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First Advantage

Score6.1 out of 10

8 Reviews and Ratings

What is First Advantage?

First Advantage in Atlanta delivers comprehensive background check solutions and insights that enable employers and housing providers to make confident choices, reduce risk, and maintain compliance.

Categories & Use Cases

First Advantage - Great partner for your onboarding needs

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used First Advantage for our client's requirements of having background verification done for the candidates joining their projects. SOme of the clients handle very critical PPI data and also the business sensitive data and have policies of strict screening of people who will get access to it as a part of their work. Hence it becomes essential to have thorough background check done for candidates joining these kind of projects. First Advantage proved to be a reliable partner in this area for us.

Pros

  • Crisp and clean documentation around candidate profiles
  • Lean and efficient business processes which are predictable and outcome centric
  • Prompt customer support

Cons

  • Processing candidate profiles quickly which may have worked in Tier 3 or Tier 4 cities
  • During pandemic, we had delays in candidate profile processing but I think that is understandable given the situation we were in
  • Their software may need improvements, though we seldom used it, we relied on them to provide us with necessary reports rather than using software ourselves

Most Important Features

  • Coverage of areas for background verifications
  • Customized profile screening for our specific needs
  • Great customer support

Return on Investment

  • We could onboard people quickly on projects which were dependent on background screening
  • Our customers specific needs were addressed in much more efficient way resulting in great client value add in their onboarding processes

Other Software Used

HireRight, SkillSurvey Reference, SterlingOne (TalentWise)

First Advantage for end to end HR workflow

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

we use first advantage in screening new hires, ensuring that the date they provided during interview matches their background check, criminal record and credit history. it also helps ease in verifying their identity, pre requisite for opening bank account, benefits, and payroll. we can now safely vet that the hires that are endorsed to hiring managers are within the standards of the company

Pros

  • interface
  • ease of use
  • easy integration to other crm

Cons

  • turn around time
  • list of dropdown options
  • integration to other screening apps

Most Important Features

  • interoperability
  • secure
  • widely regognized

Return on Investment

  • cost per user
  • secure integration to MSO365
  • site security