The Silvertrac Extra

Hiring and firing security guards takes confidence. Learn about effective recruiting tips and how to terminate underperforming officers before they cost your company contracts.

For growing security companies, hiring good employees is the most critical decision a business owner can make. Here are 4 questions you need to ask yourself before bringing on any new officers.

Monday is tougher on security company owners than most. From staffing to incident reporting, a lot stacks up over the weekend. Here’s what you can do to make life easier.

Security companies need to stay up to date on their competitors to stay ahead of the market. Here are some tips to help guide your research.

Security company management software is an essential tool for improving operations at your company. What can it really show you?

Ed Garner of PES Security stops by the show to tell listeners how he hires and trains new security officers for the craziness of Black Friday.

It is not reasonable to expect perfect security guard attendance from employees; however, chronic call offs and tardiness should be addressed quickly. Here are some helpful tips for contending with attendance issues at work.

A hiring strategy that only focuses on sourcing the top 10% of the available employees will leave you short on officers. You have to hone the ability to train average guards into top performing employees.

Using dated technology for your guard tours can be costly. Here are five signs that it's time to take a hard look at your existing guard tour system and consider making a change. The security industry has razor thin margins. There is no room in the budget for tools that don't deliver a big ROI.

Why are more end users of contract security services requiring that guard mangement software in their RFPs? Because the trust is gone... In this video we dive into the 3 main influences contributing to the growing demand for Guard Management Software.