at random.
Have you used motorized cleaning equipment like an auto scrubber? How do you use it safely around people?
What they are checking: Whether they can operate equipment carefully in a building where customers are walking around.
What personal protective equipment do you wear when cleaning restrooms, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they know gloves and eye protection guard against chemicals and germs, and wear them every time.
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