By Brandon J Delcamp
As the sales and marketing director for Executive Security International I have had a number of conversations with protective agents working in the industry that have little or no formal training. They are filling the roles of close protection agents for celebrities, ministries, music artists and for the most part are getting by, but the, “what if” factor is frightening to say the least.
I queried one of these agents concerning the application of an “advance” his reply. . . . “An ad-what?”
Initially I was shocked, but after some consideration I realized that the people doing the hiring are not always educated as to what skill sets a protective agent should possess. When hiring someone to protect them they rely on superficial skill sets.
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