Recruitment and Talent Acquisition for Security Services
Requisition to joining, the same way every time.
What this looks like in security services
The parts of recruitment and talent acquisition that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Recruiting Guards With Verification
Where the check is the process.
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Recruiting Guards With Verification
Where the check is the process.
What this coversHideSecurity recruitment is gated by verification. Volume requirements are continuous, client contracts depend on deployment, and no shortcut on checks is available.
- Sourcing
- Screening and assessment
- Verification
- Training and certification
- Deployment
- Identity, address and background verification as a mandatory gate
- Physical and medical standards per role and client requirement
- Training and certification requirements planned into the timeline
- Client-specific requirements captured before sourcing
- Continuous pipeline maintained against known contract needs
- Referral from existing guards as a primary channel
- Rehire and re-engagement of former guards
- Verification records retained for client queries
The general method — what recruitment and talent acquisition covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the workforce and recruitment process page. What is above is the part that differs for security services.
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Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.
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