Dubai, a global city and a business hub of Middle East has been a great attraction for tourism as well. The increasing trend in high society all over the world is to settle and establish business in Dubai. The gradual increase in population of Dubai (2.657 million recorded in November 2016) and increasing business establishments have resulted in considerable amount of opportunities in security jobs.

Dubai is said to be hosting the greatest show on Earth i.e.World Expo 2020 bringing together more than 180 nations and hosting about 25 million visitors from all over the world. Expo 2020 will be the first event to take place in the MEASA (Middle East, Africa and south Asia) region. This mega event will be providing countless job opportunities in days to come. Most important of which will be security providence.

Security Companies inDubai

Differentcompanies provide security systems, CCTV cameras, security guards,etc. to various malls, businesscompanies, mega evets and even schools. There are various security companies providing their services in this field.

Magnum Security Services

Thiscompany provides security in various manners, whether you have a retail environment, workshops, warehouses, hotel property, building premises or even office space. They provide full security round the clock.

Their security providence includes highly trained and professional security guards trained infirefighting and basic first aid by DPS (police department of protective systems). Other security companies include 911 Security Services, AhlenCleaning and Security Services, AJ Security and Safety Consultants, Al Amana Security and Guarding Services, Al BadrPrivate Security Services, etc.

Security Guard Salaries and Other Packages

The average pay for a security guard is AED 25,898 per year in this job, people don’t generally have more than 10 years’ experience. Salary packages are normally dependent upon the nature of the job and working hours.

For example, an average security manager in a random company is offered a salary package of AED 3500 while a security guard is offered only AED 700. Salary also depends upon the years of experience.

RecruitmentProcess

The incompetency of a security guard can expose lives and property to security risks. For this reason,companies are extra careful while recruitment of their security guards.

Following stages are involved in the recruitment of security guards:

Announcement of Job Position

To hire a competentperson for the job, the company must throw more weight behind the publicity of the jobvacancy. For this purpose,both online and offline methods should be used so that more people get to know about the job and the company has a large pool of candidates to choose from. This certainly helps in the recruitment of the perfect man for the job.

Application Process:

In this stage of the recruitment process, the applicants are normally asked to converge at a particular place where they are asked to fill application forms and are interviewed. The companyinterviews or assesses the applicant to verify their qualifications and ability to take up the job.

Verification of Qualifications:

Before further proceedings, the employers must verify the qualifications and criminal records of the applicants. This is an easy process as the employer can easily contact the police department and have a background check for any sort of criminal record of the applicant. If any applicant is found to have tampered with their original qualification forms or have any kind of previous criminal charges against him or her, such applications caneasily be weeded off.

Interview:

After the accomplishment of abovementioned stages, the applicant must undergo animportant stage i.e. the interview. Applicants are interviewed either by the employer or the third party assigned to handle the process. The purpose of interview is to test the confidence and communication skills of the applicant.

Medical Check:

A medical test is crucial as it helps to judge whether the applicant is healthy enough for the job. Health and fitness is highly important for good field performance.

Orientation:

Newly recruited security guards, however much previously experienced would receive an orientation from the new employer. Every piece of information is provided to them by the employer that they need to play their roles efficiently.

Security guard jobs are not a piece of cake as they require a lot of stamina and focus thus, the companies normally prefer young and healthy people for the job.