Quick and simple, easy going
The Sterling system is easy and convenient for busy, multitasking individual.
By Marco H.
Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Customer reviews of US businesses

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Sterling was acquired by First Advantage on October 31st, 2024. First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading provider of employment background screening, identity, and verification solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, First Advantage performs screens in over 200 countries and territories. Visit the Company’s website at https://fadv.com/.
Sterling, A First Advantage Company (sterlingcheck.com) has 3,953 customer reviews on The Fair Hearing, with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5.
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The Sterling system is easy and convenient for busy, multitasking individual.
By Marco H.
bad platform, it doesn't work well in the uk, companies are losing honest workers because of this platform that can cause a worker stress with a confusing system that only gives an error
By gulherme A.
I think they should have looked over my background check before hiring me so I'm going to go ahead and talk to a lawyer about it
By Travis W.
It was a great experience with sterling
By ARNAB C.
Everything was so easy, explained very well and proceed to next step!!!
By Phillip B.
Sterling was prompt in responding to questions and diligent in performing the background check. Very professional services; highly recommended. Thank you.
By Nora F.
The platform struggles to handle a large number of addresses, and was likely engineering by a subpar group of developers. Worst experience I've had with online forms, which shouldn't be that hard to implement
By FishyFish
Good customer service.
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