In the realm of pre-employment screening, FCRA certification is a fundamental requirement that signals quality, legality, and reliability. As a hiring manager or business owner, your duty to find a reputable background screening firm goes beyond basic recruitment; it extends to ensuring thorough background checks that comply with FCRA standards. Barada Associates specializes in FCRA-certified background check services across diverse industries. From criminal background checks to employment verification, our comprehensive approach ensures that you can identify candidates who meet your highest s ..read more

A pre-employment background screening is important for any hiring process. However, in the childcare industry, it is a more critical tool than ever. As a daycare owner or hiring manager, it is your responsibility to ensure that any adult who works or lives in a family child care home, is a safe, qualified caretaker for the children within your programs. The background check process for a child care provider requires experience and diligence beyond a basic resume verification check. At Barada Associates, we provide a comprehensive background check service for child care employees. Our services ..read more

From public educators to teachers at boarding schools, teachers spend almost as much time with children as their parents do. As a result, they have a big influence on child development and are in charge of students’ well-being in the classroom. With such a great responsibility on their shoulders, teachers shouldn’t be using illegal drugs as they could impair their ability to care for the kids in their classes. Help protect the children in your schools with comprehensive drug testing solutions for the education industry from Barada Associates. We partner with some of the top laboratories in the ..read more

One of the most common arguments made against background and reference checking is that it is “too expensive.” While the price tag might be deterring to some employers, this sentiment is simply untrue and even more costly to your business. In reality, pre-employment background screening can be your only line of defense between an excellent new hire and poor hiring decisions. At Barada Associates, we offer comprehensive background checks for post and pre-hire scenarios across diverse industries. Our team has been in the business for more than 40 years. We’ve seen the detrimental effect a bad hi ..read more

Hiring employees – especially for management and executive positions – is one of the toughest decisions companies make. Employers invest a lot of time, money, and resources into filling new and existing positions and want to hire the best candidates to fill those roles. You can significantly decrease your hiring timeline and the chances of making a bad hire when you implement a cognitive ability test as part of the hiring process. Cognitive tests are a type of pre-employment background screening that provides insights into a candidate’s ability. These test results can help you ensure you hire ..read more

If you’ve been searching for the perfect candidate for several weeks or months, then you know what a big accomplishment and relief it is to find the right person for the job. Unfortunately, in the rush to get this candidate onboarded and working, some hiring managers forget a critical step in the hiring process – checking different types of job references. During a typical hiring process, companies spend a few weeks checking the cover letter and resume of a job candidate and then interview them on the phone or in person two or three times. However, when you also talk to a candidate’s reference ..read more

The hiring process can be long and taxing on both hiring managers and applicants. While your team needs to fill a position quickly, you shouldn’t overlook critical steps such as employment verification, which could protect your company from unqualified candidates. While every candidate deserves consideration during their job search and we want to see the best in people, unfortunately, there are times when an applicant is less than qualified and may be dishonest about their experience, including their job history. Employment verification helps identify falsified information in an application. A ..read more

Drug testing is a powerful tool for employees both during the hiring process and for monitoring existing employees. However, a common issue many managers and leadership teams run into is finding the right time to conduct drug and alcohol tests. Performing drug testing too often can drive employees away from your business, and tests conducted during hiring could be timed too late, leading to wasted effort on a candidate who doesn’t meet your drug use policies. Barada Associates has more than 40 years of experience facilitating drug testing for employers across the globe. Whether you want to tes ..read more

Resumes and interviews may only reveal a small portion of a candidate’s personality and professional abilities. While employers and hiring managers want to see the best of the person in front of them, a typical hiring process doesn’t paint the full picture. Hiring a professional firm, such as Barada Associates to perform cognitive assessments as part of the pre-employment background screening process can help fill in gaps and display a more accurate image of an applicant’s mental state and abilities. Contact Barada today to schedule a free consultation, and read on to learn more about cognitiv ..read more

One of the most common types of background screening services requested by modern employers is drug tests and drug screenings. Beneficial for both pre-employment screening and existing employee tests, substance abuse assessments help ensure a drug-free work environment, increasing the safety and operations of your company. While the terms drug test and drug screening are often used interchangeably in the background screening industry, there are some important differences between the two methods.  At Barada Associates, we offer both screenings and tests for drugs, alcohol, and other illici ..read more