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Guardsmark Interview Questions & Reviews
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Security Officer at Guardsmark
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Cleveland, OH (US) Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
Interview Details The actual interview process was relatively simple. I only had one interview with the branch manager and was offered a position on the spot. The job application process, however, was incredibly thorough. The amount of paperwork was tremendous. The long-form application was longer and more in-depth than the paperwork I had to complete to obtain a security clearance for the military. References, police records checks, etc... everything was very drawn out and took almost two weeks to complete.
Interview Question – The interview was relatively informal. With my previous experience, I simply had to explain why I was going from an elevated position to a part-time officer position. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiation. I was offered an hourly wage and accepted.
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Security Guard at Guardsmark
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Zanesville, OH (US) Jun 2012 – Reviewed Mar 11, 2013
Interview Details just had to fill out the paperwork. As long as you had no criminal background due to the nature of the job, and they needed guards you was hired.
Interview Question – I had no type of interview whatsoever Answer Question
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Security Officer at Guardsmark
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Kansas City, MO (US) Nov 2009 – Reviewed Feb 19, 2013
Interview Details
I went in to the Guardsmark main building downtown in person with an application. They contacted me within a week to interview and fill out paperwork for employment. I had to obtain a Private Security License, pass a background check (although I don't think very thorough, I worked with some folks that looked like they straight off the street and took drugs).
Once I got done with that, they sent me to a client facility to work and told me nothing about the job I would be doing. Once I got there the job was an outside post and you would literally guard parked cars all day.
Interview Question – What are your weaknesses? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – When can you start?
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Security Officer at Guardsmark
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Chantilly, VA (US) Aug 2012 – Reviewed Feb 18, 2013
Interview Details
Interview with HR Manager
Polygraph exam
Psychological exam
Criminal Record Check
Testing/Exams
Fingerprinting
Interview Question – Tell me about your past experiences? Answer Question
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Security Guard at Guardsmark
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Moses Lake, WA (US) – Reviewed Dec 03, 2012
Interview Details
Craigslist
Meet> Application
half day company training and testing
Start next day
Site training half day
Temp license
Full license
Interview Question – Are you breathing? View Answer
Negotiation Details – take it or leave it
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Human Resources Specialist at Guardsmark
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY (US) – Reviewed Nov 03, 2012
Interview Details I was already an employee with Guardsmark, this was supposedly a promotion. I interviewed with a manager and received an offer the same day. I started in the new posiiton within one week. I didnt get my correct payor title for another 3 months though.
Negotiation Details – There was no negotiations. Pay was 45k.
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Security Guard at Guardsmark
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Sep 29, 2012
Interview Details The interview was a breeze, but the hiring process took 28+ hours
Interview Question – What are your goals. Answer Question
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Security Officer at Guardsmark
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Milwaukee, WI (US) – Reviewed Aug 09, 2012
Interview Details Very long process so just be patient
Interview Question – Do you play with dolls? lol it is a psychological question! Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Be flexible to the scheduling!
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Security Guard at Guardsmark
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Boston, MA (US) May 2012 – Reviewed Aug 01, 2012
Interview Details Interview was minimal, a few questions about my background.
Interview Question – None, everything was background related. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – not definative at all they just told me to come in the following monday to get cpr, aed, and first aid certified. Even at this point i did not know if i had the job.
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Security Officer at Guardsmark
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Las Vegas, NV (US) Aug 2011 – Reviewed Aug 03, 2012
Interview Details The most paperwork I've ever done to get a job due to the extensive background checks. There's even a quirky personality/psychoanalysis test that's about 150 questions or something. The interviews with Guardsmark are pretty short and straightforward. Since they've already done a background check and all that, if they call you in for an interview you're probably golden as long as you don't do or say something offensive or illegal during the interview. Client interviews are separate; although they're rare, they can happen, and those interviews are usually for the high-class, posh jobs. Clients are usually very understanding and as willing to work with the needs of Guardsmark and its employees as Guardsmark is with clients but some clients (particularly the ones that have their own interview process) can also be eccentric, paranoid, fickle, or just picky.
Interview Question – There was once a client who asked me what plans I had for the future. Not a weird question per se, but the answer the client sought was different than what I had imagined. I like to answer this type of question with something that shows I have a drive to improve myself and a marked interest in looking at the bigger picture. Real ambition. View Answers (2)
Negotiation Details – Pay varies by which site you are posted at, but you can opt to be a "floater" which has a set pay rate. Floaters are trained at several different sites and in a town with many clients, there's good money in it, as you fill time slots when guards are absent due to emergencies and such.
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