International Monetary Fund
When the International Monetary Fund wanted to raise the performance standard for its job applicants and existing employees, First Advantage’s Assessment Solutions Division (formerly SkillCheck) assisted in the development of a performance benchmark, then provided the independently validated tests that would help the IMF measure job skills against a performance standard. Read the entire case study.

Direct Energy Essential Home Services
WWhen Direct Energy Essential Home Services, Canada's leading energy retailer and home services provider, needed to improve its recruiting process and reduce turnover, First Advantage’s Assessment Solutions Division (formerly SkillCheck) was an integral part of its strategy. Read the entire case study.

American Heart Association
When faced with screening new secretarial hires for office software skills, the American Heart Association (AHA) turned to First Advantage’s Assessment Solutions Division (formerly SkillCheck) for fast, effective, legally defensible tests that could be deployed over the Internet to AHA affiliate offices around the nation. In less than three months, the Assessment Solutions team developed validated performance-based tests that could be delivered online and completed by applicants in less than an hour. Read the entire case study.

Harford Community College
Harford Community College wanted to ensure that all incoming students had the basic computer skills needed for them to be successful in their courses. But making a computer class mandatory for everyone was expensive and inefficient since computer skills varied so widely among its students. Using First Advantage’s SkillCheck Professional Plus software with its easy-to-use test-creation functionality, the college developed a basic computer skills proficiency test that students now take at registration. Providing additional computer education on an as-needed basis saves the college time, money and resources. Read the entire case study.

Belgian Government
To increase productivity among its employees, the Belgian Government’s employment organization (SELOR) wanted to develop a customized computer literacy testing program that could be efficiently and securely administered on a massive scale to government employees throughout the country. Meeting all of these requirements, the flexible web-enabled SkillCheck EDU testing system from First Advantage was the natural choice. Read entire case study.