Thailand Investigations Blog
Do You Want to Know the Truth?

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1. Experience

While some may be born investigators – observant, keen, sharp, and clever individuals – private investigation is more than just facts. It’s about following leads, talking to people (while being discreet at the same time), paperwork and legwork. So especially in the private investigation business, experience is the best teacher. No case is exactly alike – while the main premise may be the same, the factors and environment surrounding it isn’t. Everything is dynamic and fluid, and you can’t manoeuvrer through those waters armed with just technical or scientific knowledge.

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2. Well-rounded and well-versed in many things.

We’re not talking specifically of possessing many degrees and such – it’s just that a good PI knows when he’s being fooled or not. He possesses at least a cursory knowledge regarding many topics, as cases are varied (and so are clients and all the other people involved) so you never know where the case might lead you to – and what kind of stock knowledge you need to get yourself in or out of a situation. In short, a jack of all trades – but master of none.

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3. Professional and discreet.

Do we even have to tell you why this is important? Many clients approach private investigators precisely because of the delicate situations they’re in. They need to have their identities protected while dealing with a tricky situation at the same time. A good PI does his job and never takes advantage.

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4. Driven

More often that we like it, we bump into all sorts of dead ends. But a good PI never gives up – he retraces his or her steps, and goes back to where he might have made a mistake. Until the case is obviously unsolvable, true PI’s never give up. It’s not really about the money, its about finding out the truth.

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5. Good communicator

If the PI you hire can’t even talk to you properly, then you’d better look for another agency. Private investigation involves a lot of interpersonal communication, and your PI had better be good at it. PIs with good interpersonal skills learn more without compromising the case and can establish rapport with people from different backgrounds or social levels. He or she has to be a social chameleon.

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6. High EQ

EQ – Emotional Quotient. The PI comes into contact with all sorts of situations and people, and many of them are not pleasant. Good PIs need to have the stomach for anything the job requires you to do (exempting anything that goes against the law, of course) or see. Clients are the ones who should be crying on the PI’s shoulders, not the other way around.

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7. Assertive.

A good PI always knows his place in a crowd – he or she never crosses lines, never make themselves more noticeable than they should. But they know when to toe the line, cross it, or make a stand somewhere in between.

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8. Organized

Nothing comes from a PI who is disorganized. How can you fix the problems of others when you can even fix your own?

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