Whatever background check you need, rest assured First Advantage offers it. Our comprehensive list of employment background checks are designed to meet the varied needs of employers nationwide. Offered individually or in packages, First Advantage regularly expands and improves its service offering to meet newly identified demands for information, domestically and internationally.
If you have a special data need you don't find among our search services, contact us and we'll try to accommodate you.
Criminal Record Search
Reports criminal records (felonies and/or misdemeanors) from individual county
courts, multiple-county metro areas, state repositories, or federal courts,
as requested.
Turnaround time:
County criminal: 2 days avg.
Statewide: 1 day to 4 weeks or more
Federal criminal: 3-4 days avg.
International: Varies by country
Sample Report - Criminal Record Search
NationScan Criminal Index
The NationScan Criminal Index is a national criminal database search that
can help identify localities where more in-depth state and county criminal
record searches are warranted. Available through ScreenApp and fax service,
this search provides access to felony and misdemeanor convictions within certain
jurisdictions in 41 states and sex offender information from 39 states.
Turnaround time:
30 minutes or less in most cases (some exceptions apply when certain information
must be verified)
Sample Report - NationScan Criminal Index
Social Security Number
May reveal card holder name; current and former addresses; if, when, and where
issued; age or year of birth; past and current employers, if available.
Turnaround time:
Report returned within 15 minutes.
Sample Report - Social Security Number
Credit Report
Shows applicant's debt load, payment history, public record information (liens,
judgments, bankruptcies), addresses, and past and current employers, if available.
Turnaround time:
Report returned within 15 minutes.
Sample Report - Credit Report
Motor Vehicle Report
Provides driving records from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Turnaround time:
Generally 1-2 days, may take longer due to state-mandated procedures.
Sample Report - Motor Vehicle Report
Prior Employment Verification
Confirms employment, dates, position, job performance, and rehire status,
if available.
Turnaround time:
1-3 days avg.
Sample Report - Prior Employment Verification
Workport
Available in seconds, the Workport report gives employers background information
about applicants over the Internet. This includes work history, records and
public records data.
Turnaround time:
Immediate
Sample Report - Workport
Download PDF - Workport
Educational Verification
Confirms that the subject attended the institution as reported, number of
years attended, and precise degree received.
Turnaround time:
1-3 days avg.
Sample Report - Educational Verification
Professional License Verification
Shows accuracy of applicant's license, status, date of issue, renewal and
expiration dates, and any disciplinary action.
Turnaround time:
1-3 days avg.
Sample Report - Professional License Verification
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) License
Verification
Confirmation of a pilot's license status and rating.
Turnaround time:
1-3 days avg.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) License
Verification
Confirmation of an applicant's communications license status and rating
Turnaround time:
1-3 days avg.
Medicaid Sanctions Search
Identifies individuals sanctioned for crimes committed in association with
certain state- or government-funded agencies.
Turnaround time:
1 day avg.
Sample Report - Medicaid Sanctions Search
Child or Elder Abuse Registry Searches
Verifies whether or not an individual has been charged with child or elder/adult
abuse in a selected state.
Turnaround time:
Child abuse checks: 2-3 weeks
Elder abuse checks: 1 day to 2 weeks
Reference Checks
Provides insight into the applicant's personality, abilities, and performance
through conversation with provided individuals who are personally or professionally
affiliated
Sample Report - Reference Checks
Workplace Services
First Advantage Workplace Services is a comprehensive suite of counseling
and referral programs developed to assist employers in the post-hire management
of human resource-related risk. With common goals of employee productivity
and workplace risk mitigation, our services can be an effective addition to
your background and substance abuse screening programs. The EAP covers a wide
range of personal and workplace issues including alcohol and drug abuse, marital
problems, family matters, bereavement, depression, stress, retirement, downsizing
and many others. The following characteristics differentiate First Advantage
from other EAP models:
- Exceptional Clinical Staff
- Strict Quality Control
- Focus on Chemical Dependency
- 24-Hour Clinical Response
- Expert Consultation and Specialty Program
Download PDF: Workplace Services/Employee Assistance Programs
Substance Abuse Screening Services
Drug and alcohol abuse adversely affects companies in lost productivity,
absenteeism, accidents, employee turnover and increased propensity for workplace
violence.
First Advantage offers a variety of drug tests and collection methodologies to suit your needs. You may administer tests onsite, or utilize a network of over 10,000 specimen collection sites nationwide. We help you make the administration of drug testing as convenient and unobtrusive for the subject as possible.
Download PDF: Substance Abuse Screening
ScheduleDirect
We understand the value of your staff ’s time, that’s why we offer
ScheduleDirect, our convenient scheduling service for drug and alcohol testing,
physical examinations, and other health-related screening.
Download PDF: ScheduleDirect
Overview of Program
- Quality, cost effective and legally defensible drug and alcohol screening
- Customized regulated and unregulated programs
- Cutting-edge technology
- Policy development and review
- Fully outsourced collection site identification and scheduling
- Selection of over 10,000 nationwide collection sites
- Laboratory selection assistance and management
- Choice of testing methods
- Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) Services
- Full time expert team of Medical Review Officers
- Training in a variety of forms
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fully integrated Employment Screening Services
- Consolidated, easy-to-reconcile invoices
Streamline the hiring process
- Hire the right people
- Improve productivity
- Reduce absenteeism, accidents, employee turnover and workplace violence
- Minimize your administrative burden
- Reduce and contain costs
- One vendor - one invoice - for all your screening needs
Screening for the Following Substances
- Amphetamines
- Cocaine
- Opiates
- Marijuana
- Phencyclidine
- Alcohol
- Other
HireApp
Our online employment application tool that saves your recruiter's time by providing electronically complete and legible applicant data and eliminating the manual process of distributing and collecting an application just prior to an interview.
Features:
- Customized electronic employment application on your Web site
- Complete, legible applications
- Prompt notification of newly submitted applications
- Easy access to organized, archived electronic applications
- Privacy and security of application data
- Background checks at the click of a button (no duplicate data entry!)
- Recruiting control via security access codes
- Total Web-based solution - no special software required
Canadian National Criminal Search
Reports criminal records (felonies and/or misdemeanors) as well as pending charges and outstanding warrants from all provinces and territories through the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) database.
Turnaround time:
2 to 3 days avg.
