Our industry is changing due to a prosperous society and the impact of increasing internal company threats – employee safety, shrinkage, business continuity – and the larger threat of terrorism. In recent years, the security industry has received great coverage in the media, financial world, and with consumers. This visibility carries with it great expectations and presents the security industry as an attractive new market for businesses from outside the industry to enter. These great expectations and new competitive threats manifest our need to recruit and develop the best talent.
The security industry has traditionally had more male than female members – with many members coming from the military, federal agencies, and law enforcement. We also tend to be a more exclusive group, with many businesses having multiple generations of family ownership. This can make for a tough industry for any newcomer to successfully break into. It’s even more difficult for a woman who might not speak the jargon or have a common background.