LIFE OF A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
Thrill, adventure, excitement… these are the words that come in our mind, when we think about the profession of private investigator. Job of a Private investigator has long been admired and fascinated by people and of course movies, books and TV shows have a huge role in creating this kind of impact among people. If you are one among them, you surely must have thought about becoming a private investigator one day. Well, in that case you should know that this profession is a lot more than what has been depicted in the books, TV shows and movies.
A successful private investigator incorporates two basic elements in his job profile. Are you wondering, what must be those two elements? This profession is a combination of both expertise as well as professional training on the subject of private investigation. By the term ‘expertise’, it means that like every profession in this world, a good private investigator needs to develop strong technical skills and proficiency in this field. Along with that, a private investigator must get ‘proper training’.
There are many institutes which provide formal training in this field. There are many challenges in the outside world which you cannot face, if you are not properly trained in this field. If you peek into the world of a real life private investigator, you will see that their job profile involves fulfilling their duties towards their clients while overcoming the unexpected challenges and difficulties. Do you know, what helps them to successfully meet the unforeseen circumstances? The formal education and training, which they have received in this area. Their job involves applying those skills and techniques which they have learnt earlier, in the situations they face in this field.
Interviewing, surveillance, identifying the right sources of information and gathering evidence… these are some of the tasks to be achieved in the life of a private investigator and if you are going to be one in the future, these tasks will be a part of your life too.
Role of a private investigator depends on the type of cases he/she deals with. If the investigator is willing to deals with only personal investigation, then he/she will get cases like- pre matrimonial checks, post matrimonial investigation, missing person investigation, cheating partner surveillance etc. In short, it involves dealing with discords and issues relating to personal life of people. So, this was all about personal investigation, if the investigator, deals with corporate investigator, he/she will face different type of challenges. Surviving in a corporate world comes with its own sets of issues to deal with. That is why, a large number of companies hire private investigators these days. Pre & post employment investigation, insurance fraud investigation, asset verification, surveillance, mystery shopping, due diligence, bug sweeps, employee thefts etc. are some of the services provided by private investigators under corporate investigation.
Hard work, dedication, determination are some of the qualities which are possessed by investigators and the technical knowledge with skills required for this profession are developed by them with experience and training.
Real life private investigators believe that there are certain things which one can learn from the books , but a private investigator learns and understands a lot more, from the field with practical experience. Experience taught the investigators to understand; what would work and what won’t in order to complete an investigation successfully. Like, if you are cooking and decide to follow the recipe exactly to the point, you may not receive an expected result, because cooking is an art. You can get some idea from the recipes, but at the end in order to get a desired result, you will be needed to create your own style in it. Similarly, investigation is an art. Here, you will be dealing with people and as you know, human beings are complex and unpredictable.
So, this is the life of private investigator, a little complex, dealing with unpredictable and unforeseen circumstances, but an interesting, thrilling and a challenging job and that is what matters the most at the end of the day.
Rajeev Kumar – CEO, City Intelligence Pvt Ltd
Rajeev Kumar running a leading private detective agency in Delhi with over 24+ years of experience in private and corporate investigations. As a certified member of APDI and WAD, he has successfully solved 4,700+ complex cases across India. His expertise in undercover operations, corporate fraud detection, and advanced surveillance techniques makes him one of the most trusted detective experts in India.
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