How Does a Security Business Owner Spend a Workday?
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A security business owner, depending on the type of security products or services offered, could spend a workday in many different ways. Security businesses can provide electronic (alarm systems), personal (bodyguard), personnel (background checks and polygraphs) and physical (static post security guards) security services. This article focuses on a security business owner who provides security guards to warehousing and distribution companies.
Applicant Interviews
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The security business owner will begin the morning interviewing applicants, as a way to provide security guards for his client's warehousing and distribution company. The owner will conduct the interviews, and then follow up with background checks on the top applicants. He could use a web-based program such as Employee Screen to find out about applicants' employment history and other information that will convince him they are trustworthy to hold the position. Additionally, depending on the state they are operating in, the owner would need to verify that they are qualified security guards. Some states, like New Jersey require that security guards be screened by the State Police's Private Detective Unit before they can carry a weapon and perform this vital function.
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Networking
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Following the interviews, the security business owner will go to a local security industry meeting sponsored by an industry group such as ASIS International. There he will network with other security business professionals to learn about the latest technologies, possibly find more clients and expose his business to others in the industry.
Client Relations
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The business owner will also go to the warehouse and distribution company that he provides security guards for to meet with the company's security manager. He will discuss how the security shifts will be manned, emergency contact procedures and even where the security guards can use personal facilities.
Business Expansion
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Back in the office, the owner will begin researching on how to expand the offerings of his security business. He may look into offering polygraph testing for clients' employees. This type of testing requires extensive training and certification. He goes to the Academy for Scientific Investigative Training to learn more about the course offerings and whether this would be a cost-effective expansion of his business.
Employee Relations and Training
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Once the security guards are in place, the business owner would visit the guards on shift to ensure that they have all of the equipment and training they need to provide the best service they can. He would tell them of upcoming training classes he is going to hold at the office. These classes could be firearms training, non-lethal weapons, close-circuit camera operation, report writing and filing, emergency medical care and how to coordinate with the local police force.
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