ALT-18 Nonprofit Service Sector
One thing anyone in this industry will tell you if you sit back and hope work will come; you are living in a dream world.
I have been in the close protection security industry since 1988 and still go looking for work, it's like any other business if you want to succeed you must be willing to put the hours in at first to build your business, and then and only then can you start enjoying the fruits of your labour.
I quite often find it frustrating and annoying that things take time when all you want is it to happen now?
The truth is you must gain trust in every sense of the word, from time keeping, reliability, professionalism, honesty, confidentiality, and much more, from your colleagues, business associates, companies, and so on.
But don't give up have a plan, practice what you preach, learn as much as you possibly can about your chosen field, as when you eventually do get that all important phone call, you need to know what you are talking about.
The last thing you need is being asked a simple question one that you should know and wham bam that chance has gone, maybe not forever but for now you look like an amateur.
Don't get me wrong we all make those mistakes as it is a learning process and as we gain knowledge and experience we hope there will be less mistakes made in the future.
Searching for work in close protection is hard make no mistake about it, there are hundreds of companies out there, but very few need employees as the work is not guaranteed.
Keep on looking don't give up take up some temporary or casual work to get you by, don't rush into anything you are not sure about, and believe me it will happen sooner or later.
