Well, then you are looking to set up your own security company. You have not really thought about the types of security guards you need for your business, but you have seen the media presentation of security guards and security officers. You start getting resumes and you get statistics on height, weight and body fat and these potential candidates look amazing. Match the stereotypical, tall, tall and scared man with the bulging muscles that bother Rambo! But stop and think for a moment. Is all the strength really needed to make your business a successful success? You may have to think again.
There are several things to consider when choosing security guards to work for your business.
1. Who are your customers?
If you focus on staffing guards for pubs, bars, and nightclubs, you may consider size as an important factor when choosing a guard for your client. However, with the unfortunate rise of violent and fraudulent crimes and, of course, the terrible terror attacks that innocent people have had to endure; It seems that everyone feels the need to be more protected and secure. Therefore, the large number of opportunities for the new security business owner is no longer limited to the entertainment industry.
These days, security guards are required in all commercial areas. Hotels have security guards, hospitals have security guards. many new and elegant developments have 'janitors' (security guards disguised in my opinion), and of course, many of the biggest office blocks in any major city in the UK will have at least one security guard. None of the security guards in the said fields need a large muscular "volume" to perform their work effectively. This leads to the next point, which skills are needed to meet your clients' requirements
2. Skillsets
There are 2 types of abilities. Physical ability and mental ability. Depending on your client, your security guard may need to have physical skills such as being able to drive and catch criminals, be physically fit to control a crowd perhaps. Or in some cases, guards may be able to defend themselves and protect themselves from violence inflicted on them or others. In the latter case, there are a lot of martial arts strategies that guards can learn to use when it is imperative to use them. Being an effective martial arts requires no one to be big and muscular. Think of all the martial arts artists you know at the top of their game. How many of them are massive and scary?
Possibly more important than physical ability is mental ability. The security guard who can control his own temperament, attract an angry visitor or spread a potentially violent situation with the language is worth its weight in gold and is an asset to any organization.
3. Professionalism
Ultimately, the Fire Guards you place in your client's organization represents your business. Any behavior they show, whether good or bad, reflects on you. Then, no matter the size of the person, if this guard is not professional, pleasant, approachable, vigilant, etc., you can forget about getting repeat business from that client. In addition, bad news travels faster than good news, so if you have a particularly bad guard to represent you, the news spreads so fast that you could end up losing many more contracts.
4. Education
It's always good to see what your security guard has done in terms of training. By law, all security personnel must have an SIA license, sometimes called the SIA badge. This allows people to legally work as doorkeepers, CCTV operators, close security officers, event security, cash traffic and everything else in the security field. There is no size requirement to perform the SIA license. However, there is a minimum age requirement (people must be 18 years or older) and people need proof of identity.
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