Security services offer both short-term and long-term peace of mind. You have a wide range of options that would best serve your needs in protecting and securing your home, company, assets, and family. However, many continue to favour traditional security measures, such as security guards, over remote and automated security options. There is no substitute for the physical and psychological security of knowing that you are safe—whether it’s you, your family, your possessions, or your company and its staff. Security personnel provide a sense of safety by bringing a necessary skill set to tense and dangerous circumstances.
When choosing a provider of security guard services, you should carefully consider several significant elements in addition to pricing. Let’s examine some fundamental requirements for hiring security guards for your property, home or business.
Decide how many security personnel you’ll need
You must first know your security requirements to select a qualified security guard. A security consultant can assist with this. It would be best if you determined how many security personnel you realistically need. Identifying how much workforce at each access/exit point, crowd control, or the property size is a crucial part of this step. If your property is huge, think about hiring mobile patrol guards who will survey the area instead of static guards who are only stationed at the gates to do inspections. Additionally, you might want to hire a covert security guard or someone who makes rounds at the location while not wearing the uniform or a badge.
Consider employing former defence personnel
Examining a security guard’s resume and personal background is a smart strategy to make your decision. It is strongly advised to hire security officers who have prior military experience. Having ex-police or ex-military employees is advantageous to your business. The government has trained them in the art and science of handling weapons, security, and defence. Plus, former defence workers are renowned for having a strong sense of professionalism.
Look into their credentials
As with any employee screening, you must verify the credentials of your security guards. You will have complete control over where and when they are deployed in this manner. It would help if you also verified the legitimacy of their credentials since fraud is a common problem today. It may also indicate whether you should hire them or consider other candidates. The time-consuming verification process may one day save you from being sued or losing thousands of dollars.
Request references
Character references come standard with every job. To increase their chances of being recruited, honest security guards will freely provide you with recommendations. Make time to contact their references.
Meet the candidates
One of the best ways to sum up a person’s character is through personal discussions and eye contact. Make sure to conduct interviews with prospective security guards or, if you hire them from an agency, spend time getting to know each guard individually. This puts you in control of everything, especially who you let handle your business’s safe and secure environment. Note the guard’s interactions with you and your team on the interview day. Are they well attired and polite? Remember that these officers will speak on your behalf wherever they are stationed.
Why Frontline Security?
Outsourcing security services is one of the best decisions you will ever make. If you lack the workforce to secure your company, event, property, and valuables, you can put your confidence in Frontline Security to keep them safe. We have been in the industry since 2015 and have a solid reputation for giving our clients excellent service and protection. Because we have fully qualified security guard specialists on standby, we can accommodate you if you need security for your business or additional workforce to secure an event. You can relax knowing that your event, staff, company, and customers are in good hands. We will work with you every step to guarantee that your safety standards are satisfied.
Our main goal is to offer top-notch security services to all our clients, both new and old, including security for events, onsite CCTV monitoring, access control, site inspections, alarm monitoring, and many others. We recognize the significance of hiring security personnel with high standards, qualifications, and experience. We’ve highlighted the essential qualities that our security guards possess.
Intensive training
All of our guards have professional certifications. They underwent intensive training to equip them with the abilities and information required to carry out their job duties for companies and events of all sizes. To maintain the high standards that have made Frontline Security successful since day one, we train them internally.
Experience
We’ve completed hundreds of security-related jobs for events of any size and safeguarding properties and assets since 2015.
Vigilance
It’s essential to have the capacity to think quickly and recognize when action is required. Our security guards can assess the environment, people, and surroundings as effectively as possible to promptly and effectively recognize a potential threat or disruption.
Initiative and following the rules
Our security guards understand when to take the initiative and when to follow the rules. They know when to use required procedures and sound judgement to neutralise a potential threat. Although there will be times when a course of action must be altered to ensure a client’s or property’s safety or legality, they always adhere to a strict code.
Communication
Our security guards will communicate clearly and effectively to make sure the safety of your property, place of business, or event comes first, whether they work with your current security personnel or stand alone. Our security personnel are taught to handle the complexity of clear reporting and emergency response in addition to being able to communicate effectively with each department.
Physical condition
Since security guards are likely to be active throughout their workday, maintaining physical fitness standards is essential. A security guard at your place of business or home might occasionally need to patrol a wide region or chase a criminal. Don’t worry. Our security guards are physically fit, quick, and dependable.
Professionalism
Our guards can handle various scenarios effectively without losing their cool. To prevent panic and the threat escalating, our security guards can keep the situation under control. They can handle and fix the problem successfully and swiftly return the company to its regular operations.
If you need a dependable security guard service in Auckland or New Zealand, look no further than Frontline Security. Get in touch with us to learn more about our services and how we can help you secure your property, people, assets, and events.