I applied online. I interviewed at G4S (Columbus, OH) in Jan 2017
Interview
In person. Easy safety and work place experiences. Past security experience helps. even with no security experience you can still do well. Is security, so just emphasize safety. Private security roles you will simply carry out, you will never be a cop or arrest anyone.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at G4S (Hornchurch, England) in Apr 2025
Interview
The setup was quick, I was in the second group and had to have a briefing and have my details checked before the interview but it was all really professional
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at G4S (Hong Kong)
Interview
One round interview only, personal interview, easy and drectly, nice broad with comment and no hard feeling at all. question is no hard and just ask about yourself only. 15 mins only
I applied in-person. I interviewed at G4S (London, England) in Feb 2023
Interview
The interview was a quick but the vetting and other checks were long and for me to talk to someone was a long process and the login to javelin was not very good always had password probs
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How long have I been a security guard and what are you being on your feet all day
Security Guard applicants have rated the interview process at G4S with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Security Guard roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at G4S overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at G4S as a Security Guard according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Background check: 19%
Drug test: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 6%
Phone interview: 4%
Group panel interview: 1%
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