| Are you an individual who has experience or training in | | | | shoplifters. Most public location security guards just |
| the field of security? If so, did you know that you can | | | | need to have a high school education to quality for the |
| use Craigslist.org, a popular classified service online, to | | | | job. You can increase your chances by having prior |
| find paid security jobs? You can. But wait! What type | | | | experience in the field or with the completion of a |
| of positions are you likely to find? | | | | self-defense course. |
| Personal security guards. Jobs that involve personal | | | | Security system installers. On Craigslist, you will find |
| security are usually on-demand jobs. Rarely, are these | | | | two different types of jobs for security system |
| long-term positions. An individual may need the | | | | installers. There may be a local security company that |
| services of a personal security guard when they are | | | | needs local installers. For these positions, you are hired |
| away on vacation or when they have known | | | | on either a part-time or full-time basis. You will also find |
| problems with others, such as neighbors. These | | | | one-time gigs too. These are usually homeowners |
| individuals either feel for their safety of their safety of | | | | who bought a security system to install themselves, |
| their belongings, so they opt for professional help. To | | | | but realized it wasn't as easy as it looked and they |
| successfully land personal security guard positions, you | | | | now need help. To see success when applying for |
| should have some experience with guns or rifles, as | | | | these jobs, you should have experience working as an |
| well as know how to defend yourself. The completion | | | | electrician and have no criminal history. |
| of a self-defense or martial arts course is | | | | As you can see, there are a number of security |
| recommended. | | | | positions listed on Craigslist. How can you find them? |
| Security guards for public locations, such as malls. | | | | Start by visiting Craigslist.org and then select your |
| Large shopping centers and certain retailers are | | | | state and nearest city. You can browse the website |
| known to hire security guards. You can find a few of | | | | or search jobs listed under that city. When searching, |
| these positions listed on Craigslist.org. When performing | | | | change the default search settings to jobs or gigs. If |
| this type of job, you basically work at a peace keeper. | | | | you live in between two listed cities or are interested in |
| It is your job to ensure all customers onsite are acting | | | | relocating for the right job, download the free Craigslist |
| appropriately and following mall, shopping center, or | | | | Reader at to search multiple cities, entire states, or the |
| store rules. Depending on the job description, you may | | | | entire website at once. |
| be responsible for monitoring and apprehending | | | | |