Instant Interviews: 101 Ways to Get the Best Job of Your Life

Chapter 61. Uncovering the Office Building Underground Instantly

You don't find job postings on the building directories.

They're in the brains of the security guards and parking attendants. That underpaid, unappreciated underground who make the buildings safe and accessible.

This is an invisible interview intelligence network that unstant interviewers overlook.

When you know their cover, you can uncover them instantly!

Security Guards

Most uniformed guards are hired by a security service that contracts with the building management. If you pay attention to their uniforms, you'll see this readily on their emblems.

For security purposes, the guards are often rotated to different sites. Much like temporary employees (which some are), they develop a great knowledge of interviewing activity in the area.

Walking up to a guard and asking about job openings for large tenants isn't the way to find out. For one thing, uniformed guards are normally there to keep a high profile—to act tough as a deterrent. For another, they're usually being video recorded on their rounds by the cameras.

So the only question to ask is, "Where's the security office?"

Find out and go there.

Security Offices

You're now in the jobjungle war room.

There's usually a panel with split-screen, panoramic, and close-up monitors that track the common areas and sensitive spots. There are chairs for holding suspects, work schedules, extra uniforms, handcuffs, locked cabinets with security devices and firearms, first-aid items, and other ...