What are requirements to work in Retail Loss Prevention?
Asked by BigPapaPump
I want to work in Loss prevention or Assets Protection for retail stores like Macy's, Wal-mart, Target, bestbuy and etc.. i have a security guard card liscence, and Completed security courses in Powes to Arrest, weapons of mass destruction, terrorsm awareness, and Public realtions. I dont have experince because i quit during my first day as a Public safety officer at the mall. it was really boring and i hated it. If i applied for a loss prevention or assets protection job will i be consired for an interview?

Best Answer:
Maybe... but the courses and certifications you list aren't really geared towards loss prevention in a retail environment. Experience in a retail environment would help. There are various types of Loss Prevention aspects in retail. There are external aspects like shoplifting, fraud (check, credit and the like) and internal aspects like internal theft by employees, bad data integrity and the like. LP people in a store watch for all of these things and many others.