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Digital Identity Solutions
Know who you're hiring by collecting accurate candidate data upfront.
Start with Identity Before a Background Check
Background checks are a vital part of the hiring process, but they are dependent on candidates providing accurate and complete identity information. Candidates may also (either intentionally or accidentally) provide inaccurate identity information. This makes verifying candidate-provided data an essential first step in the hiring process to protect your business.
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Identity is Essential to Protect Your Business
Protect your company against identity fraud and inaccurate candidate data in today’s modern workforce.
1 Identity Theft Statistics from the Federal Trade Commission, 2022-2023. 2 Omdia’s Future of Work Report, 2022
Simple, Trusted Digital
Identity Solutions
Before a background check, First Advantage makes it easy for you to safeguard your business. We’ve partnered with industry-leading digital identity providers that leverage extensive, trusted data sources and intelligence combined with AI and machine learning technology to mitigate potential identity fraud. Verifying candidate data helps confirm the accuracy of details provided for the search, reduces delays due to misinformation, and streamlines the candidate experience.
Reduce Hiring Friction With Identity
No matter where your candidate is located, leveraging digital identity solutions can help you easily achieve consistent hiring goals and foster a foundation of trust and safety across your organization.
The majority of candidates’ identity results are verified in ~90 seconds or less on average.
Source: First Advantage, as of 12/31/2024
Our solutions help mitigate against potential data collection errors or identity fraud by checking the accuracy of candidate-provided information in real-time.
Our seamless candidate experience reduces friction and provides an easy way to verify identity anytime, anywhere. With candidate consent, shared identity data automatically extends into the background check.
The First Advantage Identity Difference
Source: First Advantage, as of 12/31/2024.
A Robust Suite
of Identity Methods
From simple identity verification options all the way to NIST 800-63-3/IAL2 proofing standards, First Advantage offers robust, multi-layered methods to help target the most sophisticated identity fraud, including possible deepfakes, biometric fraud and bad actors.
| Self Service (Most Common, Fastest) | |
|---|---|
Telecom & Device | ID Document Review |
Biometric Facial Recognition with Liveness Detection | Biographic Data |
| Alternative Methods (Less Common) | |
Live Video Chat | In-Person Verification |
Get Started with Digital Identity
Reduce risk, save time, and cut costs by verifying candidate identity utilizing advanced, AI-based technology. Click the option that best describes you.
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