Join Vanguard Select — Operative Application

Your Vanguard Select AI Score is generated once your environments, pay expectation, SIA number and CV are in. More detail can raise that score. Control can still approve an incomplete file, but principals almost never see one.

Step 1 of 8

Create Your Account

Add your CV at the bottom of this step. We scan it as soon as you save and pre-fill employment history so you are not retyping years of roles. The next step asks for the three fields we need to score you: environments, pay expectation and SIA number.

If this device was signed into another operative, clear the saved session before continuing.

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address *

Mobile Number *

Current Location *

Date of Birth

Gender *

Postcode

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

Town / City

County

Country

Nationality

Right to Work in UK

NEXT OF KIN / EMERGENCY CONTACT

Required for deployments and overseas assignments.

Next of Kin Full Name *

Relationship to Candidate *

Next of Kin Phone Number *

Next of Kin Email

Create Password *

Confirm Password *

CV tips for matching — Vanguard scores you against briefs from facts we can read clearly: job titles, employers, dates, SIA and medical quals, languages, driving, and environments. Use the same vocabulary you will use later in the application (or see our full CV matching guide).

Reverse-chronological roles with month/year ranges.
Spell out qualifications with awarding body — not vague “CP trained”.
Keep formatting simple; tables and heavy graphics often parse poorly.

CV / Resume *

Finish this page with your CV. When you click Save & Continue, we extract roles and place them in Step 7 for you to review.

Upload CV

PDF or Word. Required on this step so we can pre-fill your employment history.

Step 2 of 8

Score Your Profile

Environments and a day rate or yearly salary are required on this step. Your SIA licence number is needed to score you, but you can add it later if you do not have it to hand. Control can still approve you, but principals almost never see an incomplete file.

Photos, military background, references and certificates come after this. You can finish those later in your portal.

Specialisms / Environments *

Residential

Mobile

Event

Maritime

Hostile Environment

Royal/VIP

Corporate

Diplomatic

Media

Surveillance

Security Driver

Static Guarding

Employment Type

Contract / Daily Rate

Permanent

Either

Day Rate Expectation (£ per day)

Enter a day rate or a yearly salary below. At least one is required to score your profile.

Permanent Salary Expectation (£ per year)

Use this if you want a permanent role, or alongside a day rate.

SIA licence number

The number only. Upload the licence document later if you have it.

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I will add this later

Step 3 of 8

Visual Presentation

Photos are optional on this step. You can add them later in your portal. If you upload one, Photo 3 (head and shoulders, suited) is your main profile picture.

Use a professional pose, neutral background, good lighting, photo taken within the last 12 months. No sunglasses or group shots.

Photo 1 — Full body, suited and booted

Upload Photo 1

Formal business attire, full length

Professional pose, neutral background, well-lit, recent within 12 months.

Photo 2 — Full body, tactical or operational dress

Upload Photo 2

Tactical / operational dress, full length

Professional pose, neutral background, well-lit.

Main profile picture Photo 3 — Head and shoulders, suited

Upload Photo 3

Head & shoulders, suited — used as your roster thumbnail

Photo 4 — Head and shoulders, neutral or operational

Upload Photo 4

Neutral or operational dress

Step 4 of 8

Military & Law Enforcement

Background, branch, and where you have worked in broad operational terms (not street addresses or client identities).

Military Background

Branch / Regiment

Unit

Years of Military Service

Years of CP Experience

Rank / last grade

Step 5 of 8

CP Experience & Preferences

Principals, languages, availability and the rest of your CP profile. Environments and pay were captured on step 2.

Preferred Locations

London

South East England

South West England

East of England

East Midlands

West Midlands

North West England

North East England

Yorkshire and Humber

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Home Counties

International

Middle East

Africa

Americas

Asia Pacific

Europe

Team leader experience

Largest team led

Operations manager experience

Detail leader experience

Advance team experience

Leadership & tactical training courses

Add each course in its own block so Vanguard (and our verification tools) can cross-reference the provider later. Include official websites and a contact we can use for verification if required.

Languages spoken

English

Arabic

French

Spanish

Portuguese

Russian

Mandarin

Cantonese

German

Italian

Dutch

Turkish

Farsi/Persian

Hebrew

Urdu

Hindi

Swahili

Japanese

Korean

Polish

Romanian

Tagalog/Filipino

Principals worked with

Family

HNWI

Individual

Corporate

Royalty

Diplomatic

Government

Entertainment

Military

Available From

DBS level

Security Clearance Level (highest held)

Do you have any unspent criminal convictions relevant to security industry licensing or employment?

Have you operated in armed environments overseas where legally authorised?

First aid

Expiry Date

Driving

Full UK

Advanced

Motorcycle

HGV

International

Step 6 of 8

Qualifications & Training

SIA, medical, advanced driving and fitness — detail drives matching accuracy.

SIA expiry

SIA licence types

Verify your SIA licence now

Use Find by name or Find by licence number on the official register, then screenshot the result showing your active licence and upload it below.

Upload SIA register screenshot

PNG, JPG or PDF

Operatives who self-verify their SIA receive a Vanguard SIA Verified badge and priority matching.

BTEC CP / trauma training

AED trained

First aid used operationally

RoSPA grade

RoSPA date

IAM advanced

Tactical / advanced driving — standard modules

Tick everything that applies so we can match you reliably (avoids spelling mismatches in search). Add extra detail in the box below if needed.

VIP protective driving

Anti-ambush / evasive

High-speed / skid training

Convoy command / escort

Armoured vehicle familiarisation

Off-road / 4×4 tactical

Hostile-environment driving

Motorcycle escort

Additional driving training (free text)

Primary training provider (organisation)

High value vehicle experience

Armoured vehicle experience

Largest convoy managed

Fitness self-assessment

Last fitness test date

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

Current injuries

Step 7 of 8

Travel, References & Documents

Passport, visas and right-to-work declarations for international deployments — plus professional references we may contact after offer stage.

Passport expiry

Visas held

ESTA status

Schengen access

Right to work UK

Right to work EU

Right to work US

Professional references — minimum 2, maximum 4. We will only contact them with your permission, typically after a conditional offer.

Reference 1

Full name *

Job title *

Organisation *

Email *

Phone

Relationship *

What they can verify *

Reference 2

Full name *

Job title *

Organisation *

Email *

Phone

Relationship *

What they can verify *

Reference 3 (optional)

Full name

Job title

Organisation

Phone

Relationship

What they can verify

Reference 4 (optional)

Full name

Job title

Organisation

Phone

Relationship

What they can verify

Upload only what you possess. We never share these documents with clients without your explicit per-client permission. CV tips for maximum AI matching →

🔒 Your Documents Are Secure

All documents uploaded to Vanguard Select are encrypted in transit using TLS 1.2+ (bank-grade encryption) and stored in encrypted cloud storage with Supabase. Your files are never shared publicly and are only accessible to verified Vanguard Select consultants reviewing your application. We take the security of your personal and professional documents extremely seriously.

Employment History (Manual Backup)

Roles from your Step 1 CV scan appear here automatically (open this step after the scan completes — usually right after Save & Continue). Check dates and job titles, then add or fix anything missing before submit.

SIA Licence

Upload SIA Licence

PDF or image

Expiry Date

Passport / ID

Upload Passport or ID

PDF or image

Expiry Date

DBS Certificate

Upload DBS Certificate

PDF or image

Expiry Date

Additional certificates

First aid, specialist quals, other

PDF, image, or Word — one file (merge multiple scans if needed)

Expiry Date

Step 8 of 8

Review, Consents & Submit

Review everything you have entered, confirm consents, then tick the final declaration to submit.

✓

I confirm all information provided is accurate and complete