Six Traits of Top Security Guards

1. Responsible multi-tasking:
   Security guards must divide their attention in many ways in order to monitor alarms and cameras while also checking credentials and conducting security checks of visitors and employees who wish to gain enter the workspace.  They must compose regular observation reports, detain violators and interview witnesses if necessary.

2. Always Alert:
   Most of the day and week will hopefully be uneventful.  The best security guards don’t let their guards down and stay alert at all times.  It only take a few minutes of laxity to change a boring scene into a crime scene. 

3. Good Communication:
   The best guards are firm but not gruff.  They communicate well with customers, visitors or employees helping them get through security without too much hassle while also maintaining a sense of authority.  Is suspicious behavior does arrive the guard needs to communicate quickly and effectively with the rest of the team to ameliorate the situation. 

4. Totally observant:
   An excellent security guard needs to be extremely observant. The guard is on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary; a shoplifter, a brewing fight, or a customer who needs to be escorted from the store.  Eyes and ears must be open at all times – no wonder they used to call security guards ‘watchmen’. 

5. Top physical strength:
   The best guards spend a few days a week in cardio training and doing strength building exercises.  From long hours of standing (or even sitting) to moving heavy objects and most importantly detaining criminals a guard must have excellent stamina.  

6. Decisive:
   In a dangerous situation, the greatest guards act quickly.  Preventing a criminal from escaping means knowing the shortcuts, hiding spots and when to ask for help from other staff members.

At ISSM Protective services, we know how valuable good security guards truly are.  We only hire the top to protect your assets.