First Advantage reviews

FADV was a place that did great work, grew quite fast, but did not keep pace with a market that changed quickly and significantly. Now the pricing is not competitive, and the quality of the work is no longer head and shoulders above the competition.

(Beaverton, OR) Most of the senior management is "homegrown". They do not bring outside experience to the organization which equates to on-the-job training with disappointing results. Rather than leaning on managers who do have outside experience to carry out vision/charter, senior mgmt tends to micro manage. Politics overshadow communication, honesty and respect. "Gray" is the favored color for everything which means managers never really know where they stand. Open and honest communication is encouraged but when followed, bonuses are affected. Performance is not rewarded, and no objective criteria are used for determining bonuses – they are completely subjective based on mgmt s personal view of the staff. Top talent cannot be retained and the buzz amongst recruiting agencies is not to submit high-end employees. It is unfortunate because the company has great potential to be very successful. However, until the senior management is replaced with truly experienced personnel, it will continue to struggle and possibly implode. Top clients will realize the risk and pull their business as well they should because current senior mgmt is playing way outside their league.