Bodyguard Careers is Pleased to Announce a new feature for visitors to this site: ***  V I D E O ***

In an effort to stay current, and to keep our content fresh and informative, every Friday we will post a new video streaming material related to the Bodyguarding or EPS biz! Sometimes it will be educational, some-

times it will be something we’ve found to make you laugh. If YOU have an idea for content, feel free to contact us!

 Enjoy!

Harlan, Jeff & Cynthia

This an oldie but a goodie, remember this is strictly for laughs

 

The author of this week’s Feature Story (THE ADVANCE) is someone who will be joining the BodyguardCareers.com staff as an ongoing contributor. Please allow me to introduce you to James A. Devino.

James is a seasoned and extensively trained Executive Protection Specialist, possessing over ten years experience conducting or supervising protective service details as a member of several federal law enforcement and/or security agencies. He graduated from the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) special agent training program, a course of study which covered protective security advances, evasive driving tactics, protective choreography, special weapons, emergency medical basics, and protection communications. He has worked as a DSS special agent and has conducted special event protective services for both U.S. and foreign dignitaries, and worked as Special Agent and Special Agent Supervisor with the Coast Guard Investigative Service. James also possesses a Top Secret-SCI Security Clearance and is working toward his CPP designation via ASIS.”

He has his MA in National Security Studies from California State University San Bernardino, and a BA from Chapman College, Orange, CA.

James brings his unique experiences and perspective to Bodyguard Careers and we are pleased he wants to share his extensive knowledge and background with our readers.

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I would also like introduce our Content Editor, Cynthia Uhrich. Cynthia is a writer, responsible for conducting the interviews, editing the stories and in general, makes sure the content is interesting, informative and concise. She also serves as “Virtual Secretary” writing letters, emails, and helping to keep us on track with our deadlines.

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Lastly, I would like to announce a new very worthwhile service of Bodyguard Careers: Career Advancement Tools

I have looked at hundreds and hundreds of resumes, and have discovered the quality and professionalism in the vast majority of these materials to be sorely lacking.

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Hello there.  This is Jeff, the mostly silent other half of Bodyguard Careers.  Whereas Hucky serves as our face to the outside world, my role with Bodyguard Careers is mainly behind the scenes.  I am the geek who writes the code that makes this site work.  I am also the one with the sunglasses on in the photo below (from my first and only Executive Protection assignment).

I am writing to you because this past weekend, we decided to roll out a new design for the website.  I’m sure you have already noticed, but I wanted to call your attention to the several new features that we have added to the site, as well as a new three column layout.  We are hoping that this layout makes it easier to find information without scrolling, and it also gives us a lot of open space to add cool new features to the site (like the poll to your right).

A lot has changed since we first launched this site back in 2005, including my ability to quickly implement new features within the WordPress platform (that is the software we use for this blog).  Bodyguard Careers was actually the first blog I ever created with WordPress, and since then I have helped implement WordPress on more than 30 other sites.

In addition to maintaining the blog, we also implemented a fully functional resume tracking and candidate management system behind the scenes to aide in job searches.  Did you know that our bodyguard resume database has 1301 resumes?  There’s a good chance that is the biggest in the industry!  We have also had over 2400 people sign up for our weekly email list.  We are constantly humbled by the quality of the community surrounding our site.  We couldn’t do it without you!

With the new redesign, we have a great opportunity to further improve the community around Bodyguard Careers, and I am seeking your help.  Is there anything that you want to see us add to Bodyguard Careers?  Is there anything that you don’t particularly like about the new design (and don’t say you don’t like the advertisements, because they pay the bills and aren’t going away!)  I am looking for honest feedback on how to improve the site, and I think with your input we can make truly make this site “world class.”

If you have any suggestions, questions, comments, please fill out the new contact form or leave a comment below.  I will do my best to implement your suggestions, as long as they fit into Hucky’s master plan. Afterall, this is his baby!

Stay Safe,

Jeff

Los Angeles based production company is seeking FEMALE executive protection agents to participate in an elite training course for a new empowering documentary series. Interested parties please contact Lee Adams (626-393-9332) or lee@toastedchick.com

 

 

Hello group I am posting this for a young man who is working on his Doctorate

Hucky

Dear fellow contractors. My name is Dorian Amstel I am a former security contractor with Blackwater and a former Special Agent with the DSS. I am currently writing my dissertation for my Doctorate and have decided to study the job satisfaction levels of security contractors. I kindly ask that you take 15 minutes of your time to fill out the online survey which is attached to the link below. All answers are confidential and the surveys are completely anonymous. For each survey filled out I will donate $50 to either the Gregory Wright Memorial Fund or the Memorial Fund established for the families of the March 31, 2004 Fallujah attack, you will be given a choice as to which Fund you wish to designate. Please only complete the survey once, but feel free to forward it to any contractor you know. 

15 minutes of your time will help a couple of worthy causes.

Semper F

Dorian Amstel

Update: 11/12/07

Hucky, thanks for posting the survey.  I appreciate the help and time it took to do so.  The survey is now closed due to the overwhelming response rate of 290 people over the week end.  I will be sending an email with the total $ value raised for each cause.  As of now the link is disabled.
Thank you again
Dorian Amstel