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Background Checks You Can Trust

Global background checks that help you hire faster, help mitigate risk, and build workforce trust.

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Background Checks Built for Faster, Smarter Hiring

Fast, reliable background checks that help organizations hire with confidence, mitigate risk, and deliver a seamless candidate experience.

Accelerate hiring with streamlined workflows, and efficient screening processes that help confirm candidate information and reduce delays.

Make informed hiring decisions with consistent background checks supported by extensive data sources, advanced technology, and rigorous quality controls.

Navigate complex compliance and industry requirements with guidance from experienced screening professionals who help support your hiring and risk management goals.

Create a positive first impression with mobile-friendly screening, transparent communication, and a streamlined process that keeps candidates engaged and informed.

Built for speed and scale

A Modern Background Check Experience

Streamline and automate screening workflows with flexible technology that accelerates hiring, improves visibility, and scales with your workforce needs.

  • Automated workflows help expedite results
  • Real-time status tracking for enhanced transparency
  • Seamless integrations with leading HR systems
  • Flexible reporting and actionable insights
Robust screening solutions

Background Check and Identity Verification Services That Power Hiring Decisions

Verify identity, validate credentials, and uncover potential risks with robust identity verification and background screening solutions that help organizations stay compliant and build workforce trust.

With online access to 90% of U.S. criminal records, our background checks deliver fast, consistent results and a clear view of a candidate’s history for informed hiring.

Maintaining a safe and productive work environment is critical. We offer a robust suite of pre- and post-hire drug & occupational health screening services to help you meet your compliance and work policy requirements.

Gain a clearer view of candidate financial history with integrated credit reports, liens, judgments, and bankruptcies (LJB+C), along with international financial checks — helping you assess risk and support role-based screening requirements.

We offer flexible and responsive Tax Credit Screening programs that help maximize savings by identifying if job applicants are eligible for state and federal tax incentives.

First Advantage fingerprinting services can help streamline your mandated fingerprinting requirements for hiring, licensing, or other regulated activities that require fingerprint-based criminal history. Simplify the process with fast, live scan technology, a convenient nationwide biometrics collection network, and a partner with proven expertise.

Our robust, multi-layered identity verifications help you mitigate potential fraud, reduce friction, and improve screening accuracy early and often across the hiring lifecycle.

Conduct thorough Business Due Diligence Investigations before any investment, merger, or acquisition to evaluate financial health, legal standing, and operational risks. Gain critical insights into an entity’s structure, reputation, and strategic fit so you can make better informed investment decisions.

Quickly and cost-effectively confirm your candidate’s experience, skills, and credentials with verifications that use smart automations combined with our proprietary Verified!® database of 130M+ records.

Streamline driver screening and compliance with integrated MVR checks, DQF management, and international motor vehicle records — providing clear visibility into driver history, qualifications, and ongoing requirements.

Our monitoring solutions — criminal records, driver records, healthcare, and global sanctions — allow for continuous monitoring of high-risk employees and drivers, providing proactive risk management and helping to ensure regulatory compliance through our robust data coverage across global systems.

Strengthen due diligence by leveraging global watchlists and public data sources to help identify potential risk, support compliance requirements, and inform confident hiring decisions.

Our guided, end-to-end Form I-9/E-Verify solution simplifies complex U.S. employment eligibility with ease and efficiency.

EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD TRUST

Deliver A Better Candidate Experience

Create a seamless screening experience that reduces friction, improves completion rates, and helps candidates move through the hiring process with confidence.

Enable candidates to complete screening tasks from virtually any device with an intuitive, mobile-friendly experience designed for convenience and accessibility.

Streamlined workflows, automated processes, and clear instructions help candidates complete screening requirements quickly and keep hiring moving forward.

Provide an inclusive screening experience with accessibility-focused design that helps candidates navigate the process with ease and confidence.

Protect candidate information with secure technology while delivering a straightforward screening experience that builds trust at every step.

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Why First Advantage?

Our advanced fulfillment systems will accelerate the turnaround times on your background criminal record checks. Approximately 90% of our U.S. criminal searches utilize intelligent automation to speed up the entire employment criminal background check process of searching for court records*.

BACKGROUND SCREENING INSIGHTS

Frequently Asked Questions

Background checks may include information relevant to the position and screening package selected, such as criminal record history, employment and education verifications, professional licenses, motor vehicle records, and other job-related screenings.

Employment background checks can include a variety of screening services based on role requirements and organizational policies, including:

  • Criminal record checks
  • Employment verifications
  • Education verifications
  • Professional license verification
  • Motor vehicle record checks
  • Drug testing
  • Employment eligibility verification

Background check turnaround times vary based on the screening package, jurisdictions searched, and the availability of records. Many screenings can be completed within days, while others may take longer if manual verification or additional research is required. Advanced technology, automation, and integrated workflows can help accelerate the process.

Step 1: Candidate Information Submitted

The candidate provides the required information and authorizes the background screening process.

Step 2: Screening and Verifications Completed

Screening services are performed according to the selected package, which can include criminal record searches, and credential verification.

Step 3: Results Delivered

Results are compiled and delivered to the employer to support informed hiring decisions and workforce risk management.

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Whether you want to rethink your employment background check program or need enhanced background checks and identity solutions for more informed hiring, we can help.

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*First Advantage as of 12/31/2025

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