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The old saying “Time spent on Recce is seldom wasted” is I believe a good line to follow in civvy street. I have recently attended several interviews for surveillance freelance work and have been blown away by what I would consider to be lack of preparation on behalf of some applicants and would like to [...]
2011 has been a difficult year for many, the evening news is generally full of bad news about the state of the economy, has it been a good year for you or the worst for many? Despite the economy some businesses will have grown, they will have prospered at the cost of others. Is the [...]
“Surveillance Services” False Advertising…….. I have been very disappointed to find whilst conducting market research into my local competitors all who offer or claim they have the capability to conduct surveillance at an extremely high level when in reality they are untrained, unqualified and ill-equipped to conduct any form of surveillance. More frustrating was to [...]
Since i started off in business i have always found it unbelievable how some people in the security industry converse via email, almost unbelievable in fact. In my opinion it does not matter if you are the client paying for a service OR the service provider contracted in by the client to provide such a [...]
Your words of wisdom whilst on the course are very true, I am in that transition now and finding every day there is some thing new and totally different to contend with to what I have been used to for many years. The transition is different for us all, as an Ex WO2 from a [...]
We get many people from the British Army attending our courses and one thing that i always try to get across to the guys and girls is that there is a difference between the Military and Civilian world and that they must adapt and adapt quickly or risk having an extremely short career. Most people [...]
People often bemoan that they do not have enough work coming in and given the current state of the economy this is something that is heard more and more but if this is you, what are you doing about it? Are you being proactive during your down time between tasks? Are you looking at ways [...]
Most businesses will do some sort of marketing, be it online via medium’s such as Twitter or FaceBook, maybe take out advertising in an industry related publication like The Circuit Magazine, do some direct mailing with follow up phone calls and even maybe attending networking events but the very best marketing that you can get [...]
Anyone who takes their continual professional development [CPD] seriously [that should mean EVERYBODY] will tell you that you must continue to attend courses, study for academic qualifications, be well read and much more besides throughout your professional life. What you must not forget is the excellent networking opportunities that all of the afore mentioned can [...]
This is a question that we often get asked and an area that we pay a fair amount of attention on during our courses. There is no “DS” answer to this but there are certain things that we can all do to make ourselves stand out in what is a very competitive market place, here [...]
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