The Executive Protection Recruitment Guide

A hiring playbook for Fortune 500 and family-office security leaders — how to design a full-scale protection team, define the right candidate profile, source and vet talent, price competitive offers, and retain the people you work so hard to find.

What's inside

• The full-scale EP team — EP Officers, security drivers, travel EP officers, team leads, intelligence, and SOC/GSOC
• The enterprise mindset — hiring for results, not just means (why the best government résumé can still be the wrong hire)
• Program & staffing math — how many agents 24/7 coverage actually requires
• The ideal candidate profile — corporate vs. family office, and the associations, certifications, and hard skills that matter (ASIS International, BEPP, TECC, driving)
• Sourcing, screening & vetting — where the talent is, red flags, and the LEOSA myth candidates bring
• Compensation benchmarks by role, sector, and threat tier (directional)
• Retention & team-building — why EP turnover happens and how to stop it
• A ready-to-use structured interview template — competency questions, a scenario bank, and a weighted scorecard — plus a step-by-step recruitment checklist