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blazindeuces
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Post subject: Landing your First Job Posted: Wed 22 Sep 2010 18:35 |
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Hey I am just getting started in Fugitive Recovery. I am in the process of obtaining my carry and conceal permit and within the next couple months will be attending training classes to Become Certified with the N.A.B.E.A. Just starting out though I do have a few questions. After obtaining the permit to carry and conceal, becoming certified and purchasing all my equipment needed. What is the best advice for landing a job with a bail bonds agency as a Fugitive Recovery Agent? Also Im pretty sure I have most of it down but is there any recommendations as to what equipment I may need once I get going? Any Advice will be greatly Appreciated.
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Mdbtyhtr
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Post subject: Re: Landing your First Job Posted: Wed 22 Sep 2010 20:33 |
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Joined: Thu 06 Jul 2006 14:22 Posts: 3982 Location: Maryland and Virginia
FRN Agency ID #: 455
Experience: More than 10 years
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Where do you intend to work? Certification terminology is thrown around loosely in this business, so you need to make sure you are compliant with local rules first. Before you spend money on a class, make sure it satisfies your local state rules.
Welcome and best of luck!
Scott
_________________ R.E. "Scott" MacLean III
"Leaders are like Eagles, you never see them in a flock, but one at a time"
Chesapeake Group Investigations, Inc. Chesapeake Bail Bonds 877-574-0500 301-392-1100 (fax) 301-392-1900 (Office)
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blazindeuces
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Post subject: Re: Landing your First Job Posted: Wed 22 Sep 2010 20:36 |
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I will be working out of Minnesota.. To the best of my knowledge I meet the laws in my State..
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MarshallSvc
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Post subject: Re: Landing your First Job Posted: Wed 22 Sep 2010 22:29 |
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Joined: Sun 18 May 2008 20:26 Posts: 2038 Location: Pennsylvanaia
FRN Agency ID #: 2087
Experience: More than 10 years
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Welcome to the Forum.
Please go to the "Introduction" section and post a proper introduction, including a correct signature line.
Try going to the Agency Directory here on the forum and make contact with someone on the list in your state and see if they will allow you to do some intern work with them.
Last but not least, please read as much as you possibly can on this site, as many of the questions you may have will be answered just by reading.
Good luck in your endeavors.
_________________ Heritage and Profession Together
J.G. Marshall MARSHALL FUGITIVE SERVICE Lic. # 2008-392 Moderator
Its the Irish in my mind that keeps me sane, and the Irish in my heart that keeps me strong.
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BD_Raybold
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Post subject: Re: Landing your First Job Posted: Thu 30 Sep 2010 08:04 |
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Joined: Mon 16 Aug 2010 06:11 Posts: 52 Location: Pennsylvania
FRN Agency ID #: 3197
Experience: 3 - 5 years
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Best advice I can give you is to gain an understanding of the bail industry within your local area and state. I'll echo what my peers have said already. Know the regulations that outline fugitive recovery operations.
Purchase as little gear (Cuffs/case, flashllight/case, OC/case, baton/case, if you decide firearm/holster and don't gear up with SWAT clothing...Only makes you look like a cowboy) as you possibly can get by with until you begin to earn a name for yourself and income. ENSURE you have a certification for the items you carry on your person. If not, you will certainly become jammed up with law enforcement. This is a tough business and it is not nearly as sexy as it appears on television.
Bail Bondsman write bail with the hope their defendant abides by the conditions of bail...Not with the hope of the defendant skipping and costing the bondsman time and money. This is very important to understand. When introducing yourself to bail bondsman, wear appropriate attire (not SWAT BDUs) dress well. Dress slacks, a nice polo style shirt, sport jacket and shined shoes will place a good opinion in the bail bondsman's head when you are handing he or she a business card. Speak professionally, attend events and be patient. Getting off the ground will take time.
Best wishes!
_________________ Brian D. "Stewie" Raybold Principal/CEO Alpha Bail Bonds, Inc. (610) 400-8575 Office (215) 459-0557 Mobile
PA 572430 - Producer PA 621092 - Agency
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KARMA
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Post subject: Re: Landing your First Job Posted: Thu 30 Sep 2010 17:29 |
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Joined: Mon 14 Feb 2005 10:59 Posts: 7563 Location: Arkansas
FRN Agency ID #: 340
Experience: More than 10 years
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Blazindueces Please spend the next couple of days reading here. The answers to most of your questions can be in the FAQs and the Open Discussion area. There is LOTS here . . . a lot of awesome and helpful information as well as a LOT of Boiler Plate Some of our members are no longer with us, yet their posts are as relevant today as they were at the moment of posting. Utilize that Search function which you find directly below the 'gold bar' at the top of the page. Get ready to learn. and please, if your intention is stay here . . . complete your profile.
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Do not consider anything for your interest which makes you break your word, quit your modesty, or inclines you to any practice which will not bear the light, or look the world in the face .... Marcus Antonius I AM Some Folks "KARMA" and A MODERATOR @ FRN
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IvanGB
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Post subject: Re: Landing your First Job Posted: Wed 08 Dec 2010 08:56 |
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Joined: Wed 08 Dec 2010 08:51 Posts: 2
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Experience: None
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I was reading and I to am interested in becoming a FRA in MN. I was wondering if its hard to find a job as a FRA/BEA in the state. Thank You
_________________ Ivan Barrera Minnesota
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speezack
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Post subject: Re: Landing your First Job Posted: Wed 08 Dec 2010 09:31 |
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Joined: Fri 02 Mar 2007 10:51 Posts: 5055 Location: South Central Virginia
FRN Agency ID #: 1474
Experience: More than 10 years
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First, go to the introduction section and comply with those instructions.
_________________ Bill Marx, Sr. "FREE STATE BAIL BONDS" "FREE STATE INVESTIGATIONS" DCJS: 99-176979 Cell: 434-294-0222
"Endeavor to Persevere" "Lone Watie"
"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that , comes from bad judgment" "Will Rogers"
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tsuggs
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Post subject: Re: Landing your First Job Posted: Wed 08 Dec 2010 10:20 |
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Joined: Thu 09 Mar 2006 14:51 Posts: 3344
FRN Agency ID #: 3904
Experience: More than 10 years
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If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. Just being myself, a smart a$$.
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MadMadi
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Post subject: Re: Landing your First Job Posted: Wed 08 Dec 2010 12:59 |
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Joined: Mon 11 Oct 2010 01:57 Posts: 282
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Experience: < 1 year
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