Security Guard resume example
A security guard resume gets read for about seven seconds. What survives that read: a two-line summary with a number in it, bullets that start with a result, and the skills the posting asked for. Below is a complete example you can adapt, and the rough notes it was generated from.
Summary
Licensed security officer with 6 years protecting corporate campuses and retail sites. Cut theft incidents by 40% on my site and wrote 300+ clear incident reports.
Experience bullets that work
- Protect a 4-building campus with 2,000 daily visitors on rotating shifts.
- Cut theft incidents by 40% with changed patrol routes and camera placement.
- Wrote 300+ incident reports used in 6 police and insurance cases.
- De-escalated 50+ confrontations with no injuries or complaints.
- Led evacuation drills for 800 staff, clearing buildings in under 6 minutes.
Key skills for a security guard
- Patrol & access control
- CCTV monitoring
- Incident reporting
- Conflict de-escalation
- Emergency response
- First Aid & CPR
- Loss prevention
- Visitor management
Common mistakes
- Omitting your guard license and state.
- Only listing "patrolled premises".
- No numbers on incidents or site size.
From rough notes to a finished resume
This is all CV Forge needs — no template to fill in, no formatting:
Marcus Reed marcus@example.com ShieldPro Security, Security Officer, 2019-now - 4 buildings, 2000 visitors/day - theft -40% - 300 reports - evacuation under 6 min, 800 staff Guard Card (California), CPRGenerate this resume free — then swap in your notes
No signup, no card. You see your resume before anyone asks for anything.
Check it against the job you want
Recruiters filter security guard resumes by the words in the posting. Paste your resume and the job ad into the free ATS Match Score to see which of them you are missing, score your resume free (0-100, with every fix listed), or start from the security guard resume keywords list. Applying now? Adapt the security guard cover letter example.