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      First Advantage

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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      3.0
      Oct 18, 2011

      good

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      flexibility of home/work balance for employees.

      Cons

      communication from higher levels on down the ladder.

      4.0
      Oct 7, 2011

      Average company in bad economy

      Operations/background screening
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pto program is outstanding, most of the Managers,( at least in background screening operations)..seem fair and nice to work with, No weekend work, Good life work balance,...not much micromanagement..The new CEO Andy Macdonald seems like a real nice and smart man. Company corporat in very good location in the Center of the beautiful Tampa Bay region pretty much..

      Cons

      Wasteful spending in some departments- some people seem like they do nothing, fool around talking and walk around all day with taking 10 breaks and get away with it! And that type of behavior for the low pay hereis contagious. Very Low Compenation its almost 2012- $10-12 hour entry level in most positions. Most jobs are 10 or 11! 12 is the very high end. Health Benefits subpar for the low wages they provide. People get away with taking too much days off with no notice. Production guidelines in some departments are very subjective and confusing and this also goes with the types of errors they are looking for. Training in some departments can be subpar..

      3.0
      Sep 15, 2011

      Used to be good

      Human resources
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice benefit and PTO package.

      Cons

      New senior management not as good as previous management.

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