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Best Comprehensive
Enterprise Solution

For the third year in a row, Sterling has won the HR Tech Award for Best Comprehensive Solution for Enterprises. Our Candidate Hub was recognized for providing candidates with a modern background check process.

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2023 HR Tech Awards

Why Sterling?

We believe that every hire is important, and we are committed to helping our clients hire with confidence, speed, and trust. Learn More

Global Market Leader

Deep regional expertise, local service proficiency, and reliable global fulfillment capabilities.

Verticalized Approach

Deep market expertise with services specifically designed to meet the needs of clients’ businesses and industries.

Powerful Technology

Tech-enabled services for simplified client and candidate experiences, robust integrations, and fast turnaround times.

Client-centric Products

Innovative, scalable, and customized solutions that help improve processes and speed.

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of the Fortune 100
choose Sterling

Trusted by 50,000+

clients around the world who choose Sterling background screening solutions to help hire, onboard, and monitor employees globally. See Customer Stories

NetApp
Lego
Manpower
Kimberly Clark
TTEC
Grainger
HunterDouglas
GoHealth
Texas A&M
AVI SPL
Everi
UniFirst
Amnesty Intl
Crocs
Siemens’ essential businesses have been critical in keeping America’s vital services and critical infrastructure up and running during the COVID-19 pandemic. In locations where we do not have trained personnel onsite, we have engaged two staffing agencies, along with Sterling for background checks, to hire hundreds of medical professionals to assist in temperature screenings at many of our manufacturing facilities.

Mary Hassler

Program Manager
Siemens Flex-Force Program
It's important for us to have a partner who works with other clients that are in our space. This is extremely important because Sterling is able to offer perspective and knowledge that applies specifically to the unique needs of my business.

Ebony Brumfield

Employment Practices and Compliance Manager
Sterling’s people listened to us and really understood what we needed as a business. They had the compliance experience on global regulations and legal requirements that meant we were confident in their abilities to provide the support we needed.

Jo Scott

Global Project Manager
Child Safeguarding and Talent
The LEGO® Group
Since 2014, Sterling has been helping us shape a successful hiring program with products and solutions best suited for our business. By applying a Client Matrix Adjudication grid, we've experienced a decrease in review rate by more than 13%, improved efficiency, and enabled a faster and more compliant hiring process.
Not only is the system easy to use for candidates, but the speed and efficiency in getting our results back from our background screenings are both vital to getting new hires working as soon as possible. To top it off, the service we received from our Client Success Partner is unmatched.

RRI West Management

Vice President, Human Resources
The way Sterling is set up with their integrations with various court systems gets faster results, which is something we have not seen in other providers. In addition, the teams are set up to support different verticals, and for us, having leaders on Sterling’s side that understand retail was an edge we had not experienced before.

JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores

Director, Human Resources

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Criminal Background
Checks

Raise the bar for faster,
more accurate decisions.
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API Integrations

Flexible APIs that support your background screening program
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Covid-19
Health Testing

Flexible end-to-end testing
to protect your workforce.
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Client Experience

A centralized hub to manage daily screening tasks with ease.
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Verifications

Get a robust picture of
your candidate.
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Pre Employment
Drug Test

Improve workplace
productivity and safety.
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SterlingNOW

Small business background
check solution.
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Fingerprinting

Fast, safe, secure,
and convenient.
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Workforce
Monitoring

Ongoing protection to
decrease risk and liability.
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Global
Checks

Global reach, delivered locally.
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Form I-9 and E-Verify

Employment eligibility
made simple.
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Social Security
Number Trace

Foundation of criminal
history research.
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Credit
Reports

Reduce risk with informed
hiring decisions.
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Motor Vehicle
Records

Protect your people and
your property.
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Social Media Searches

Online personas reveal
more.
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Civil Court
Records

Knowledge is power.
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Executive
Investigations

Don’t leave yourself
vulnerable to loss or liability.
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Sanctions, Risk,
and Compliance

Deduce from details.
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Reports and
Analytics

Data matters. Actionable
insights matter more.
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Contingent Workforce

Accelerate hiring for your evolving workforce.
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Medical License Monitoring

Monitor provider licenses for status changes.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Collection

Manage and track workforce Covid-19 vaccination status.
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Liens, Judgments, Bankruptcies + Credit

Identify risk associated with employees in regulated roles.
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Candidate Hub

Offer your candidates a streamlined screening experience.
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Compliance Tools

Tools and processes to support your business and culture.
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Recognized by the most respected industry associations in the market.

American Staffing Association
ASIS Intl
Consumer Data Industry Association
Human Resource Pro Association
SAPAA
National Retail Federation
SIA

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New Industry Report: Hiring Reimagined

1,200 HR professionals and 3,700 recent job seekers shared their thoughts on the state of hiring, background screening, and the candidate experience.

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