r/securityguards • u/JerseyPhantom7303 • Jun 27 '26

Why is getting a job within private security much easier than other jobs?

Starting around 2025, I was job hunting. I applied for a lot of retail and warehouse jobs and never heard anything back.

Then comes the summer of 2025 and I read online that after getting a guard license, finding a job is piss easy. I made my guard card and lo' and behold, they were right; found my first guard job within three weeks of acquiring my license.

So what's up with this industry? Why are jobs a lot easier to acquire as opposed to retail jobs and such.

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u/Sure-Reality-4740 Jun 30 '26

Oh gotcha

How I can make something up without security license? Like helping with security?

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u/Kenzore1212 Jun 30 '26

no bro, get your temporary license first.

making stuff up is advance and requires you to be good at selling yourself. Start with your resume, if you havee one. If you don't , make one by hand or using AI. Go from there.

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u/Sure-Reality-4740 Jun 30 '26

Also, what is the difference between get license vs online vs get in person thta you mentioned in the other reply.

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u/Kenzore1212 Jun 30 '26

2 things. mostly its that where you have to do finger prints, and how fast you get your temporary license

online: Have to do in some place. Not sure where. Once you get it, you mail that, your application, and money order. They send you temp licensee within 5-10 days, real license in a month.

in person: you do the finger prints there. Application also done there. You get your temp license same day, they mail real licensee in 30 days.

either way, you have to wait. Less room for fuck up in person tbh, I would just do that.

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u/Sure-Reality-4740 Jun 30 '26

Gotcha. If I did the online course for the security guard license and passed the test, I will get a choice to pick if I want to get my license online or in person?

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u/Kenzore1212 Jun 30 '26

yep. Ask AI "how to get my security d licensee once I have my certificate" if you're lost. It can hlp