First Advantage reviews

3.3

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,109 total reviews)

Scott Staples

69% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

First Advantage has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Advantage employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Nov 29, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Some employees can work remotely

Cons

-High employee turnover due to downsizing and overworking the remaining staff -Year over year revenue has decreased every year due to competition from new entrants in the market that are more nimble and tech savvy -Company has been trying to stem losses the past 5 years and has been downsizing every 6 months in an effort to cut costs -Constant management turnover in the C-suite and at the VP level, resulting in constantly shifting company priorities -Owned by private equity firm whose sole goal is to cut costs while building out the company's capabilities in an effort to turn the company around -Results in extremely under-resourced teams with overly-ambitious goals and highly-stressed out employees as a result -Poor benefits - no bonuses to non-management employees, 0-1% 401k match (depending on revenue that year), $4K/year health insurance costs due to low company subsidy, internet and other expenses are not reimbursed for remote work employees -Employees expected to work around-the-clock in order to collaborate with outsourced teams in Asia -No career advancement opportunities, no training opportunities, inexperienced management, no clear growth paths -Disconnect between new upper management hired to 'modernize' the business and lower-level employees working with an antiquated 20-year old infrastructure -Difficult to do business with the company due to old infrastructure, resulting in loss of multi-million dollar clients to competitors

5.0
Nov 12, 2017

Pathetic Hr

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture had started improving now

Cons

Frequent process changes for Team leader. Weekend working for TL are not paid. Managers have poor managing skills. Managers are bias.

2.0
Nov 8, 2017

Operations Analyst

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Breaks.. no much rules and restrictions

Cons

Transport department needs to improve. The cabs while log out are not given on time

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