Writing Your Security Guard Resume

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Writing Your Security Guard Resume
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• Writing your security guard resume can be tough
  if you dont have much job history or experience
  in the field. However, even a graduate fresh out
  of high school can find ways to make a security
  guard resume stand out.

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Forget the Objective statement!

• The objective statement is no longer a helpful
  way to communicate with employers. The employer
  already pretty much knows your objective
  anywayto get them to hire you. You can simply
  put John Smith, Security Guard on the resumes
  page header to get the job title out of the way.

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• Instead, think about using an About me
  statement. It will go on the same place as the
  objective statement would normally go. You can
  use this to sell yourself to the employer by
  focusing on your unique strengths, paying close
  attention to the traits that they are looking for.

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It might look something like this

• Recent high school graduate with 3.3 GPA. Former
  quarterback for the Eastern High School Jaguars
  with a proven track record for demonstrating
  grace under pressure, leadership ability, and
  good judgment.

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• My football coach and team relied on me to be
  alert on the field, and my employer can expect
  the same level of alertness and composure.

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• If youve taken any security guard training
  courses, are a distance runner, a martial arts
  black belt or anything else which you think might
  interest the employer you can add it to the About
  Me section. This section should never take up
  more than 3-5 sentences, and it should always be
  written with an eye towards helping the employer
  meet his needs.

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Training near the top

• If you dont have much work experience then focus
  on training and certifications first. If you got
  your guard card or took some courses prior to
  applying for the job then you will definitely
  want to say so.

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Make the most of any work history that you have

• If you havent taken any training then move on to
  any work history that you have. Remember that
  part-time work history and volunteer jobs do
  count. Be sure to focus on specific
  accomplishments. Use action verbs. No, your
  cashiers job at McDonalds was not a security
  job career.

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• On the other hand, its a good opportunity for
  you to add a bullet point noting that you
  demonstrated integrity by presenting a perfectly
  balanced drawer each and every day. If you had a
  perfect attendance and timeliness record you
  could add that to the list tooemployers count on
  security guards to be exactly where they say
  theyre going to be each and every day.

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• Of course, if you do have some security guard
  experience thats even better.

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• Make sure you list each job in chronological
  order, however. Functional resumes tend to
  worry employers, telling them on a subconscious
  level that you have something to hide.

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Check it twice

• Make sure that basic errors dont undermine your
  resume. Job hunting is hard enough! Double check
  your resume for any typos or grammatical errors
  which might disqualify you for the job.

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• Finally, dont give up. Its normal for a job
  search to take a bit of time. While youre
  hunting for your job you can keep improving your
  education. If you have your guard card you might
  even find a place to do some security guard
  volunteer work! Sooner or later you will get to
  start your new career.

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