12 ways to find a great security guard company

1. Excellent company presentation – the security guard company presents themselves well in their offices, vehicles, sign writing, etc
2. Security guard presentation – they employ the best and presentation will be the first thing that they will judge you on. If you are not well presented a good security guard company will not look twice at you
3. Selection and recruitment process – their selection process is very intense, and comprehensive. If you are a bit frustrated by this process turn it around and see it as a positive. If they are this comprehensive in the selection of their staff they probably have very good policies and processes and this will be a great working environment for you
4. Good branding – the branding of the company is well known and seen everywhere. A good security guard company will make their brand known and a company that is willing to get the brand out their will mostly have an excellent business as they want to keep that branding at a high standard.
5. Continuous improvement – any company that is continuously improving their systems, their training, their processes will be an excellent company to work for as they are more likely to want to improve you!
6. Opportunity for ongoing training – good companies want good guards so they are more likely to offer training and want employees who want to keep up to date with changes and improve themselves.
7. Excellent website – most of the above information will be included in a great security guard company’s website. They will want everyone to know how great they are so they will spell it out for their customers and their employees as well as potential employees.
8. Quality assurance programs – the companies that are a part of a quality assurance program will not want to jeopardize their reputation to they are more likely to be a great company to get a security guard job.
9. Privately owned companies are usually much more interested in looking after their employees and customers than the bottom line. Large companies are looking at shareholder returns first and foremost
10. Check their licenses – a great company is registered and licensed to run a security guard firm. Some areas are not as strict as others but good companies are registered, licensed and mostly linked with professional associations.
11. Coverage of a wider area – security guard companies that cover a larger area are going to be more flexible and have more work for you than a smaller company.
12. Google them – if you really want to know about a security guard company before you go for the job put their company name into Google and see what comes up. The internet is the place for comments, chatting, and with sites such as Facebook and Twitter there are many opportunities to find out what past and present employees are saying about them.

Tammy Love is Ms Small Biz and she has been in small businesses for over 12 years. Currently she is managing a local security business, is the publisher of website Local Security Guard www.local-security-guard.com and a business admin trainer. Over the last 2 years she has implemented systems, trained administration staff and grew the business to a company with over 50 employees.