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First Advantage

Recruitment3,700+ employeesFounded 2003Private
3.45/5

843 employee reviews

Rated below the Recruitment average of 3.60 — strong on work-life balance, weaker on career growth.

Data refreshed 2026-09-18

How employees rate First Advantage

scale 0–5
Overall843 ratings3.45

▲ industry avg 3.60

Job security823 ratings3.34
Work-life balance824 ratingsBEST3.43
Company culture823 ratings3.34
Skill development823 ratings3.05
Work satisfaction822 ratings3.21
Salary satisfaction822 ratings3.18
Career growth823 ratingsWORST2.72

Should you join?

  • ✓Work-life balance (3.43) and Job security (3.34) are its best-rated categories.
  • !Career growth (2.72) is the weakest signal in employee reviews.
  • ≈Overall 3.45 vs the Recruitment average of 3.60.

How First Advantage compares

Top 65%

of 65,865 rated companies

#640 of 996

in Recruitment

Job security -0.10Work-life balance -0.17Company culture -0.15Skill development -0.47Work satisfaction -0.26Salary satisfaction -0.25Career growth -0.46

vs the average across all 65,865 rated companies

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Interview experiences

11

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Operations Analyst

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Operations Associate

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Company facts

<b>Hire Smarter. Onboard Faster.</b> — Delivering trusted identity and screening solutions worldwide.

Founded
2003
Employees
3,700+
In India
3700
Type
Private · Recruitment

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