Full discloser – when speaking on this subject I am at a disadvantage  – even though I have been conducting training for 40 years, over 95% of the students that came and now come to us HAVE JOBS – they are sent to us by their employer. We train them not only in driving but in all aspects of personal security – again they HAVE JOBS. So I will admit – The concept of attending a training program with the hope of finding work is foreign to me. The catalyst for this post was a YouTube video by Larry Snow

I have noticed the same issue Larry is talking about – people liking posts that they could not have possibly had the time to read. Like Larry, I’m not complaining – but we do seem to be in an age where reading is not a big thing. As Larry mentioned – Is the power of the written word diminishing?

Why do I think this phenomenon is important and linked to job opportunities? With all the talk on Social Media about job opportunities – it appears that very few will devote the time to read, listen, or are simply not interested in how to find job opportunities. Between Larry – Elijah Shaw – Mark James and others there is an enormous amount of experience – and via social media, they are going out of their way to give readers information on how to get job opportunities – some of their posts are well-read but most of them are not well-read. I have to admit I’m puzzled by it. In most businesses success is emulated, which does not seem to be the norm in the EP business – OR – is it that my definition of success is not the same as others. SO – “Why is it when successful EP practitioners, like to ones mentioned above, offer advice on how to increase the possibility of job opportunities -career enhancement and advancement, for the most part, it all goes unread.

Is it because many of those in the Protection business are part-time – and are satisfied with their position? That is not a comment it is a question.

Is it because EP tends to be geography sensitive? That is not a comment it is a question.

Is it because most of the EP Training programs do not address the real skills needed to find job opportunities? Before anyone gets wrapped around the axle – That is not a comment it is a question.

Is it because most feel that going to an EP School and relying on the school’s network is all you need to do to find work? – That is not a comment it is a question.

Why, when those I mentioned, offer help – very few seem to take it. That is not a question that is a comment.

If you have read this entire article – you are far ahead of most others in the business.