private detective

Code 3411.8

The private investigator (investigador privado) investigates facts by lawful methods: evidence, report and discretion. Use this Job Dictionary profile to civil/corporate investigation services.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • civil law
  • criminal law
  • law enforcement
  • check methods
  • surveillance methods

Skills and competences

  • identify suspicious behaviour
  • check request legitimacy
  • handle case evidence
  • develop investigation strategy
  • analyse legal evidence
  • provide information
  • manage contracts
  • identify customer's needs
  • check subjects
  • conduct research interview
  • practice vigilance
  • interview techniques

Transversal competences

  • document evidence

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What to assess for this role

Assess legal ethics, reporting and confidentiality.

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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.

What does a private investigator do?
Practises the trade to the ad's standard: production, service or maintenance with a focus on quality and safety.
What synonyms does the Chilean market use?
Besides the formal title, ads use forms like investigador privado. The dictionary indexes them so search does not fail.
What to assess when hiring a private investigator?
Assess legal ethics, reporting and confidentiality.

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences