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Security Guard Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Security Guard interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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Are you a detail oriented person? How well do you recall facts and small details of an event?

As a security guard, you will have many interactions in a day. The hiring authority wants to see that you can manage and document essential details while also paying close attention to your surroundings. The best way to answer this question is to give an example of a time when you paid close attention to detail, making a meaningful contribution to your employer.

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30 Security Guard Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Security Guard interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • 1. Are you a detail oriented person? How well do you recall facts and small details of an event?

  • 2. Talk to me about your hours of availability. Do you have a preferred shift?

  • 3. With which industries do you have the most security experience?

  • 4. Does stress and pressure ever get the best of you?

  • 5. Are you able to work independently, with little supervision?

  • 6. Do you have experience as an armed guard? How do you feel about working in an armed security role?

  • 7. Do people see you as a trustworthy and honest individual?

  • 8. Do you have experience working large events with crowds of people?

  • 9. Break down for me the responsibilities of a security guard.

  • 10. Define integrity, what it means to you, and how you practice it in your everyday life.

  • 11. Walk me through your education and how it relates to the work of a security guard.

  • 12. What are the most important traits for a security guard to possess?

  • 13. Tell me about a time when you successfully dealt with an angry member of the public.

  • 14. Describe a time when you had to deal with a security breach. How did you handle the situation, and what would you have done differently?

  • 15. Talk to me about your future career goals within security.

  • 16. Tell me about a time when you solved a security problem on the job.

  • 17. What is your greatest weakness? What are you doing to improve it?

  • 18. What is your greatest strength, and how will it help you as a security guard?

  • 19. We require that all security personnel undergo full background checks. Are you willing to comply?

  • 20. Have you ever been terminated from a job?

  • 21. How important is being on time or early for work, to you?

  • 22. What type of security technology are you familiar with?

  • 23. As a security guard, which task do you enjoy the most? Which task do you enjoy the least?

  • 24. Why do you believe we need security, here?

  • 25. Good communication is a requirement as a security guard. What does good communication mean to you?

  • 26. Have you worked with other security guards in a team environment before? If so, how did you best communicate with them?

  • 27. What motivates you to protect others?

  • 28. How do you keep focused during long, or overnight shifts?

  • 29. Are you CPR Certified or trained in First Aid? If not, do you plan on earning these credentials?

  • 30. How would you react if you felt that you were in physical danger on the job?