First Advantage reviews

3.3

43% would recommend to a friend

(1,108 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 1,108 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
2.0
Jun 30, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work. Flexible hours. Relative invisibility if you just want to live your life and not have someone breathing down your neck.

Cons

In truth, I spent too much time at this company. Very little of what I did for my work has a practical application in most industries. The work flow was constant and mind-numbing in its redundancy. Raises stopped in 2008. New York based employees will struggle to live on this salary. The flexibility hardly makes up for it unless you want to take on a second job. Among the employees I communicated with, few were worth a damn. And some departments have the tendency to hire only within a specific ethnicity. I encountered a good deal of bias when communicating with other departments and some upper management. Beyond that, I highly recommend this company to someone who can't find something better.

4.0
Jun 16, 2014

Growing organization with great opportunities.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Under transformation in an industry where nothing has changed in 30 years. Executive team is excellent and CEO has vision.

Cons

Organization is undergoing transformation to ensure it’s poised for growth. There are some bumps in the road when making changes.

2.0
Jun 11, 2014

FADV work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

scheduling flexibiity, nice new office

Cons

No team work, incompetent workers, no growth opportunities

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