Jobs and background checks
Background check companies
Most employers don't run background checks themselves; a screening company does. If you're waiting on one, these pages show how to check your status, how long the company says it takes, and how to get a copy of your report and fix a mistake, from each company's own pages.
- First AdvantageFirst Advantage is a background screening company, founded in 2003 and based in Atlanta, that provides employment background checks, identity checks and verification services.
- SterlingSterling is an employment background screening company that is now part of First Advantage, which completed its acquisition of Sterling Check Corp. on Oct. 31, 2024.
- HireRightHireRight is a background screening company that describes itself as a provider of on-demand employment background checks, drug testing, Form I-9 and employment and education verifications.
- CheckrCheckr is a consumer reporting agency that provides background check reports for companies and organizations that request them.
- Accurate BackgroundAccurate Background is a background screening company whose website says it offers full-service employment background checks.
- CisiveCisive is a background screening company whose website describes its services as employee background checks, license monitoring and drug screening.
We're not affiliated with any screening company. Under federal law, every one of them must give you a copy of what it reports about you and investigate if you dispute it.