Security Guards

Security Guards

Most uniformed guards are hired by a security service that contracts with the building management. If you pay attention to their uniforms, you'll see this readily on their emblems.

For security purposes, the guards are often rotated to different sites. Much like temporary employees (which some are), they develop a great knowledge of interviewing activity in the area.

Preparing Professional References

Your phone calls should get you the top four to six colleagues from your past or present. Now, you're going to talk with them (if they're geographically distant), give them their scripts, and coach them into an award-winning performance.

Why bother? Because most of the time your references are anything but professional! They've been caught off guard or may not remember the highlights you'd like them to recall.

Notifying Professional References

If you know that you're getting close to a serious offer, call your references and alert them. Make sure they have your materials on their desks.

Communicate with your references throughout your job search. Don't call without a reason, but make brief, time-conscious calls to inquire if they received expected calls and how the conversations went.