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    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/AFirst Advantage background and identity solutions, now with Sterling Check, help build a foundation of trust and safety for employees, customers, and partners around the world. Sterling's CourtDirect technology provides direct online digital access to ~90% of US criminal search records, and SmartData technology enables First Advantage to further automate across the end-to-end employment criminal background check process – from matching candidate data to determining reportability and applying any…N/A
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    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
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    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    Considered Both Products
    First Advantage
    Chose First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    SterlingOne is easier to use and faster in response than HireRight. HireRight is also not great for international (non-US) candidates as the employment history and especially education results take a long while.
    Incentivized
    Chose First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    None and I [wouldn't] recommend them to anyone.
    Incentivized
    Chose First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    We had no issues with HireRight. The system worked well and we had excellent service. The only reason we selected Sterling is we changed our ATS to Compas and wanted to be integrated with a background check company. Sterling was only one of two options and offered onboarding …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    78%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.6
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    Likelihood to Recommend
    First Advantage
    SterlingOne has had my background check in progress for nearly a month. I spoke with them 5 days ago about the issue and discovered there was a criminal record flag in Connecticut. I have never been to Connecticut. They said this can often happen if an individual has the same name, birthday, or last four digits of SSN. This is clearly a flaw in their system if someone with the same name or birthday can appear on the same background check. I feel bad for any John Smith who applies for a job with a company that uses SterlingOne, they'll never get past the screening. Not only is this a flawed system, but when I spoke with customer service about this, they guaranteed they would expedite this within 24-48 hours. It has now been 5 days and when I called back, they said they would expedite this as if I had never called in the first place. I have been through numerous background checks for work in my life, I have done live scans and had my fingerprints taken, and have been approved to work with children with special needs (which requires a very rigorous screening) and I have never experienced such a disjointed and unprofessional process.
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    Pros
    First Advantage
    • Crisp and clean documentation around candidate profiles
    • Lean and efficient business processes which are predictable and outcome centric
    • Prompt customer support
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    First Advantage
    • In my opinion, Horrible new platform "Sterling check"
    • No designated account representative
    • In my experience, Poor troubleshooting support
    • Customer service often doesn't answer questions
    • Many back and forth needed to resolve issues
    • Recently changed platform and not offering the same services
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    First Advantage
    • Sterling Talent is an excellent company for performing the background checks for our new hires. However, the delay in processing times can be improved.
    • Also, there should be automation from legacy systems to pick up the candidate details as much as possible instead of asking for more details from the candidate via email.
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    Alternatives Considered
    First Advantage
    We had no issues with HireRight. The system worked well and we had excellent service. The only reason we selected Sterling is we changed our ATS to Compas and wanted to be integrated with a background check company. Sterling was only one of two options and offered onboarding capabilities. The other did not
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    First Advantage
    • Quick results allow us to hire people in short time frames and get them onboarded quickly.
    • The product, and the customer service team, doesn't require much management from a vendor relations perspective.
    Incentivized
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