| A bodyguard's duty is to protect the hiring | | | | aid and driving is a must for everyone in the |
| authority - an individual or its family. These | | | | group. Some bodyguard companies also participate |
| security guards can be hired through private | | | | in assessing risk and analyzing weaknesses in |
| bodyguard agencies or can be government | | | | security provided by other agencies to clients to |
| appointed agents as well. The persons who usually | | | | ensure that their security is always assured and |
| hire bodyguards from different bodyguard | | | | the client gets a second opinion as well. |
| companies are those who are famous and | | | | Sometimes different bodyguard companies need |
| wealthy or have received threats for assault or | | | | to work in conjunction to ensure seamless |
| kidnapping and thus need bodyguard protection. | | | | protection. |
| Mostly, a bodyguard agency or bodyguard | | | | A Bodyguard Is On The Job 24 X 7 |
| company is contacted for bodyguard protection | | | | The amount of responsibility involved in a |
| by celebrities like sportsperson, movie stars etc. | | | | bodyguards work requires him to work for long |
| whereas important public personalities like | | | | shifts irrespective of the day of the week - be it |
| politicians, head of the states etc are protected | | | | a weekday or a weekend. The client mostly |
| by the governmental bodyguard agencies. | | | | requires protection 24X7 and therefore, the shifts |
| Public Figures with Higher Risk Need Advanced | | | | can be for varying durations and at different time |
| Protection | | | | intervals in a day and even on holidays. Again, |
| For public figures with higher risk, several | | | | since the job of the bodyguard is to guard the |
| bodyguards are employed for protection whereas | | | | client, so its not limited to any specific location or |
| in the case of those with lower risks, often | | | | city and the bodyguard needs to accompany the |
| bodyguards serve the dual role of a driver and | | | | client everywhere ranging from office or |
| bodyguard. Bodyguards are not just hired for | | | | meetings to public places or social events and |
| protection rather they also fend off stalkers of | | | | concerts. The world is truly a global village for the |
| violent fans from attacking and harming the | | | | bodyguard if the client is some foreign minister or |
| celebrity. The bodyguard company decides how | | | | needs to travel extensively to other parts of the |
| the bodyguard should be armed for protection of | | | | country or world. So, bodyguards need not just |
| the client based on the laws in the concerned | | | | be gifted with good reflexes but they should be |
| jurisdiction. The various types of arms are pistols, | | | | good team men as well. They must coordinate |
| pepper sprays or body armors. The government | | | | their activities so that the assigned task of |
| bodyguard agencies are allowed more freedom in | | | | protection is executed perfectly. But at the same |
| this regard and often are allowed to use | | | | time they should be capable of adapting to act |
| automatic pistols or mini-submachine guns for the | | | | independently if such need arises. |
| protection of important personalities. | | | | Must-Haves For A Bodyguard |
| What the Job of a Bodyguard Entails | | | | The job of a bodyguard is not easy as the |
| The job of a bodyguard is not easy and most | | | | business of security makes the bodyguard |
| bodyguard company prefer explaining the | | | | protection firms like the various agencies and |
| hardships of the job beforehand to the applicants | | | | companies responsible for life of important people. |
| to ensure best practices for clients asking for | | | | Therefore, they should be able to gauge the |
| bodyguard protection. The work requires them to | | | | emergency of a situation quickly, take quick |
| be ever vigilant to ensure the client's safety | | | | decisions, act on it, convey the same to others |
| always. Actions implemented to achieve such | | | | clearly and quickly and always be in control of |
| goals including examining premises where the client | | | | affairs. The ability to communicate well is |
| is about to arrive, check the entrances, identify | | | | important for a bodyguard or else the client itself |
| loopholes in security and avoid them and know | | | | might tense up in case an attack takes place. |
| the staff in and out. The bodyguards who double | | | | Many incidents have come up in recent times |
| as drivers should be capable of practicing driving | | | | where the bodyguards or employees have |
| techniques to evade suspicious looking vehicles. | | | | revealed confidential information concerning their |
| Unless the bodyguard company hires vigilant | | | | clients to media or other individuals, such practices |
| people as bodyguards who can react quickly and | | | | should be avoided since the client has rights to |
| calmly to threatening situations, the risk involved | | | | privy of its private life and does not need to |
| would still be as high as without any bodyguard | | | | compromise with it for the sake of threat to its |
| protection. | | | | protection. The agency asks the bodyguards to |
| For group of bodyguards working together, the | | | | sign documents to ensure that while protecting |
| bodyguard agency designates different set of | | | | the client, the guard will maintain the confidentiality |
| activities to different bodyguards. For example, | | | | of the client's affairs and not disclose it to except |
| some specialize in screening and controlling the | | | | under some unavoidable circumstances. |
| crowd, some specialize in searching for bombs or | | | | A bodyguard puts his life before the client's - that |
| explosives or weapons whereas others might just | | | | reflects the commitment required in this |
| be acting as protective escorts. But the standard | | | | profession. |
| training in combats both armed and unarmed, first | | | | |