One of the most decent occupations in the country that requires a thorough employment background screening is working as a security guard. Whether guarding a small office, huge building, a wide mall, it is obvious that this job is technically difficult but fulfilling in nature. To provide security to the people in the premises assigned to a security guard is definitely not a joke.

This goes to say that checking the backgrounds of prospective security guards during application is fundamental. As the term suggests, it means that while police officers perform duties to ensure the safety and security of a city, security guards in every establishment seem to act as assistants of the police in ensuring the safety and security of specific properties, estates, and institutions.

Basic requirements for security guards are generally that they have a sound mind and body. How will they provide safety and security when they are not physically and mentally fit? This is especially essential in establishments like malls where the vicinity is very wide and thus requires them to be constantly walking or roving inside the mall, and biking or motorcycling outside the mall’s parking area. Mental alertness is also necessary in places like tall buildings, condominiums and five-star hotels. They have to be always on guard to be certain that everyone who goes in and out of the property is an employee, tenant, resident, or registered guest.

Next, security guards must have no criminal records, past or present. This can be assessed by employers through online services on the Web that offer private investigative searches on possible acts of felony, sex offense and the like committed by a prospective security guard through national or statewide public records.
The two categories above, (1) physical and mental capacity, and (2) zero criminal records, are critical in hiring a security guard. Careful consideration of these two will assure safety and security for an organization.