{"id":11763,"date":"2022-06-06T18:39:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T17:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/?p=11763"},"modified":"2022-06-06T18:39:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T17:39:39","slug":"eight-important-skills-for-security-guard-career-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/security-know-how\/eight-important-skills-for-security-guard-career-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight important skills for security guard career development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eight important skills for security guard career development<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Our archive contains more than 1,000 articles on security know-how, many relating to how security guard career development. Here, we have gathered together some of our most popular articles on this topic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working as a security guard or officer may be a temporary role for you, or it could be the starting point for a career in security. &nbsp;There are many key skills to working in a security role. Our collection of articles from experts in the field provides insight into a range of important skills for security guards and how these can support security guard career development:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintaining your professionalism<\/li>\n<li>Security search procedures<\/li>\n<li>Completing the Daily Occurrence Book<\/li>\n<li>Evacuation and dispersal procedures<\/li>\n<li>Understanding behavioural detection awareness<\/li>\n<li>What makes a good close protection officer?<\/li>\n<li>Managing your health and wellbeing<\/li>\n<li>The secrets to developing your career in security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Maintaining your professionalism<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angie Clark, Director at the <a href=\"https:\/\/security-institute.org\">Security Institute<\/a> says: \u201cFrontline operatives are regularly exposed to incidents involving conflict whereby they are verbally and sometimes physically abused \u2013 their action, inaction, or indeed, reaction being filmed in order to sensationalise across social media. Everyone will take a view. Many will take to commenting, few will support. How do we help ourselves? By maintaining your professionalism and implementing your training.&#8221; She explains the three basic stages for security guards to achieve this in her article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/security-careers\/professional-standards-in-security\/\">Professional Standards in Security.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Security Search Procedures<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of key skills for security guards is carrying out search procedures. <a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/author\/john-wyatt\/\">John Wyatt MBE<\/a>, a well-known security and explosives expert spent nearly 25 years in the Army mainly as a Bomb Disposal Officer, wrote an article explaining search procedures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, he defined search procedures: \u201cThese are the systematic procedures used to find weapons, explosives or other contraband. There are procedures for body (and bag), vehicle, building, area and route search. Each discipline has its \u2018system\u2019 to ensure that the chance of success in finding threatening or illegal items is that much higher than just checking those areas you think are most likely to hide items.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He went on to explain that searching can be carried out in a variety of situations, the most common being at airports. \u201cBut there are many other examples where a restricted area may require this procedure, for instance at museums, at international events\/exhibitions or even global events, or climate change conferences \u2013 anything that might be an emotive issue to which there could be demonstrations or a threat to the establishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For details of the Bag Search, the Body Search and the Random Vehicle Search, read <a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/security-management\/guarding-search-procedures\/\">Guarding Search Procedures<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Completing the Daily Occurrence Book<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A further important key skills for security guards is maintaining accurate records of activities and events. In some locations, these will be recorded in the Daily Occurrence Book (DOB) and it will a paper document. In other locations, this is implemented as a digital&nbsp; system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his article on the Daily Occurrence Book, Glanville Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siacontrolroom.com\">SIA Controlroom<\/a> says: \u201cDOBs are intended to provide a chronological and sequential record of all occurrences that have transpired over time, on a specific site. An occurrence for those who are wondering, is anything that has been seen, smelled, found, heard or done that may have a security implication. And of course, the vast majority of these are mundane and ordinary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHowever, situations will invariably arise, albeit infrequently, where what has been seen, smelled, found, heard or done is of such vital importance to the building owners or a third party such as the Police, that they must therefore be chronicled with a degree of care and meticulousness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read his article to learn more about how to complete entries in the DOB and how these can be implemented online: <a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/security-technology\/daily-occurrence-book\/\">Daily Occurrence Book<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Evacuation Procedures<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it is necessary to evacuate the building or location where you are working, it is important for security guards to understand how people may react to evacuation requests. Also, it is a good idea for you to make yourself familiar with the emergency evacuation process or procedures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our article from Prof. Dr. G. Keith Still&nbsp; explains some of the common responses to evacuation: <a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/risk-management\/emergency-evacuation-procedures\/\">Emergency Evacuation Procedures<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Behavioural Detection Awareness (BDA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability of security guards to identify a threat at the earliest opportunity is key &#8211; whether the threat is from physical violence, damage to property or more subtle threats such as the deployment of monitoring devices. &nbsp;Behavioural Detection Awareness (BDA) can be used as a first line of defence in countering threats. BDA is the methodical, scientific and systematic appraisal of people\u2019s behaviour when under stress in an environment through observation, assessment and decision-based operations. &nbsp;Learn more on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/risk-management\/emergency-evacuation-procedures\/\">Behavioural Detection Awareness (BDA) in security<\/a> from Cadence Woodland at <a href=\"https:\/\/wilsonjames.co.uk\">Wilson James<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>What makes a good Close Protection Officer (CPO)?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close protection is a specific security role where you assigned to protect an individual and his or her family. We asked <a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/author\/will-geddes\/\">Will Geddes<\/a> \u2013 who has over 25 years&#8217; experience in specialist security and is a regular commentator for international media on risk, security and terrorism &#8211;&nbsp;what makes a good CPO?&nbsp; He began by saying: \u201cit\u2019s difficult to encapsulate the many diverse dynamics of an extremely complex service\u201d but goes on to summarise some of the key skills required:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First impressions are important. Time-keeping (never be on time, always be early).<\/li>\n<li>Always come to the task well-dressed (you can always dress-down, never up), dress conservatively, no jewellery (chains, earrings), good hygiene (not unshaven or too much cologne).<\/li>\n<li>Always carry your passport and driving licence (rapid response is standard).<\/li>\n<li>Discretion and confidentiality (never name your past clients).<\/li>\n<li>Keep physically fit (train hard, fight easy).<\/li>\n<li>Work hard on your \u2018soft\u2019 skills (\u2018hard\u2019 skills are easy, \u2018soft\u2019 aren\u2019t).<\/li>\n<li>Always call your Principal and Client \u2018Boss\u2019, \u2018Sir\u2019 or \u2018Ma\u2019am\u2019 (until they tell you differently).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can read the full article here and find out Will\u2019s tips for success: <a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/security-careers\/close-protection-good-cpo\/\">What makes a good Close Protection Officer<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Managing your health and wellbeing<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is growing awareness and support for maintaining good health and wellbeing for everyone working in security. We asked contributors from across the security sector to share advice, resources and organisations they would recommend to support health and wellbeing. You can read their responses in <a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/security-careers\/managing-your-health-and-wellbeing\/\">Managing your health and well-being<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have experienced a traumatic incident at work, are you taking steps to alleviate any ongoing mental health issues? In his article on PTSD, Patrick Rae explains how some of the symptoms: \u201cThe problem is that it is impossible to predict how anyone, even ourselves, will react to a disturbing event. We are all affected differently. An individual\u2019s reaction may include feelings of shock, anger, distress and disrupted sleep, for example. This is not abnormal in the short term; most people, most of the time, will be able to cope with and resolve these symptoms by talking with partners, friends and also colleagues and managers at work. Find out more and how to find help in his article on <a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/security-management\/mental-health-for-security-personnel\/\">Mental Health for Security Personnel<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>The secrets of developing your career in security&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a fact of life that progression in your chosen career path may not be dependent solely on your performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unwritten and unspoken rules for climbing the career ladder are revealed in \u2018Empowering Yourself: The Organisational Game Revealed\u2019 by Harvey J. Coleman. &nbsp;Essentially, Coleman\u2019s idea is that the selection process for upward mobility involves three elements of unequal proportion:&nbsp;<em>Performance, Image<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Exposure<\/em>. A failure to understand these could be stopping your career progression in security. Read our full article: <a href=\"https:\/\/citysecuritymagazine.com\/security-careers\/personal-branding-profile\/\">Developing your career in security by raising your profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight important skills for security guard career development Our archive contains more than 1,000&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":10275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12269],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security-know-how"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.0 (Yoast SEO v25.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Eight important skills for security guard career development - City Security Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Working as a security guard and wondering what skills you need to further develop your career in security. 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