Checkr vs. Sterling Check

I wouldn't hesitate recommending it to any talent team hiring at scale. We run large scale hiring campaigns for field teams where new sites ramp up, think 50 plus employees. In those case, chekr's ability to launch and track checks in bulk is a lifesaver.

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SterlingOne has had my background check in progress for nearly a month. I spoke with them 5 days ago about the issue and discovered there was a criminal record flag in Connecticut. I have never been to Connecticut. They said this can often happen if an individual has the same name, birthday, or last four digits of SSN. This is clearly a flaw in their system if someone with the same name or birthday can appear on the same background check. I feel bad for any John Smith who applies for a job with a company that uses SterlingOne, they'll never get past the screening. Not only is this a flawed system, but when I spoke with customer service about this, they guaranteed they would expedite this within 24-48 hours. It has now been 5 days and when I called back, they said they would expedite this as if I had never called in the first place. I have been through numerous background checks for work in my life, I have done live scans and had my fingerprints taken, and have been approved to work with children with special needs (which requires a very rigorous screening) and I have never experienced such a disjointed and unprofessional process.

• The analytics section in the dashboard allows you to sort by geography and date so you fully understand where and when your applicants are applying.
• The training resources available to employees make sure that we are fully compliant.
• The dedicated account manager helps us through all hurdles.

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• The initiation of a background check is very simple by only needing the name and email of the new candidate and submitting that as the new ticket.
• Sterling communicates with the new candidate to keep the background check moving which saves us time by not needing to keep a close eye on the process of the background check.
• Sterling communicates with the employer to let them know if additional charges are needed to run the background check and we can either approve or deny the charge.

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• It can be difficult to get support when you do have an issue.
• Account manager is not as attentive as we would like.

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• In my opinion, Horrible new platform "Sterling check"
• No designated account representative
• In my experience, Poor troubleshooting support
• Customer service often doesn't answer questions
• Many back and forth needed to resolve issues
• Recently changed platform and not offering the same services

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There are more affordable options out there but checkr is reliable and it definitely an easy premium to pay for the reliability

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It has plenty of customization that you can do to help with sending information to those who need it rather than to just one person for all things. Allowing for more workflow customization for your organization's needs.

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They answered our questions when we were integrating and got back to us quickly, and with the relevant information we needed.

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• Sterling Talent is an excellent company for performing the background checks for our new hires. However, the delay in processing times can be improved.
• Also, there should be automation from legacy systems to pick up the candidate details as much as possible instead of asking for more details from the candidate via email.

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The UI was very clean.Its simple and easy to use. I have used a different tool previously but Checkr was faster than the previous tool. The customer support team is also reliable and very quick to respond

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SterlingOne is easier to use and faster in response than HireRight. HireRight is also not great for international (non-US) candidates as the employment history and especially education results take a long while.

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• It is sped up our onboarding process quite a bit since background checks now happen at a pretty fast pace.
• Integration with our ATS has also kept our workflow simple, so my team doesnt need to get training on a separate software and manage multiple logins.

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• Quick results allow us to hire people in short time frames and get them onboarded quickly.
• The product, and the customer service team, doesn't require much management from a vendor relations perspective.

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