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First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry. Enabled by its proprietary technology and AI, First Advantage’s platforms, data, and APIs power comprehensive employment background screening, digital identity solutions, and verification services. With a strong emphasis on innovation, automation, and customer success, First Advantage empowers 80,000 organizations to hire smarter and onboard faster. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, First Advantage serves customers in over 200 countries and territories, modernizing hiring and onboarding on a global scale. For more information, please visit our website at https://fadv.com/. read more
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First Advantage Employee Reviews

Out of 4779 First Advantage employee reviews, 89% were positive. The remaining 11% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping First Advantage improve their work culture. The Communications team, with 96% positive reviews, reports the best experience at First Advantage compared to all other departments at the company. The Admin team offered the most constructive feedback, with 17% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.

What do you like best about the leadership team?

Leadership Reviews

The pillar for our sucess has benn Transperancy, Culture and Values...

Review from Executive Dept

Sharing their strategic vision, provides growth opportunities.

Review from Marketing Dept

Good communication and community with the company

Strategic vision, willingness to listen, and great communciation.

Review from Marketing Dept

Their transparency with communication and their availability to discuss

Review from HR Dept

What does the leadership team need to get better at?

Leadership Reviews

There should be an encouragement of workforce by regular people connect and valuing people for their contribution. Organizing of tasks should be more structured as there is no work life balance at the moment.

Review from Customer Success Dept

Don't punish people for having to take sick time.

Review from Customer Support Dept

There needs to be more communication

Review from Customer Success Dept

Proving more staff versus expecting us to keep taking on more work when we are already working 60+ hours a week.

Review from Operations Dept

At this point nothing. I have no faith in the company or leadership. They need to be better at recognizing when they have talent and not using them for their own selfish purpose. Holding someone back because you cannot afford to lose them is not fair to that employee.

Review from Customer Success Dept

What is the best part about your compensation package?

Compensation Reviews

The best has Comp Parity both internal and external to the organisation

Review from Executive Dept

The company provides bonus opportunities for leadership/managers

Review from Marketing Dept

It is competitive, but i dont work at First Advantage for the money!

Review from Marketing Dept

Overall, I’m satisfied with the compensation and company perks. However, I believe we could enhance our medical benefits by exploring options with other i

Review from HR Dept

It provides incentive for short term and longer term success

Review from HR Dept

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

Compensation Reviews

There is so much work/responsibilities and I know I'm underpaid.

Higher pay, more PTO days. More benefits.

Review from Business Development Dept

Legacy Sterling employees should get 1hr for lunch (30mins paid and 30 unpaid) instead of just 30mins unpaid, as that is what the FA employees get. There should be more encouragement to break up the day so there isn't burn out.

Review from Operations Dept

The increment % was very less. Also the AIP is included in the CTC but not paid as full amount. It should be given quarterly

Review from Executive Dept

lack of recognition inadequate compensation compared to the market or peers,

Review from Operations Dept

What are some of the best things about your team?

Team Reviews

The best nature team members have always shown is collaboration

Review from Executive Dept

We have a professional and experienced team of members who work together to contribute to our success and embody our values, which include authenticity, teamwork, integrity, and curiosity.

Review from Marketing Dept

We understand and help each other.

Willingness to support, share knowledge and act as a true team

Review from Marketing Dept

Supportive, growing together, always willing to supply honest feedback, share best practices and lessons learned - what worked vs. what didn't

Review from Marketing Dept

What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?

Team Reviews

Be more proactive in taking additional tasks that will help them grow professionally within the company.

Review from Admin Dept

Being less judgemental and more willing to teach. If someone doesn't know, Be willing to use that as a TEACHING moment. Due to this I rarely ask anything, I research myself and exhaust ALL resources which has made me become an better, and more independent agent. I rarely call Level 2 BI or DT

Review from Customer Support Dept

Nothing only really interact when something is needed.

Review from Customer Success Dept

So, we are all on the same time, working to retain our clients. When we reach out for help, they should be willing to help no matter what. Like our clients, we also get directed to different departments, procedures, etc.

Review from Customer Success Dept

Team work! Understand the client perspective

Review from Customer Success Dept

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

Environment Reviews

The openess in what we operate

Review from Executive Dept

Our ability to work together as a team to accomplish tasks. We work quickly and empower our team members to get results.

Review from Marketing Dept

Respect and teamwork, being a community more than just employees.

Genuinely behave as one team working towards one common goal.

Review from Marketing Dept

I believe the service we provide is essential to our customers. From team members to the C-suite, everyone is aligned and focused on shared goals. Support and answers are easily accessible when needed, and I truly value the opportunity to collaborate with peers around the world.

Review from HR Dept

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Environment Reviews

Equal and unbiased opportunities to showcase our skills.

Review from Operations Dept

leadership should be more mindful of the employees' needs.

Review from Operations Dept

Competitiveness, Recognition, Reward, What does Success look like

Review from Customer Support Dept

An active series of genuine messages from Leadership that sound like they have a plan to a) make First Advantage a market leader; b) grow and develop our employees; c) invest in retooling or replacing our ancient infrastructure and convoluted back-end systems.

Review from Customer Support Dept

Better communication from the top down. Every department has goals to better themselves. It would be great to have visibility or better dialogue from other teams on what could be part of those goals.

Review from Customer Success Dept

What did you like most about the interview process?

Interviews Reviews

The transparency and openness was refreshing

Review from HR Dept

THE INTERVIEWER WAS VERY POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL

Review from Operations Dept

The Skill Test and In-Person Interview.

Review from HR Dept

It was transparent and fast

Review from Operations Dept

What would you improve about your company's interview process?

Interviews Reviews

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What makes you most happy at work?

Outlook Reviews

Nature of work and teams i work with...

Review from Executive Dept

The variety of work and opportunities to improve our processes and deliverables.

Review from Marketing Dept

Being creative and learning new things

The people I work with and knowing i can have an impact.

Review from Marketing Dept

I’m grateful to be doing work I truly enjoy. It allows me to leverage my creativity to enhance and impro

Review from HR Dept

What's going wrong and how can it be improved?

Outlook Reviews

Technology for my region is not up to date. Makes it hard to speak to a product that is broken.

Review from Operations Dept

too many acquisition related projects taking time away from the "day job"

Review from Customer Success Dept

higher pay and better benefits

Review from Customer Support Dept

The mental and verbal abuse from the clients and applicants! We need better pay and a free thereapist for our mental health dealing with the callers. The lack of communication between First Advantage and the Clients is a HUGE problem! The clients do not know their own Policies or account managers

Review from Customer Support Dept

Time to upgrade our platform and focus on TAT times

Review from Customer Success Dept

What do you like best about your company?

Outlook Reviews

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What would you most like to see improved at your company?

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