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By: career assessment

career assessment — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:06:49 +0000

career assessment…

Your topic Leadership: 5 Reasons Why You Might Be Struggling To Progress Your … was interesting when I found it on Thursday searching for career assessment as I also have articles and information posted on this subject. Thank You… Steve Noel Sr….

By: Gutter

Gutter — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:07:22 +0000

Being Ex millitary/police personnel does not guarantee employment. You must have been in a real combat situtation where bullets are whizzing over your head or in a situation where you cant even think straight. Thats when u know whether you have what it takes to be a bodyguard.

Its no walk in the park. Given Special forces or Army mechanic the only difference is experience and training.

Once you learn from relaible trainers or the uniformed services with exposure to combat scenarios you have learn.

BRITAIN’s SAS & ISRAEL’s sayeret branches are considered the best in the world for their extensive experience.

But nothing in this industry is for sure, your training is the only thing that seperates you from the man on the street so getting the right training is paramount when embarking on this career path.

i Served in the Special operations Force(Singapore) a few years ago.

By: D.Borah

D.Borah — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:15:33 +0000

I’m seriously considering the EP field as a second career. I’m recently retired US Air Force after 21 years. I’m looking at the Executive Protection Institute, Robert Oatman’s EP course and Sexton Executive Security course as my intitial EP training. Please give me your brutally honest 2 cents worth on these organizations. These three companies keep popping up during my research. Thanks in advance for your comments.

By: aP

aP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:42:08 +0000

Thanks for this post. i’m interested in getting into this business by taking a course that’s fairly extensive and expensive, assuming that the extra time and longer existence of said company will equip me better. I never would assume that this will guarantee me a position, and having this reminder helps. I wouldn’t WANT to be thrown into a high-level, high-dollar, high-risk position right away, anyway, because i’d be uncomfortable about my ability to do the job well if I didn’t have time and experience to work up to it. Seems like there’s some sort of logical progression here, just like any other kind of job one might do. You don’t start out as the CEO of a fortune 500 company, you work up to it.

By: Rumble

Rumble — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:23:43 +0000

Absolutely true. Without naming any names (like international Executives) there are many who promise training and employment upon completion of their programs. Most are \”Head hunters\” looking to snare their next victim so be careful and do you homework.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:38:53 +0000

I know exactly what you mean, I’ve recently started a training business, I’ve been in the field a number of years. The opening line and the closing line of my power-point is that “your first job may not be what you have expect it to be”.

Trainers should 1. be experienced in the field, 2. must teach from first hand knowledge not just something out of a book or DVD they rented

I’ve been in battle I served with the Navy and Army, I was a fire fighter, and Deputy Sheriif. I bring all that to the table when I teach. I believe in ethical transparency not mystery. I will say that my intro course is 2 days (20 Hrs.) dealing mainly with close protection foot work and IED awareness and build from there.

Again starting a training business is much like getting that first gig, you start small and build as your reputation builds

Regards

By: Jim DeVino

Jim DeVino — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:45:31 +0000

Per usual, Hucky is right on the mark. I have been doing protective service, criminal investigations, and intelligence collection for the federal government for over 20 years, and must say that there is no guarantees when it comes to upward mobility or obtaining that “diamond” of an assignment. That magic does not exist in government service, and the premise probably has more validity in the private sector. As I near retirement, I am putting out feelers, checking in with agents who have left federal service or retired in an effort to determine what the private market has to offer. Although I know I am capable of putting a protective detail togehter, from doing the threat assessment, advance right thought to “wheels up”, I am an unknown quantity to the private security field. Yes, I have tons of training documentation and a wealth of experience, but I need privately connected contacts to run interference for me in order to secure a position. In fact, there is a distinct possibility that I could wind up working for a guy I once supervised! That would not bother me, and indeed I recognize that I would owe that ex-subordinate a great deal for getting me my first gig in the world of private protective security. Each of you make outstanding points; I can especially emphasize with Jessie who spoke of his time in the military, getting out and picking up protection work in Iraq, and appears to be on his way to a very successful career in the private sector. I know I tend to write a lot, but I would like to just pass this short story on to you to demonstrate that when you get an opportunity to assist a fellow member of your profession, you should view that as a meaninful act. When I was supervising an a federal law enforcement region that did protective and investigative assignments, my 21-year old administrative assistant came to me and showed me his newly issued State of Florida private investigator’s license. I told him to get as much training as he could and consider doing VIP protection, in addition to investigations. I then offered to send him to the evasive and counter terrorist driving school at Bill Scott Raceway, a course I had completed while an agent with the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service. He took me up on my offer and shortly after completing the course he told me he was selected by a major executive protection firm to work as a sub-contractor protecting the President of Haiti. He went on to tell me that he had met a fellow student at BSR who worked for this firm and had urged him to apply as a sub-contractor with his company. I lost an excellent administrator, but the private security field gained an outstanding individual, who I understand has gone on to work in Kosovo, Iraq, and throughout Latin America on a vast amount of protective details. Thanks for the time, and best of luck ot all of you. Take care Huck!!! Jim

By: Jessie

Jessie — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:02:13 +0000

I agree with all of the above, I left the military in 2003, did two tours in Iraq with security firms, returned to the U.S. thinking I had what it took to perform as a bodyguard. Come to find out I gain education with each detail I work, I am a sponge to the veterans when time allows but have quickly learned to always learn:) I learned extreme amounts from Deb Conrad above, we worked a detail in 2006 together, great professional, stay safe everyone….

By: peter

peter — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:19:11 +0000

nice post,i face the problem here in Nigeria.Everyone want to get the piece of the cake

By: J. Schwartz

J. Schwartz — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:44:01 +0000

Regarding Executive protection Careers.

Your article is well written and to the point…My experience has shown me education is very important. One needs to be a skilled and ethical professional in the areas of security, Intelligence, personal protection, escort duties, technology, discretion and diplomacy. Unobtrusive; blend graciously into the surrounding of the assignment and with the personalities absorbed. As your article states Executive Protection school are not always truthful as to the training a prospective student will receive, and most will not find you a job…I received an assignment a few years ago from a research group to check out every major EP school in the Western world, ( Europe, USA, Israel, Canada, Easter Europe ) many of these schools stress military type training, rather then civilian protection techniques. Some Schools such as ESI have a one or two good instructors.For example the UK schools like to hire former SAS people, The Germans Like to hire GSG9 people and so forth. If you want to make Executive Protection your career, Go to School and listen to the TRUE experts. You are never to old to learn.