No industrial cleaning experience — how do I write the CV?

Write plainly that you are new, state the shifts you can work, list the specific home cleaning you did (mopping floors, cleaning toilets, collecting waste), and write that you are ready to learn the team's process, tools and chemicals. The manager will place a newcomer in an easy area first.

How long should an industrial cleaning CV be?

One to two pages is enough: one role line, real items, tools and chemicals, shifts and shift handover, and experience by area. A long CV full of vague self-description is weaker than a short CV that gives the four answers the manager needs.

Should I put my expected salary in the CV?

Do not put a specific salary figure in the CV. When applying, write salary by agreement or by the range the employer posts in the job ad.

Do I need to state night shifts separately in the CV?

Yes — state clearly which shifts you can work (morning, afternoon, night, rotating). Many areas are shortest of staff on night and early-morning shifts; a candidate who states their shifts plainly gets placed faster than one who only writes “can work any shift” with no shift evidence.

Where do I create a CV on Tim Viec De?

From the candidate registration page on timviecde.vn (/register) — create an account, verify your email, then create and upload your CV. Note from QA: with an unverified email you cannot upload a CV, so verify your email right after registering, before making the CV.

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CV for industrial cleaners and building janitors: write it so the manager sees at once that you can clean well and work with discipline

Keep it to 1–2 pages: one line with the role plus the cleaning item and building type, 4–6 real cleaning tasks such as mopping floors and cleaning offices, cleaning glass and common areas, cleaning toilets, collecting and sorting waste, and post-construction or scheduled deep cleaning, the tools and chemicals you have used, and how you check and hand over a shift. Skip vague lines like “can do all cleaning work” with no detail on which floors, which glass at what height, which shifts or which building types — the manager then has nothing to place you in the area that is short of staff.

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How a cleaning manager reads a CV

Unlike a domestic helper's CV — caring for one home to that family's hours — or an electrician and plumber's CV — correct technique and electrical and plumbing safety — an industrial cleaning CV is judged in exactly three places: whether you follow the process, whether you keep shift discipline and hand shifts over, and whether you recheck your own area before handing over. The manager looks for four answers: which cleaning items you can do, which building types you have worked in, whether you can use the team's tools and chemicals, and whether you can handle situations that arise during a shift. Missing any one of the four usually puts the CV behind others, even if you are genuinely hard-working and keen to learn. So put the item and building type right after the role line, then tools and chemicals, then checking and shift handover last in the main part. The faster you show real work, the more likely you get the call.

One role line: title + item + building type

Open the CV with exactly one line: the title you want, the item, and the building type. Examples: “Industrial cleaner, cleaning offices and common areas for a building, shift work.” For a janitor: “Building janitor, cleaning offices, corridors and toilets, working in the assigned area.” For deep cleaning: “Deep-cleaning worker, post-construction and scheduled cleaning for offices and shopping centres, working in a team.” For a newcomer: “Cleaner, working shifts to the team's checklist, ready to clean offices, corridors and common areas.” One such line tells the manager at once whether you fit the area that is short of staff, instead of forcing it to read the whole CV only to learn you only cleaned private homes while the site needs someone for night shifts at a shopping centre, or only cleaned offices while the area needs someone for factory cleaning. The most common mistake is writing it too generally (“looking for cleaning work”) or naming the title without the item and building type — both force the manager to ask, and when hiring urgently to hand a site over on time, people who need asking are usually skipped first.

Items and building types: one item per line, exactly what you did

This section is mandatory for industrial cleaning CVs and is the biggest difference from other skilled trades. List the items you have cleaned, one line each, written as concrete tasks. For offices: cleaning offices — your work was wiping desks and equipment, mopping floors and vacuuming carpets, emptying bins in each room, and rechecking the whole area before handover. For common areas: cleaning corridors and lobbies — your work was mopping lobby and corridor floors, wiping handrails and lift buttons, and keeping common areas clean throughout the shift. For toilets: cleaning toilets — your work was scrubbing toilets and basins, mopping floors and mirrors, refilling paper and hand wash, and checking smell and floor dryness before handover. For glass: cleaning glass — your work was cleaning indoor glass and low exterior glass, removing stubborn marks with the right chemical, and rechecking for streaks before handover. For waste: collecting and sorting waste — your work was collecting waste from each area, sorting to the building's rules, and taking waste to the collection point on time. For deep cleaning: deep cleaning and post-construction cleaning — your work was rough vacuuming and wiping all surfaces, removing paint and cement marks with the right chemical, and rechecking each room before handing the site over. State clearly which items you really did (mopping by hand or with a floor scrubber, indoor glass or exterior too, day or night shifts — list the items you really did, and state plainly any item you have not done) and which items you only helped the team with, and do not claim a whole area as cleaned by you alone from start to finish. Claiming an item you never did to “make the CV look good” shows up at once when the manager hands you a real area to test — and costs you the place in that team.

Tools and chemicals: list exactly what you can use

After the items, list the tools and chemicals you can use, one short line each. Examples: mop and wringer bucket, industrial vacuum cleaner, single-disc floor scrubber, glass-cleaning tools (squeegee, glass cloth), floor-cleaning chemical, toilet-cleaning chemical, glass-cleaning chemical — list only the types you really used, never a type you only heard of. State clearly whether you follow the rule of diluting chemicals to the right ratio and wearing protective gear while working — this is the point managers check most closely in this group, because chemicals at the wrong ratio damage surfaces and endanger the worker. If you never used machines (for example never operated a ride-on floor scrubber or a pressure washer), write plainly that you have not used them and are ready to learn — the manager can place you in a hand-cleaning area first and train you on machines later, instead of handing you a machine on day one and having the work fail.

Shifts, discipline and shift handover: the part the manager reads second most closely

Industrial cleaning runs on shifts and assigned areas, so this section decides whether you keep the job. State clearly: which shifts you can work (morning, afternoon, night, rotating), whether you arrive on time and complete full shifts, whether you hand over by checklist or by word of mouth, and what you do when your area is not yet up to standard before handover (redo it at once, report to the team leader, note it on the checklist). Example: “Morning shift 5am–1pm, handing over by area checklist: floors, toilets, waste — any area not up to standard is redone within the shift, never left to the next shift.” Do not write a bare “hard-working, punctual” with no shift evidence: the manager needs to know whether you have worked night shifts before, worked six days a week before, or worked an area with customers coming and going. One concrete shift line is worth more than a long self-description.

Experience: by area and building type, not by years alone

Write experience by the formula: time + building type + area responsible for + team size (if you remember). Example: “2024–present: office-building cleaner, responsible for 2 office floors and common areas, in a team of 4, morning shift.” For a newcomer: “No industrial cleaning experience yet — cleaned homes before and ready to learn the team's process, tools and chemicals.” A newcomer who writes plainly that they are new gets placed in an easy area first; a newcomer who writes vague experience gets found out on the first trial shift.

Mistakes that get a cleaning CV skipped at once

Writing a vague “can do everything” with no items, building types or shifts; listing tools and chemicals never used — found out at once when the manager asks how to dilute them or hands over a machine to test; not stating which shifts you can work — the manager cannot place you on the shift that is short of staff; not stating how you check and hand over a shift — the manager cannot trust the area will pass at handover; and presenting private-home experience as industrial experience — the two workplaces differ completely in process, checklists and shift discipline.

Checklist before sending your CV

Before sending your CV, check every item: one role line (title + item + building type); 4–6 real cleaning items, one line each, stating exactly what you did; tools and chemicals you can use, listing only types you really used; shifts you can work, how you hand over a shift, and what you do when an area is not yet up to standard; experience by area and building type, with newcomers writing plainly that they are new; items you never did stated plainly as never done, never claimed; and email verified before uploading your CV — an account with an unverified email cannot upload a CV or receive selection emails. Once the CV is ready, register as a candidate at timviecde.vn/register, verify your email at once, then create and upload your CV.

Do this next

One role line: the title you want + the item + the building type.
Four to six real cleaning items, tools and chemicals used, shifts you can work and how you hand over a shift.
State plainly what you have never done; verify your email before uploading your CV.

Common questions

No industrial cleaning experience — how do I write the CV?: Write plainly that you are new, state the shifts you can work, list the specific home cleaning you did (mopping floors, cleaning toilets, collecting waste), and write that you are ready to learn the team's process, tools and chemicals. The manager will place a newcomer in an easy area first.
How long should an industrial cleaning CV be?: One to two pages is enough: one role line, real items, tools and chemicals, shifts and shift handover, and experience by area. A long CV full of vague self-description is weaker than a short CV that gives the four answers the manager needs.
Should I put my expected salary in the CV?: Do not put a specific salary figure in the CV. When applying, write salary by agreement or by the range the employer posts in the job ad.
Do I need to state night shifts separately in the CV?: Yes — state clearly which shifts you can work (morning, afternoon, night, rotating). Many areas are shortest of staff on night and early-morning shifts; a candidate who states their shifts plainly gets placed faster than one who only writes “can work any shift” with no shift evidence.
Where do I create a CV on Tim Viec De?: From the candidate registration page on timviecde.vn (/register) — create an account, verify your email, then create and upload your CV. Note from QA: with an unverified email you cannot upload a CV, so verify your email right after registering, before making the CV.

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