Background Screening
And Identity Services
For The Retail Industry
Sterling understands the retail industry’s needs for automation and solutions that help you onboard new hires faster and safer.

Improving retailers recruitment strategy
Three Considerations to Optimize Background Screening for Retail
The hiring landscape changed overnight as we face a new way of doing business. Now more than ever, retailers need a more effective hiring approach and are encouraging talent acquisition leaders to rethink the way they recruit by adopting new technologies.
See MoreTop Five Trends Impacting Employment Screening in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact employment screening and present challenges related to hiring practices. Based on our industry expertise and our clients’ unique hiring needs, we have compiled five trends for background screening and verification services to follow in 2021.
See MoreBuilding Your Dream Team Starts By Knowing Your Candidates
In a recent interview with Ben Mones, CEO and Co-founder of Fama, we uncovered the latest in social media screening, including the impact of current events, and the solution that can give employers the level of confidence they need in their hiring decisions.
See MoreThe Sterling Difference
Technology Investment
Our financial stability has allowed us to continue to invest significantly in technology and resources to better improve user and candidate experience, decrease turnaround times, and increase product accuracy.
Faster, Accurate Results
Sterling pioneered proprietary technology that delivers industry-leading turnaround times, and information you can trust.
High Compliance Standards
We help clients minimize risk in a complex, evolving regulatory landscape with a combination of technology and in-house expertise to comply with global, federal, state, local hiring regulations.
Enhanced Candidate Experience
Our modern, mobile-first candidate experience makes the right first impression, reduces candidate drop-off, and accelerates the recruiting cycle.
Deep Market Knowledge
There’s nothing we haven’t seen, and can draw upon our deep experience and deep data to advise of considerations, trends and risk factors for any industry.
Unrivaled Client Service
Sterling’s award-winning client service includes dedicated Client Success Partners and implementation teams to enable program success.
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