I believe that we (security operatives) have been put in a position that we are being asked to tolerate this type of insensitive contact from employers and recruitment agencies. I find this personally offensive that someone would be invited for an interview or a job and the person can’t find it to do things right from the beginning by being on time. Consider the expense in public transport and for your time in travelling an hour by train and bus for no reason.
Are we as security operatives in a position that we deserve no respect at the hands of future employers? There is much discussion about professionalism, punctuality and the ability to get the job done right. As David Rubens who taught my first door supervisor course at Meido Ltd in 2003 stated 95% of the security professionals always seem to get it wrong and he gave the three areas that could excel security professionals in the industry. One of those three dealt with time keeping.
Having been on the CP World site for about 6 months now I have given a lot of thought to direction that I and a lot of others have chosen as a career path. Those of us who do not come from a military environment have been very fortunate to receive training in Advanced CPHE or HECPO.
This training will and has proved beneficial to those of us who have been fortunate enough to attend. It is important that operators do not get there hopes up too high in getting a position in H.E. ...
Everyone has his or her way of coping with stress. Stress does and will cause the body to react in many different ways in a tactical, CP or a DS environment. Very few if any trainers or instructor prepare students for dealing with stress and breathing.
If you were to attend any class on speaking or you are in a class and someone (fellow student with no prior speaking experience) is asked to give a brief speech. One of the things you will notice is that some people try to control their...
This blog is titled Fight, Flight, Submission and Posturing as each has its on sign that should always be on your mind as a professional security operative. It is my hope that this would not evolve into something more technical than it should be as to be useful to the average security operative.
During my law enforcement career and my experience in studying various forms of martial arts the idea of fight or flight has often been discussed. It has been discussed in terms of the body’s reaction...
