Let’s explore careers in private security and loss prevention.  You may consider using Internet job/career search engines to locate the answers to the questions below.

Conduct external research to answer the following questions:

1. Locate an open position in ‘private security’.  This can be in your local area or state.  Include the link to the position.  What are the education and skills requirements?  What are the ‘specific duties and essential functions’ (or job tasks)? 

2. Locate an open position in ‘loss prevention’.  This can be in your local area or state.  Include the link to the position.  What are the education and skills requirements?  What are the ‘specific duties and essential functions’ (or job tasks)? 

3. How are the ‘specific duties and essential functions’ (or job tasks) similar, or different, between the two positions?

Compose an essay response of 1-2 pages.  The following are the APA correct margin and paragraph settings:

Font: Times New Roman 12-point.

Margins: APA style requires that they be one inch around the entire paper.  This is the default setting in Microsoft Word.  You may also right-click (on your mouse) to bring up the menu and select Paragraph.  The following are the correct settings:

            Alignment: Left

            Outline Level: Body Text

            Indentation: Left & Right: 0

            Special: None

            By: Leave blank

            Spacing: Before & After: 0

            Line Spacing: Double

            At: Leave blank

            Don’t add space between paragraphs of same style: Do not ‘check’ box