SHRM CONFERENCE AND EXPO, WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 2006 - First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FADV), a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, today announced that its Assessment Solutions Division (formerly SkillCheck), the leading innovator in skills assessment solutions for staffing and corporate recruiting professionals, has launched a new suite of automated accounting and finance tests that enable job interviewers in accounting, finance and banking environments to readily determine whether job candidates have the knowledge, skills and abilities required for on-the-job success. The assessments are available in software and online solutions.
"In this era of Sarbanes-Oxley, recruiting professionals need to know if the people they’re hiring for accounting and financial management positions have the right skills to meet today’s business demands," noted Jon Haber, executive vice president of First Advantage's Assessment Solutions Division.
With automated assessments from First Advantage, recruiters can now easily determine whether applicants for accounting and financial positions have the skills needed to be successful on the job, while helping to protect their organization from potential lawsuits and bad publicity associated with financial misdeeds.
Haber concluded, "Whether you're hiring accounts receivable clerks or accountants, loan officers or financial analysts, bookkeepers or bank tellers, First Advantage's new accounting and finance assessment package has testing that can fit your needs."
Existing First Advantage customers with online testing will automatically receive these new tests and any additional tests that are added within a year of their purchase as part of their annual subscription.
The new finance and accounting assessments are part of First Advantage's innovative SkillCheck Assessments Portfolio, designed to give employers the insight needed to hire, develop and promote the people who can make a positive difference to their organization. Available for PC, network and Internet deployment, First Advantage's assessments deliver a powerful combination of performance-based and knowledge-based questions, easy-to-use test-creation and advanced reporting functionality. For more information, contact the Assessment Solutions Division at 800.648.3166 or visit www.FADVAssessments.com.
About First Advantage Corporation
First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FADV) combines industry expertise with information to create products and services that organizations worldwide use to make smarter business decisions. First Advantage is a leading provider of consumer credit information in the mortgage, automotive and subprime markets; business credit information in the transportation industry; lead generation services; motor vehicle record reports; supply chain security consulting; employment background verifications; occupational health services; applicant tracking systems; recruiting solutions; skills and behavioral assessments; business tax consulting services; insurance fraud, corporate and litigation investigations; surveillance; computer forensics; electronic discovery; data recovery; due diligence reporting; resident screening; property management software; renters insurance and consumer location services. First Advantage ranks among the top companies in all of its major business lines. First Advantage is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., and has more than 4,100 employees in offices throughout the United States and abroad. More information about First Advantage can be found at
www.FADV.com.
| Contacts: | |
| Kristin Griffin Lynch | Renee Svec |
| Vice President - Marketing Assessment Solutions Division |
Director - Corporate Marketing & Communications |
| 781.270.5371 | 727.214.3440 |
| pr@skillcheck.com | rsvec@FADV.com |