Private Security Field: A Case Study

I believe that a career in the private security field is an excellent choice. I may be slightly biased since I have worked as a loss prevention professional for the last 15 years. I started in loss prevention after working in retail for about 5 years. There were several positions changing in the store I was working in and I was asked if I would be interested in working as a loss prevention associate. I took the position and immediately felt as though it was the right position for me. After a few months I was promoted to a store loss prevention manager and managed a staff of two loss prevention associates. A few years later I became a loss prevention manager at another company with a larger staff of four loss prevention associates. After that position I transition to a new company as a district loss prevention trainer and was able to travel through the Mid-Atlantic area and would train all newly hired loss prevention detectives from South Carolina up to the Washington, DC area. …show more content…
During this time I also gained my additional certification as “Loss Prevention Qualified (LPQ)” (LPF, 2015)from the loss prevention foundation. I also was able to become certified in interview dishonest associates by becoming “W-Z” (Wicklander & Zulawski, 2015) certified in interview and interrogation techniques. These industry recognized designations allowed me to be able to further my career as transitioned to my current role of a regional loss prevention supervisor. I now cover over 20 stores and am responsible of CCTV and alarm installs, training all employees on loss prevention issues, and identifying and resolving theft from internal or external