After finishing our instruction program successfully, the most promising recruits will be selected and deployed in several international situations. The remaining recruits will find a position within weeks.-PSF Press Release
Ok gang, this is not an endorsement, nor do I know anyone with this company. But I just wanted to give a heads up on a company that is offering a lot.(please read the quote up top) I am somewhat skeptical when companies offer employment after paying for training, because I have usually seen and experienced the exact opposite. So with that said, if you take this course, hold them to their promise they have made in their company ad and read the fine print of the training agreement.
Also, these guys have been in the news, and I see this as just a way for them to capitalize on that free advertising and success. I am sure they will get more contractor trainees, and I certainly wish them luck in obtaining more contracts for those job hungry folk. Like I said though, buyer beware.
On the flip side, these training gigs with all of the big companies out there, are also a selection course of sorts. I have seen companies take the best of the class and use them for projects, and then kind of string along the rest of the class graduates. So do well in courses, and don’t just float through the thing. Everyone is watching, to include your classmates. And to me, the big advantage of courses is networking and making friends in the industry. The more you expand your network, the higher the potential of getting information about jobs.
I recommend this type of thing, if you are just starting out or have reached a dry spell in contracts. Mostly you want to get your training when you join up with a company. But for further education for kaizen purposes, this is cool. It’s just your goal as a contract at first is to just get the job, because experience is what guys really need to be marketable. But if you are a guy with no military or law enforcement background, or no combat experience, seeking out excellent training to balance out that deficiency on your resume is a good tactic. For me, my strategy was to get training, get my first gig, get some more training, get another gig, and constantly work both angles until my resume started getting full and substantial. You want balance, so get those jobs and get the training to make you look like a well rounded contractor.
Finally, I will say that respected and ‘industry best practices’ training is a good thing to get and I fully endorse the concept of seeking out good training throughout the world. Of course you also have to be practical, and do the math for finances and proximity. In my career, I have met tons of contractors from other countries, paying for training in the US and elsewhere because they wanted respected schools on their resume. It is an investment, and you should do a cost benefit analysis on the thing. Can you do this, and how will it benefit you? This is also Israeli-centric training, and it would be very cool to get trained in their methods for protective assignments. And if these guys have a job for you after the course, then that is the cherry on top. –Matt
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Private Security Forces Ltd. (PSF) is hiring new security agents world-wide.
Conflicts in Afghanistan, pirates in Somalia, humanitarian convoys in war territories…The need for well-trained security agents has never been bigger. To meet the increasing demand, Private Security Forces Ltd. (PSF) recently announced that it will hire new recruits for its prominent, international Private Security Contractor instruction program.
The PSF instruction program is not meant for just anybody. We are looking for adventurous and enterprising candidates who are in good shape. In exchange, we offer them a promising future. If you finish our Private Security Contractor instruction program successfully, we will guarantee you a secure and well-paid job at home or abroad.
Salaries ranging from $200 to $1,000 per day are no exceptions.
Not your average instruction program
Of course, you will have to deserve your salary. The PSF instruction program can under no circumstances be compared to other training courses for security agents that are being organized in our country. Usually, security agents end up protecting factory gates, shopping malls or pop stars, whereas PSF recruits will be deployed in problem areas or war zones. They will fight kidnappers in Colombia and Venezuela, combat pirates in Somalia, enhance security in conflict areas such as Afghanistan and Iraq etc.
Israeli elite
PSF organizes two kinds of instruction programs, for which both men and women are able to enroll. The first one is being organized in Israel – the only country where it is allowed to train with live ammunition. Our instructors are all part of elite forces: they have been recruited from the Israeli army and are part of the IDF elite units
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