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At Get Licensed, whilst we strongly believe any job should not be selected based on the salary offered alone, we can’t deny that money is important. However, would it not be an amazing win-win situation to get paid for a job you are actually interested or passionate about, rather than something you are doing just […]

What may seem to be a boring, static job is in actuality multi-faceted in nature, and at times, incredibly high-pressured. Due to the influx of crime and terror threats both globally and nationally, the use of CCTV has become increasingly widespread throughout the UK. Consequently, this has resulted in the corresponding demand for skilled public […]

There are several things you will need if you want the Security Industry Authority to issue you a licence. It doesn’t matter if you have chosen to be a door supervisor, a security guard, CCTV operator, emergency first aid responder or close protection bodyguard. There is a large list of requirements that must be met […]

The UK security industry is growing by leaps and bounds on a global scale. There are currently right around 80,000 employed security guards in the United Kingdom, and that number doesn’t cover all of the open job positions within the industry. This has created a demand, a need for people to fill these positions. Landing […]

Being a Door Supervisor doesn’t have to be synonymous with big, huge and rude as some people think. Whether you are called Bouncer or Doorman you are the gatekeeper of the leisure industry, handy in times of lopsided brawls and to ensure everyone has a good time. As a Door Supervisor, you must have attended […]

It might seem odd that having trained to work in an industry that prides itself on honesty and an entirely transparent relationship with employees that problems with internal surveillance would ever crop up, but employers do have the right to monitor their employees’ time at work, providing that they have made it clear that this […]

The concept of a ‘perfect CV’ is highly debatable. Whilst some say that it simply does not exist, if you ask three different people on what their perception of a great CV is, you will most certainly receive three different answers. So what is it that makes a CV stand out from an ocean of applications? […]

Security Guards and Door Supervisors are two sides of the same coin, both closely related in purpose, but with differing amounts of authority and responsibility. Whilst a licensed door supervisor can act as a security guard, a security guard even with the required license cannot take the place of a door supervisor. So how exactly do these roles differ? WHAT […]

One of the most important or dominant roles within the security industry is door supervision. The door supervisor is the only member of the security guard team, whom the customer will encounter in his first instance. What is a Door Supervisor? The main aim of the door supervisor is to provide a safe, comfortable and […]

Whilst handcuffing has suddenly become popular for less than ordinary reasons, it is an area where many within the security industry tend to tread lightly. For instance, did you know that door supervisors have the authority to capture or arrest an individual believed to have committed an offence using handcuffs? If you didn’t, turns out […]