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What is it about spying on people that gets people going? "It's just the buzz you get from the secrecy of it. It's why people love Bond films." I have just begun working with a private investigation agency, Answers Investigation, who have offices covering the whole area within the M25. |
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I was between jobs towards the end of 2000 and wondering what to do next. A flash of inspiration hit me one afternoon on a temp job where there was no work for me to do. The idea of private investigation was so compelling that I spent the whole afternoon finding out about it on the internet. |
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I just knew it was right for me. There was no way I was going to sit working in an office for the rest of my life and I wanted to do something exciting." I immediately began a course in private investigation and got a sales job to learn how to sell. I didn't believe in the product I was selling. After a few months I knew I had to leave, but not before I had learned what I started the job for. |
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I feel differently about speaking to people about what I do now. I have no problems promoting private investigation services because I know we deliver what we say we will. If I love what I'm doing, I'm not exactly going to do a bad job for people am I? |
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There really was nothing that I really wanted to do. Psychology is interesting but I knew from the start that I didn't want to be a psychologist. You only live once, so why not do what really inspires you, even if it goes against what people expect? |
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After finishing my course, it was a case of either starting up my own detective agency or finding one to work for. I was very lucky. I sent an email to a mailing list for UK private investigators offering to work for them and got two replies. One was from Answers Investigation. After a few more emails and telephone calls we arranged a meeting. |
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I remember my first surveillance assignment well. "It was a barman stealing cash from the till behind the bar. The client knew who was doing it - they just needed evidence. We got what we wanted." |
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I feel as enthusiastic as to begin with! I had been warned that it wasn't all fireworks and adventure but that goes without saying. There's a lot more to it than just surveillance. You are basically a hunter of information and this can come in many forms. I am just as enthusiastic about it now as I was when I first got the idea to do it. |
