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In The News
1 Oct 2011 Corporate Citizenship Can Be Good Business

Paige Vesuvio, Vice President, First Advantage discusses how workforce development programs can benefit local employers by providing referrals of qualified workers and reimbursing employers 50-100 percent of wages for hiring eligible candidates. If you haven’t considered investigating these opportunities in the past, now is definitely the time. With current unemployment rates, the potential influence to your bottom line may never be greater.
Article published in Gaming and Leisure Magazine 
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16 Jun 2011 Improving Quality of Hire and Reducing Turnover at Prairie Band Casino and Resort

Prairie Band Casino and Resort partners with First Advantage to execute a best-practice
assessment process to improve quality-of-hire and ultimately increase hiring process efficiency, reduce turnover and advance bottom-line financial results.
Article published in HR Executive 
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Media Briefs
12 Jan 2012 Employment Background Screening Veteran Executives Join First Advantage

First Advantage announced that Michael Cool and Michael Briggs have joined the company. “We are very pleased with the addition of these experienced and successful thought leaders and industry veterans, “said Jack Freker, CEO of First Advantage. “This represents further evidence of our continued aggressive investment in First Advantage’s unparalleled offerings of world class personnel, technology, solutions and global footprint.”  Read more 

 

10 Jan 2012 First Advantage Releases Background Screening Trends in India Report for Q3 2011

First Advantage announced the release of its Background Screening Trends—India Report for the third quarter 2011, which shows an increase in overall discrepancy rates.  The Background Screening Trends—India Report is based on pre-employment background checks conducted by First Advantage between July and September 2011.  Read more 

 

Webinars
12 Jan 2012 WOTC Legislative Update

Hosted by Phil Ownbey, Business Line Executive, First Advantage
and Evan Migdail, Partner, DLA Piper
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30 Nov 2011 International Background, Drug and Alcohol Screening: A Service Agent's Perspective

Hosted by Josephine Kenney, J.D., SVP of Compliance, First Advantage
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Press Contacts

North America

Alastair Watson
Senior Director, Marketing 
TAS@FADV.com  

EMEA

Alastair Watson
Director, Marketing 
TAS@FADV.com  

Asia Pacific

First Advantage
Asia Pacific Communications
Communications.Asia@FADV.com 

 Asia Pacific Press Kit