I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Allied Universal (Salt Lake City, UT) in Nov 2019
Interview
I have applied for positions as an unarmed security officer at my local Allied Universal office a few times over the course of this year; most of those times I applied online in response to an ad I saw online and the last time I went to an Open House that I saw advertised online.
Each time I go to the office it seems that they have different people working there doing the interviewing, which makes me wonder about turnover there. When I ask about a specific job that I saw advertised, they always seem to tell me that the job isn't available, and then come up with alternative jobs that are always "flex" positions or graveyard shifts - the type of stuff that most people don't want. They were happy when I said that I already had my guard license as they could put me out to work right away, but then when I said I'd be willing to work one of their graveyard shift jobs (without any shift differential pay, by the way), they told me that I'd have to do 3 days of training first. Why do I need 3 days of training when I've already completed 24 hours (3 days) of training to get my guard license? What a waste of time. I won't be applying for anymore jobs here.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Allied Universal
Interview
After submitting my application, I received an e-mail with instructions to complete a one-way video interview. A few days after this was completed, I received a phone call from the Account Manager for the location to schedule an in-person interview. During the in-person interview itself, I was asked several questions to determine any existing qualifications, prior experience, and understanding of the job I was applying for, along with schedule preferences. Once the interview was completed, I was given an offer shortly after and sent to the nearest branch office to complete onboarding and guard certification.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked if I possessed an active CPR/AED/First Aid certification.
Pretty standard interview questions. Made sure you were a fit. They wanted to make sure you could work certain schedules and see how flexible you could be, what you were looking for in terms of compensation.
I interviewed at Allied Universal (Colorado Springs, CO)
Interview
Super easy job, they hire every and anybody. Very flexible schedule, sometimes no breaks/lunches, strict on having people on site no matter what you have going on. They will fire you.