Fountain Selects Sterling as Preferred Background Screening Partner
January 17 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Fountain, the leading comprehensive platform for hiring and
onboarding the frontline workforce, and Sterling (NASDAQ: STER), a
leading global background screening and identity services provider,
marked five years of their successful partnership by announcing
Fountain's selection of Sterling as the preferred background
screening partner for Fountain clients. This strategic partnership
aims to further streamline the screening process for the
hospitality, retail, healthcare, gig economy, and logistics
industries via tech-enabled compliance solutions and the
elimination of manual tasks.
As part of this expanded partnership, Fountain and Sterling
collaborated to combine Fountain's innovative workforce platform
with Sterling's industry-leading screening solutions to streamline
the screening process for new hires. The result is a cohesive
applicant experience, with increased talent retention and faster
hiring for employers.
“We are grateful for Sterling’s partnership over the last five
years and excited about the growth opportunity this integration
offers for Fountain’s customers: fast and accurate background
checks and identity verification solutions that will help them
better compete for talent in the global labor market,” said Sean
Behr, CEO of Fountain. “This collaboration will make a significant
impact on hiring processes within the industries we serve, ensuring
the highest standards of quality and compliance.”
“Sterling is proud to be selected as Fountain’s preferred
background screening partner. It is a testament to the success of
our mutual gig economy clients, which now gives us the opportunity
to expand into other key industries,” said Lou Paglia, President
and Chief Operating Officer, Sterling. “With our expanded
relationship and new integration, we look forward to streamlining
and improving our clients’ hiring processes with fast and accurate
background checks and identity verification solutions.”
Fountain and Sterling are excited about the future possibilities
that this partnership creates. As high-volume industry leaders,
both companies remain dedicated to driving positive change in the
hiring landscape and setting new benchmarks for efficiency,
candidate experience, and client satisfaction.
About Fountain:
Fountain is the leading comprehensive platform for hiring and
onboarding the frontline workforce. Fountain delivers a streamlined
hiring process for employers to find more qualified candidates,
faster–with a tech-driven efficiency that gets people to jobs in
days, not weeks. The platform creates a seamless experience for
hiring teams and applicants, with mobile-first technology that
meets candidates where they are and saves employers time and
resources, processing more than 30 million applications per year.
With a focus on AI-powered technology and exceptional customer
service, Fountain helps companies across all industries transform
their frontline recruiting, onboarding, and retention processes to
build a better workforce. For more information, visit
https://www.fountain.com.
About Sterling:
Sterling (NASDAQ: STER) is a leading global provider of
background and identity services, helping over 50,000 clients
create people-first cultures built on a foundation of trust and
safety. Sterling’s tech-enabled services help organizations across
all industries and regions establish great environments for their
workers, partners, and customers. With operations in North America,
Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, Sterling
conducted more than 110 million searches in the twelve months
ending December 31, 2022. Visit us at
https://www.sterlingcheck.com/.
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Fountain Julianna Alvarez | julianna.alvarez@fountain.com
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