First Advantage Releases Q3 2022 India Employment Screening Trends Report

Manufacturing Sector Shows Major Discrepancy Trends in Q3-22

MUMBAI, India and BENGALURU, India, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA), a leading global provider of HR technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance, announced the publication of its India Employment Screening Trends Report. The 35-page document is a compilation of anonymized data and analytics from the Company's background screenings performed for its customers in the Indian market in Q2-22.

In Q3-22, industries such as IT, Manufacturing, Healthcare & Pharma, Education, and Retail showed substantially greater discrepancy percentages than the overall average of 10.8%.

Other notable findings include:

• Discrepancy percentage in the Manufacturing sector increased from 7.5 % in Q2-22 to 9.51 % in Q3-22.
• Out of every 100 education checks verified in the BFSI sector, 15 were discrepant in Q3-22.
• For Employment Verifications: IT, Manufacturing, and FMCG sectors have shown a higher inclination towards alternative modes of verification.
• In Q3-22 sectors like IT, Consulting, Manufacturing, and Staffing are accepting a higher percentage of alternative modes for conducting address verifications.

"Since businesses are pursuing a variety of expansion strategies, organizations all around the globe have chosen digital transformations to increase the agility and speed of their operational processes. Businesses are looking beyond macro trends like managing company risk and assuring compliance in the recruiting process and focusing on micro-trends," Amit Singh, Head of Commercial at First Advantage said.

Further, he continued, "the importance of background verification, therefore, stands more pertinent than before in the light of the current market conditions where several large organizations have made employee KYC mandatory for hiring."

For a complimentary copy of the 'First Advantage Employment Screening Trends Report: India,' and for other queries please contact:

Deepashri Sunder
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About First Advantage:

First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading global provider of HR technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance. The Company delivers innovative solutions and insights that help customers manage risk and hire the best talent. Enabled by its proprietary technology, First Advantage's products and solutions help companies protect their brands and provide safer environments for their customers and their most important resources: employees, contractors, contingent workers, tenants, and drivers. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, First Advantage performs screens in over 200 countries and territories on behalf of its more than 33,000 customers. For more information about First Advantage, visit the Company's website at https://fadv.com/.