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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Podcasts: COR Interviews William Beaver of Danger Zone Jobs

Filed under: Job Tips,Podcasts — Tags: combat operator radio, dangerzonejobs, Job Tips, Podcasts, radio, william beaver — Matt @ 11:46 AM

Podcasts: COR Interviews William Beaver of DangerZoneJobs.com

This show should be required listening for all of those readers out there that are trying to break into overseas contracting. Bill is an expert in this field, and I highly recommend his Danger Zone Jobs service. There is a lot of information on that site, and it is one stop shopping for those who want to keep up with the latest news on the industry. Bill also offers a free PDF on his site, that is a survey of contractors and how they found a job in the contracting field. It is a wealth of information, and you can find it at www.dangerzonejobs.com . –Matt

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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Podcasts: Jake From COR Speaks with Andy Bearpark, Director of BAPSC

Filed under: Podcasts — Tags: Andy Bearpark, BAPSC, combat operator radio, Podcasts — Matt @ 6:06 PM

Jake speaks with Andy Bearpark, Director General of the British Association of Private Security Companieson Combat Operator Radio. This was an excellent show. Andy was a wealth of information, and that was cool to hear some of the inside scoop on the Montreux Document. That would have been a fun think tank to be a part of, and I am sure the discussions were very interesting. Here is a link for the document, so readers can check it out.

I was also curious what Andy thought about the New America Foundation’s paper called Changing the Culture of Government Contracting. They referenced the Montreux Document in the paper, and I was wondering if there was any collaboration? It certainly influenced the paper, and that is cool. And to further expand on this excellent document, does Andy expect to see something of an index to pop up that actually rates companies on their performance or adherence to the industry best practices laid down by the Montreux Document? The reason I ask, is that I think it would be healthy for the industry to point out those companies that are doing well, and those that are lacking.

As for a model for such a thing, I point to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation index on African Governance. Check it out, and I think something like this would be quite useful for this industry. –Matt

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Podcasts: COR Interviews Andy Thompson, Managing Director of Aprodex

Filed under: Logistics,Podcasts — Tags: Aprodex, combat operator radio, Logistics, Podcasts — Matt @ 1:54 PM

Combat Operator Radio

Andy Thompson- Managing Director of Aprodex

Jake Speaks with Andy Thompson, Managing Director of Aprodex, The Asset Protection Index. www.aprodex.com

-Aprodex is a one stop shopping portal for everything you might need to support a contract out there in the world.

-130 countries participate, trying to match the buyer to the seller.

-Guys can put up profiles and offer services-and there are even jobs posted!

They also have a leadership and business section called Aprodex in Focus. Businesses can promote themselves through this area. It is a cool area of the website where companies can show the different ways they have used Aprodex.

The final point, and I really like this, is user feedback. Customers can give recommendations and feedback about a service or product. Awesome stuff. –Matt

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Sunday, February 1, 2009

Podcasts: Combat Operator Radio- Eeben Barlow of Executive Outcomes

Filed under: Podcasts — Tags: combat operator radio, eeben barlow, Podcasts — Matt @ 12:36 PM

The highlights to this podcast is the discussion about PMC media relations, and Eeben had some very interesting words of wisdom about the topic and the industry as a whole. Check it out, and it is only about 26 minutes or so.-Matt

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Industry Talk: Feral Jundi on Combat Operator Radio!

Filed under: Industry Talk,Podcasts — Tags: combat operator radio, Podcasts, security contracting — Matt @ 12:07 PM

Hey, here is the latest Feral Jundi news. I just did a podcast with Jake over at Combat Operator Radio, and it was fun. It was my first time doing that kind of thing, and we covered a lot of topics about the industry.

Some of the topics covered are 2009 predictions for the industry, salary issues, and thoughts on leadership in the industry.

You can go to COR and click on the play button of the Talk Shoe widget. Also, you can grab this interview between me and Jake over at iTunes. Enjoy, and let me know what you guys think. –Matt

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