People First, Always.

Sterling helps create people-first cultures built on a foundation of trust and confidence.

We understand that every employee and new hire contributes to the unique culture of your organization. That’s why our global background checks and identity services are differentiated by unrivaled client service and deep market expertise to help you make confident hiring decisions that strengthen your organization and culture.

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Sterling’s Mission and Values

At Sterling, “People First, Always” isn’t just our slogan; it’s our promise. Our mission is to provide the foundation of trust and confidence organizations need to create great environments for their most essential resource: people. We accomplish this by committing to four key values:

It’s All About the People
The Client is Always in the Room
Deliver Results, They Matter
Start with Trust and Prove it Every Day

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

Turnaround time is absolutely a necessity when it comes to getting people in as quickly as possible. We are right around 90% [in a single day].”

Kristen Fulton,

Human Resources
Coordinator, Heniff
Transportation Systems, LLC

When I was introduced to Sterling, I was thrilled by how great its customer service was. It’s unlike anything I’d seen before from a screening partner.”

Kelley Dias-Azcona,

Employee Engagement Specialist, Human Resources,
AVI-SPL

We switched to Sterling 5 years ago and have been extremely happy since. Their user-friendly platform, quick turnaround times on services, and excellent customer service have made our background screening and onboarding process seamless. Thank you, Sterling!”

Pyramid Consulting
Group, LLC

We made the switch to Sterling after our old background check provider stopped supporting the adverse action process. By making the change, not only we were able to automate our adverse action process, but we also saved money and gained several additional automated tools that have helped us to save money and time. Every representative we’ve worked with at Sterling has been fantastic, easy to reach, and knowledgeable. I am certain that if we hadn’t made the switch, hiring qualified candidates would have taken longer, been more expensive, and exposed our organization to greater risk.

Lynn Johnson,

United Pacific
Director, Talent Acquisition

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