Careers In Private Security: How to Get Started, How to Get Ahead [Paperback]

Leigh Wade (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1581603096 | ISBN-13: 978-1581603095 | Publication Date: March 1, 2002

In this straight-from-the-horse's-mouth guide to jobs in the private security field, author Leigh Wade shares what he's learned during 30 years of working all sorts of armed and unarmed positions. With honesty and humor, he describes the hierarchy of private security jobs, starting with unarmed fixed-post positions and moving up through armed guards, bouncers, correctional officers, armed couriers, bodyguards and the top of the field - computer/information security experts. Wade, a Vietnam veteran who served with Special Forces, tells potential security personnel how to find jobs, what kind of training to expect, the pay scale and benefits, advancement potential, the good and bad points of each job and what to expect during a typical workday. Let this knowledgeable guide help you avoid the pitfalls and advance to where you should be in the field of private security.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581603096
• ISBN-13: 978-1581603095
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,064,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Book is fine but you need to have a source of jobs., April 15, 2009

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S. Folse "Job seeker" (DC area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Careers In Private Security: How to Get Started, How to Get Ahead (Paperback)

The book may tell you how to become a security guard but it does not point to available jobs. There are many websites that claim to offer jobs but it often remains difficult. At, http://www.physicalsecuritycrossing.com you can find jobs dealing with this specific career field. At http://www.physicalsecuritycrossing.com/ , they only have jobs from employer websites and offer far more jobs than other job boards.

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reliable advice and instruction on how to find security jobs, May 11, 2002

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This review is from: Careers In Private Security: How to Get Started, How to Get Ahead (Paperback)

In writing Careers In Private Security: How To Get Started, How To Get Ahead, Security expert Leigh Wade draws upon his more than 30 years of practical experience and insight in working all manner of armed and unarmed private security positions. Strongly recommended reading crafted to be accessible to the non-specialist general reader, Careers In Private Security surveys a complete spectrum of positions in the security field ranging from the hierarchy of private security jobs beginning with the unarmed fixed-post positions, up through the ranks of armed guards, bouncers, corrections officers, armed couriers, bodyguard, and concluding with the newest positions of field-computer/information security specialists. Careers In Private Security offers reliable advice and instruction on how to find security jobs, what kind of training can be expected, the pros and cons of each type of security position, and what goes on in a typical security employee workday. If you aspire to enter the security job field, or wish to work yourself "up the ranks", then give a careful, considered reading of Leigh Wade's Careers In Private Security.