Built On Trust. Discover the difference that's making the world a safer place. It's all about people.

As a global leader in background and identity services, Sterling can help provide everything your organization needs to hire with confidence. With a vision to make the world a safer place, we know people make the difference - in the workplace, on the road, and in schools, to name a few.

Empowering organizations to make smarter, faster, safer hiring decisions through advanced technology, accuracy, and industry-leading turnaround time, Sterling provides the foundation of trust and safety our clients need to create great environments for their most essential resource, people.

Participating agencies can leverage this competitively-solicited and publicly-awarded contract, providing exceptional savings to public sector agencies across the country.

Government and educational institutions face a critical need to be secure in their hiring decisions. Employees regularly interact with the public and may be involved with safety-sensitive locations and information or work with vulnerable populations.

Across all levels of government, employees must provide a positive and professional experience for constituents. A key part of this equation is knowing the backgrounds of the people you hire. Whether your employees work on your infrastructure, handle finance or anything in between, Sterling’s employee background checks help ensure all candidates brought in for sensitive roles are trustworthy.

Academic settings, from preschools to universities, are unique communities where personal relationships are critical. Inviting full-time, part-time or contract employees into your classrooms or campus involves specialized requirements to maintain a safe environment to maintain your community’s confidence. When placing students in internships or employment affiliated with a degree in a program, Sterling Student, a unique background screening solution, provides value and confidence to leading universities.

Through a combination of pre-employment background screening and workforce monitoring solutions, governments and leading educational institutions have long-standing relationships with Sterling to help maintain safety and public confidence.

• Identity Validation
• Criminal Background Checks
• Verifications 
• Drug & Health Screening
• Fingerprinting
• Motor Vehicle Record Checks
• Social Media Searches
• Workforce Monitoring

Government roles may vary greatly with their interactions with the public and the sensitivities associated with those relationships. Defined bundles, combined with flexibility to meet the exact needs of your government organizations, provide a custom fit. Typical categories include:

• Main line staff and hourly workers
• Entry level management and supervisors
• Premium, for director or executive levels

These bundles cover both pre-employment screening and ongoing workforce monitoring.

Colleges and University populations cover a wide range of different roles and jobs titles. Defined bundles, combined with flexibility to meet the exact needs on your campus, provide a custom fit. Typical categories include:

• Campus Support
• Student
• Intern
• Faculty
• Premium, for Chancellor’s office and other Administrators

These bundles cover both pre-employment screening and ongoing workforce monitoring.