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Staff every contract without living on the phone

Cleaning, security and facilities contractors hire all the time - for new contracts, early mornings, nights and weekends - where margins can be tight. BeCareers screens every applicant for the things that decide whether they can start, so your supervisors only spend time on applicants who meet your must-haves.

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Why first-stage screening is hard for contractors

Always hiring

New contracts, staff turnover and cover needs mean the same roles come round again and again.

Unusual hours

Early-morning, evening and night shifts suit people who apply outside office hours - when nobody is there to call them back.

Licences and checks

Contracted security work needs the right SIA licence, and some cleaning roles - for example in schools or healthcare - may be eligible for a standard or enhanced DBS check, depending on the duties. Checking every CV by hand is slow.

Multilingual teams

Some capable applicants are more confident in their first language, and an English-only phone screen can lose them.

What a screen looks like for cleaning and security roles

Every applicant gets a short conversation about the must-haves you set. You get the result:

  • Every applicant invited to screen as soon as they apply, day or night
  • A transcript and summary for each, against your must-haves
  • Side-by-side comparison, shared with your team and exported to your ATS
  • Your team's time back for interviews, not first-stage calls
CleanerSecurity
BeCareers screening
Office Cleaner (early mornings) - Rotherham
In progressSummary ready
Hi Joanna, thanks for applying. The contract is 5am to 8am, Monday to Friday. Can you work those hours?
Yes, early mornings suit me.
The work is at two offices in the town centre. How would you get to them for a 5am start?
I live close to both, so I can walk.
Transcript and summary sent to the employer's dashboard
Joanna · Office Cleaner (early mornings)
Screened in about 5 minutes · full transcript attached
2 of 2 must-haves met
  • 5am to 8am, weekdaysYes
  • Travel to both sitesWalks

Available for the 5am to 8am contract, Monday to Friday. Lives close to both offices and can walk.

Suggested interview question

What cleaning work have you done before, and which products or equipment have you used?

BeCareers screening
Security Officer (nights) - Manchester
In progressSummary ready
Hi Kwame, thanks for applying. Your CV mentions retail security. Which SIA licence do you hold, and when does it expire?
Security guarding, valid until March 2027.
The pattern is four nights on, four off, 7pm to 7am. Does that work for you?
Yes, I've worked that pattern before.
Transcript and summary sent to the employer's dashboard
Kwame · Security Officer (nights)
Screened in about 5 minutes · full transcript attached
2 of 2 must-haves met
  • SIA licenceGuarding, to March 2027
  • Night patternYes, done it before

Retail security background. Holds an SIA security guarding licence valid until March 2027, and has worked four on, four off nights before.

Suggested interview question

Tell me about a time you calmed a confrontation at a store exit.

Example conversations and recruiter summaries, shortened. You choose the must-haves and questions for each role. See screening questions for 13 roles

What you could screen every applicant for

  • Availability for the contract's hours - early mornings, evenings, nights, weekends
  • How they will get to the site for the shift start time
  • For contracted security roles: the right SIA licence, and its expiry date
  • Where the duties are eligible: willingness to complete a DBS check at the right level
  • Relevant experience - offices, schools, healthcare, retail, events, construction sites

You set the criteria for each contract. BeCareers reads each CV against them, asks follow-up questions where the CV doesn't answer them, and gives you the transcript and a summary. Knock-out rules for genuine requirements, such as a licence, are yours to set - tell applicants about them. See how it works.

Use our free guides: how to screen a cleaner and how to screen a security officer.

Priced per screening

Plans from £199 to £999 a month, with a standard rate of £1.50 per screening, billed monthly - so screening costs follow your hiring. See pricing.

Evidence for your client

Every screen has a transcript, so you can show a client how applicants were screened for their contract, where your privacy notice allows.

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. BeCareers asks applicants about them and records the answers. You check the SIA register and carry out DBS or BS 7858 screening yourself, as you do today.
Yes. Set up each role with its own criteria and questions, and review applicants side by side in the dashboard.

See it on one of your roles

Early access includes 100 free screenings and 50% off your first 3 months. Setup usually takes a day or less.

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