Whether you are separating or retiring from the army this article will assist you in building a successful transition into the executive defense exchange as a corporate bodyguard.
Hard work, discipline and sound strategies are the best method
to prepare for, find and maintain a job as a corporate bodyguard. Your ability
to achieve a level of success in this discipline is based on your dedication to
get there.
First of all, you'll need to start reassessing your current skills
targeted at entering the corporate executive defense industry. After you
reassess your present skill levels or obtained additional proficiencies you are
ready to begin your career transition resulting in a rewarding job.
You'll be assessed on the particular strengths you already have
from working in the military. Your marketable skills need to be corporately
noise, meaning your skills are adaptable to the personal sector and concentrated
towards the profession.
Market your current strengths, show they are
transferable and have : A substantial concrete return on the corporate security
budget. This can be corporate lingo, the translation: "Your work-related
experience is considered good enough to prevent injury or kidnapping to senior
management under your protection." In the executive defense trade you're
expected to provide a good return on the company ¡s investment in you.
Executive protection is looked at as being more cost-effective than possibly having high price harm claims or ransom payments. Just being aware of the fact is the first step in acquiring a corporate bodyguard job and being successful at it.
You should also focus on developing the social skills needed for dealing comfortably with top businesspeople. Including courtesy, politeness and good manners, but always maintaining a protective advantage that ordinary individuals do not have. Appropriate business attire is extremely important. For males use a dark suit and a tie that matches and isn't to flashy. For females that a dark business pantsuit and closed-toe shoes is suggested. Look crisp and sharp at all times.
Finding corporate protection work involves being interviewed by plenty of professional men with tender sensibilities. These men are looking for candidates that are self-reliant and have a cool mind and common sense. Use your internal discipline and toughness from functioning in the military and accommodate your transferable strengths to the corporate protection landscape. Don't waste time on matters which are non-transferable.
A well-planned and handled job search should comprise: Looking for corporate bodyguard job opportunities in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, etc.. Do not only look in the job-classified sections. Start looking for news articles and events in your area relating to corporate protective opportunities such as stalkers or weirdoes harassing a local personality, corporate layoffs and downsizings or company events including well-known senior executives and CEOs. The following news items are an often overlooked opportunity for corporate bodyguard jobs. Sending out your resume to potential company employers both independently and with very important companies by overnight courier to ensure receipt to the proper company person. Getting professional name cards made up with your title, address, and contact information. Give your title cards out to many different people that you meet. Name cards are excellent tools to advance your career transition.
Making "The right place at the right time situation" by socializing in upscale places where powerful people go to boost your network of personal relationships with key people.
Continue reading and studying books on corporate protection, attending local security association meetings and corporate bodyguard workshops to raise your networking capabilities. This may keep you on the leading edge within the executive protection market.
After all of your job search preparation and management
activities, you've secured an interview to get a corporate bodyguard project.
Your target needs to be to demonstrate your qualifications for the position and
demonstrate that you have a cool mind, common sense and are a corporate
match.
You must be able to articulate your credentials and experiences in a
positive manner. Many qualified applicants are passed over because of lack of
interview preparation and also the inability to articulate a corporate
match.
However, your groundwork and former army experience has made you a much stronger candidate. You have prepared in advance for this moment. You've got the presence of mind and the ability to land the job. Your plan should now be to market yourself to ensure a work offer.
Do not doubt yourself or your own company bodyguard qualifications. You should sell yourself by assurance and by your past and current transferable strengths and experiences. Communicate your recognized credentials as a result of your prior knowledge and training. You should show you clearly meet the required corporate performance criteria and that you're emotionally and physically up to the challenge of becoming a corporate bodyguard.
Immediately after your executive defense interview, write a thank you letter to the interviewers. You may use e-mail; however, sending a card is much more considerate. Offering you e-mails and cards express gratitude for the chance and reconfirm your interest in working at the corporate protection unit. There may be many interviews, however if all goes well, you will be landing a corporate bodyguard job inside a high-speed, professional, corporate executive protection unit.
Always have your goals in mind. Do not let anything hold you
back. If getting a corporate bodyguard is something that you want, there is no
reason why anyone ought to bring you down from it. Never quit trying, and always
do what you can to succeed. When you reach the top, do not ever believe you've
arrived. Keep striving for perfection. Create a plan, set a schedule and get to
work. Fantastic luck and God speed.
