Security job interview: the common questions

• About you: “Why do you want to work in security?” — show you understand the job: consistency, attention, responsibility.
• Experience: “Where have you worked?” — name types of site (offices, shops, building sites) and what you did there, not just job titles.
• Work licence: “Do you have a licence? Which category? When does it expire?”
• Shifts: “Can you work nights, weekends, public holidays?”
• Scenarios: “What would you do if…” — the most important part; see below.
• Reports and people: how you write up an incident, how you handle an angry visitor.

The interviewer isn’t looking for a hero; they want someone who stays calm and follows procedure. Some common scenarios:

• “You see someone suspicious outside the entrance at night.” — I watch from a safe position, note a description and the time, inform the supervisor or operations team and, if there is danger, call the police.
• “An alarm goes off at 3 a.m.” — I follow the post-order procedure, check from a safe position, inform, record.
• “A visitor is shouting and won’t accept the rules.” — I speak calmly, explain the rule, and ask the site manager or supervisor for help if it escalates.
• “You smell smoke.” — People’s safety first, call the fire service, follow the evacuation procedure, inform.

Don’t say you would do something to a person when you don’t know it is allowed. The right answer is: “I follow the post orders and I inform.”

Guarding often runs around the clock, so expect questions about nights, Sundays and holidays. Don’t promise availability you don’t have; a rota that collapses in the first month is worse than an honest “not Sundays”.

For reports, a good example: “02:40, warehouse back door open. Checked the area, found no one. Closed the door, informed the supervisor at 02:45.” Short, factual, no guesswork.

• First impression: at many sites the guard is the first person a visitor meets.
• Polite but firm: “Thank you, I’ll need ID for the log” — courteous, but the rule stands.
• Experience from elsewhere: hospitality, retail, reception — all of it counts as dealing with people.

Law 2518/1997 requires security staff to hold a category A or B work licence (article 3 §1). It is personal, valid for five years and renewable (article 3 §6) — which is why you’ll be asked when yours expires.

• Work licence and its expiry date.
• Training title or certification, if you already have it.
• ID and a one-page CV.

If you don’t have a licence yet, say honestly how far along you are. The steps are in how to become a security guard in Greece.

• Pay: what is the gross monthly salary or daily wage? For reference, the minimum from 1.4.2026 is €920.00 gross a month or €41.09 a day for full-time work (ΚΥΑ 8934/2026).
• Hours: how many hours a week? Full-time is 40 hours (Labour Code art. 189).
• Nights: work between 22:00 and 06:00 carries a 25% premium (art. 150). Ask how it shows on your payslip.
• Sundays and holidays: a 75% premium (art. 219). Ask how it is calculated.
• Rota: how far ahead it comes out, how you request days off or swaps.
• Post: which site, who your supervisor is, what training happens at the start.

For the full pay picture, see security guard salary in Greece 2026. At OVIT you apply through the Careers page.