First Advantage acquires SkillCheck Inc

First Advantage Corporation, a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of SkillCheck Inc., a leading international pre-employment testing and educational skills assessment company.

Combined with the recent acquisitions of applicant tracking software and recruiting services, First Advantage has created the Hiring Solutions Group within the Employer Services Segment. This group will be lead by Rick Mansfield, executive vice president of the Hiring Solutions Group, and former chief marketing officer of First Advantage Corporation.

Headquartered in Burlington, Mass., SkillCheck serves thousands of organizations and more than 15,000 installed users worldwide. Since its inception in 1988, the company has provided high quality skills testing products and services to staffing agencies, corporate human resources departments, training organizations and schools.

SkillCheckís testing helps clients effectively and efficiently measure job knowledge and skills and abilities in software, clerical, computer literacy, IT, call center, food services, retail sales, light industrial, accounting, behavioral, medical and legal areas. The company offers more than 800 products available in multiple languages for personal computers, networks and Internet deployment, plus customizes programs to meet targeted testing needs. Driven by technology, SkillCheck is also the developer of the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3), the new IT certification that is revolutionizing computing education worldwide.

ìI am thrilled to be kicking off the year with the addition of advanced skills testing services to our Employer Services offering,î said John Long, chief executive officer of First Advantage Corporation. ìThis latest product expansion continues to solidify the depth and breadth of our services package for human resources professionals worldwide.î

ìSkillCheck is delighted to be part of the complete First Advantage hiring solution,î said Jon Haber, president and chief executive officer of SkillCheck Inc. ìWe are looking forward to incorporating our leading-edge technologies with those of First Advantage to create a powerful and comprehensive outsourced screening solution for our clients.î

ìFirst Advantage remains committed to expanding into services ëupstreamí in the hiring process,î said Bart Valdez, group president of the Employer Services segment. ìOur recent acquisitions have given us the ability to assist clients earlier in the hiring process for a more robust hiring solutionófrom recruiting and applicant tracking to assessment and screening.î

First Advantageís Employer Services segment offers domestic and international organizations recruiting services, applicant tracking software, tax credits screening, skills assessments, background screening, occupational health services and more.