As you get ready to begin applying for jobs as a security guard, you will want to think though all the different ways that you can create a good impression on your interviewers. One way to do this is to make sure that you include good references on your application. Your potential employers will probably call each of these references, so make sure that you put people on your application that will put in a good word for you. It is common courtesy to ask the permission of references, so that they will be expecting calls or emails. Let your references know what kind of job you are seeking and which skills it would be useful for them to highlight as they talk to the interviewers; this may help you to get the job for which you are applying. If you are interested in knowing what your references said about you, just request to be send a copy of the letter or email that they sent.