Find, Hire and Retain Quality Security Officers:

The toughest challenge that confronts many corporate security departments and guard services is consistently recruiting capable security officers and retaining them in a competitive labor market.

Bad hires, and high turnover, can lead to disaster on many fronts: failure to maintain a high standard of protection, poor customer relations, decreased morale among the rest of the officers, and the possibility of mistakes that can expose your company to a potential lawsuit.

Listen as our panel of corporate security leaders shares successful tactics and experiences on the hiring and retaining front, and very real, costly mistakes.

Our panel includes:

Harold Grimsley is director of security and safety at the BlueCross BlueShield of Florida healthcare insurance network, based in Jacksonville, Fla. He has 17 years of experience in corporate security for the insurance, banking and credit card services industries.

Ken Grover is VP of corporate security at the Orlando, Fla.-based Darden Restaurant Group, an operator of nearly 1,400 franchised restaurants under the Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones and Bahama Breeze brands.

Jay Beighley is security director for Nationwide Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio. In that post, he’s designed security standards for Nationwide’s facilities around the world and incorporated a security company within Nationwide with its own P&L. Jay is the author of two textbooks on preventing violence in the workplace.

Van Harp is security director at Corning Inc., based in Corning, N.Y.

You'll gain new insights into recruiting and retaining capable security officers, including how to:

• Take advantage of traditional and more unusual channels that are bringing in qualified candidates with an aptitude for the officer’s job
• Network effectively with corporate security colleagues and police for officer prospects
• Determine when someone without security experience is still a great hire
• Retain valuable employees with an innovative mix of compensation, training and other opportunities – without breaking the bank

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