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First Advantage announced the appointment of Jack Freker to the position of CEO. “The appointment of Jack Freker as First Advantage’s chief executive officer marks a milestone in the evolution of First Advantage,” said William Chisholm, managing director of Symphony Technology Group. “Jack’s 20-plus-year track record of profitable growth and success in leading prominent technology-enabled global business services organizations makes him uniquely qualified to lead First Advantage to the next level in today’s strategically critical talent acquisition industry.” Read More 

TalentDrive announced a two-part product release with First Advantage aimed at bringing more intelligence, efficiency—and, ultimately, success—to the online recruitment process. The new release seamlessly integrates TalentFilter's advanced resume sourcing and matching technology into First Advantage's candidate relationship management (CRM) and assessments systems so that employers can mine more resume databases more effectively to find the best qualified candidates. Read More 

First Advantage announced the release of its most recent Global Screening Benchmark report. The report provides employers with an overview of the employment screening results for Q1-Q2 2010 and Q1-Q2 2011 for many of the world’s leading employers and provides them a unique tool for evaluating their employment screening programs. Read More 

First Advantage announced the release of its Background Screening Trends—India Report for the second quarter 2011, which shows a decrease in overall discrepancy rates. The Background Screening Trends—India Report is based on pre-employment background checks conducted by First Advantage between April and June 2011. “Discrepancies” or “discrepancy rates” refers to inconsistencies discovered between job-applicant-provided data and data discovered by First Advantage in providing its background screening services to its customers. Read More 

First Advantage announced the appointment of Christopher Wolf as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. With nearly 25 years of experience in corporate finance, Chris will play a key role in supporting First Advantage as the company continues its rapid global growth. "Chris is joining us at an exciting time. His proven track record of helping to facilitate and support high growth objectives will be instrumental as we expand from our base of 10,000 clients worldwide,” said Todd Mavis, CEO of First Advantage. Read More 

First Advantage announced the release of its Background Screening Trends—India Report for the first quarter 2011, which shows a slight increase in overall discrepancy rates. The Background Screening Trends—India Report is based on pre-employment background checks conducted by First Advantage between January and March 2011. “Discrepancies” or “discrepancy rates” refers to inconsistencies discovered between job-applicant-provided data and data discovered by First Advantage in providing its background screening services to its customers. Read More 

First Advantage announced the sale of its Professional Employer Organization (PEO) company DecisionHR to Bankers Employer Services.  "The sale of DecisionHR reaffirms our global corporate strategy and commitment to focus resources and energy on products and services that are core to our business,” said Todd Mavis, CEO of First Advantage. “Ensuring our efforts are directed at services which help our clients access information that informs smarter hiring decisions is paramount to our collective success." Read More

First Advantage announced the integration of its background screening solution with Bullhorn's applicant tracking and customer relationship management software. Staffing and recruiting professionals can now screen candidates from directly within Bullhorn, taking advantage of a wide range of tools including criminal checks, employment and education verifications, licensing and sex offender checks, and much more. Read More 

First Advantage announced the release of its Global Screening Trends Report which provides employers with an overview of the employment screening results for Q3-Q4 2009 and Q3-Q4 2010 for many of the world’s top employers and helps them evaluate their employment screening programs. Read More 

First Advantage announced the launch of VerifyDirect International, a web-based background verification service in Singapore. This new offering will enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore to not only save time and money, but provide anytime, anywhere access to verify the background credentials of individuals whom they employ or with whom they transact business. Read More 

First Advantage announced the release of its Background Screening Trends—India Report,which is based on background checks conducted by First Advantage between July and September 2010. Discrepancy rates are determined by the differences discovered between job-applicant-provided data and data uncovered by First Advantage while conducting background checks. Read more 

First Advantage announced that Symphony Technology Group, a private equity firm with a strategic focus on software and service, has acquired  the assets of First Advantage including employment background screening, occupational health services, applicant tracking systems, recruiting solutions, skills and behavioral assessments, and business tax consulting services. Read More