How to Write a Strong Security CV

• Name and contact details (phone, email, area of London).
• Profile — 2 to 3 lines summarising your licence, experience and availability.
• SIA licence details — licence type, licence number if held, expiry date.
• Additional qualifications — EFAW, Fire Marshal, Handcuffing, Spectator Safety.
• Work experience — most recent first.
• Transferable skills — customer service, conflict management, incident reporting, CCTV.
• Availability — evenings, weekends, night shifts, own transport.
• References — 'available on request' is fine.

SIA-licensed Door Supervisor based in East London, holding a valid Level 2 Award for Working as a Door Supervisor and current EFAW. Available for evening and weekend shifts across pubs, clubs, hotels and event work. Comfortable with conflict management, ID checks, incident reporting and radio communication.

• Customer service — retail, hospitality, delivery, reception.
• Conflict management — supervisory or team-lead experience.
• Reporting — any role writing incident, handover or shift reports.
• CCTV — control room, retail loss prevention, monitoring.
• First aid — workplace first aider or EFAW certificate.

• No SIA licence details on the CV.
• Long paragraphs — recruiters skim; use short bullets.
• No availability — always state which shifts you can cover.
• Making up experience — don't. Employers verify with references.

Copy the structure above into a fresh document, keep it to one page and tailor the profile to the specific role you are applying for. If you don't have any security experience yet, focus on transferable skills, your qualifications and your availability.