Security Guard Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Security & Safety

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Security Guard Skills List in Security & Safety

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Security Guard role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Security Guard job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 61% of Security Guard job descriptions contained security officer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

security officer
61%
customer service
48%
security
46%
compliance
44%
cctv
22%
security guard
20%
sia
20%
corporate security
18%
security enforcement officer
18%
security support officer
14%
sia licence
14%
relief
6%
security management
6%
surveillance
4%
mobile patrol
4%
control room
4%
communications
4%
fulltime
4%
team leader
2%
retail security guard
2%
protective services
2%
patrol
2%
met police security
2%
night shifts
2%
driving licence
2%
retail
2%
high standards
2%
supervisor
2%
site supervisor
2%
shift leader
2%
security supervisor
2%
management
2%
facilities manager
2%
estate manager
2%
safety
2%
radio
2%
security operations
2%
leadership
2%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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