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Security Guard Job Profile A Security guard job description, on the surface, appears fairly straightforward and simple.  However, the responsibilities and job description of a security guard differ and depend on the specific type of security guard in question. A close...

How fit security guards must depend on their work–some roles are more active and potentially dangerous than others. Usually, the only physical requirement for a security job is the ability to stand and walk for long periods. However, as security guards have to keep...

The security industry in Australia is huge–according to a report by the Australian Strategic Policy institute in 2018, it has 'more than double the personnel of Australia's combined police agencies and permanent Australian Defence Force'. And accordingly, for such a...

When you think of a bodyguard, you probably imagine a large, imposing man, maybe with a background in the military or law enforcement. Or, if the image isn’t that specific, you probably at least imagine a man. Security, in general, is certainly still a majority-male...

If you want to keep people safe, work in a wide variety of settings (including concerts and sporting events that most people have to pay to enter) and enjoy the flexibility of shifts available around the clock, consider becoming a security guard. You can prepare to...

Security is a varied field. The people who work in it are only becoming more diverse, and accordingly, so is security training. Security training courses go way beyond the Certificate II in Security Operations (although that qualification is an appropriate first step...

There was a time when it was practically unheard of for women to work as security guards. Back in the day, the archetype of the security guard was big, burly, and definitely male. But things are changing (if slowly – women still only made up 14% of security guards,...