First Advantage

First Advantage sits right alongside Sterling and HireRight as one of the global "Big Three" legacy enterprise screening companies. It is massively dominant in the high-turnover, hourly-wage sectors: massive retail chains, fast-food franchises, and huge hospitality groups (hotels and casinos). Because it targets high-turnover industries, speed and cost-efficiency are its primary selling points. A massive fast-food franchise hiring a cashier does not need a $500 deep-dive executive background check; they need a hyper-fast, highly affordable, perfectly compliant national criminal database scan returned in under 24 hours so the candidate doesn't take a job at the restaurant across the street while waiting. It features an incredibly powerful "Tax Credit" engine built directly into the background check workflow. When a candidate fills out their background check consent form, First Advantage automatically screens them for the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). If the software identifies that the candidate is a veteran or receives food stamps, it automatically files the paperwork with the IRS, literally generating thousands of dollars in tax savings for the employer just for hiring the person.