Make Sure Your Candidate Has the Professional Education They Claim

Don’t fall victim to hiring unqualified and untruthful candidates. When your business is hiring for a position that requires a certain amount of training, certification, or education, make sure to verify that you’re receiving a candidate that has the necessary knowledge. At Barada Associates, we ensure all academic verification background checks are 100% accurate.

Although some companies consider academic verification less important than criminal and credit history checks, the second most common misrepresentation on resumes and job applications (per the FBI) is education history.

Failing to uncover academic puffery (or outright falsehood) may not seem like a risky behavior, especially when compared to detrimental actions such as hiring a dangerous individual who later causes workplace violence. Nevertheless, performing full education verification is very important for a number of reasons.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) makes it clear that some positions classified as exempt require employees to have advanced, professional, or specialized education. Should the FLSA challenge the exemption, it’s crucial that the employer be able to prove the worker has appropriate credentials.

Barada Associates has years of experience confirming not only enrollment, attendance, and/or graduation dates, but also the degree and/or certification that an applicant has earned at a specified school. Our sophisticated, highly accurate checking procedure allows us to return results within 48 hours.

Furthermore, when your company’s reputation or product quality resides on the specialized knowledge of your employees, ensuring they meet the criteria can become an issue of business survival.

Typical employment and academic background checks verify all post-high school educational claims (sometimes certifications are also verified). The period of time actually covered in education verification results will differ with each individual that you’re performing the education or degree verification on. Ultimately, the length of education background checks depends on how long the applicant was a student at the educational institution and when the degrees or certificates were awarded.

For 40 years, our academic and degree verification services have produced the most accurate results. We provide our clients with accurate information and data about each job candidate that they bring to us. Don’t let a candidate slip through with an inaccurate educational background. Be sure that your job candidates have the appropriate degree or certification to perform the job with education verification services.

At Barada Associates, we’re dedicated to providing you with accurate information about the job candidates that you are considering. We believe that in order to be fully confident in the candidate that you’re offering a position to, you need all the verified facts about their educational accomplishments.

Get peace of mind today and verify that your candidates have the degree or certificate that they claim to have from an educational institution with an education verification check!

The academic verification process can be time-consuming if you try to do it on your own. Barada Associates offers comprehensive verification services to help you make more informed decisions throughout the hiring process.

Get peace of mind today and verify that your candidates have the degree or certificate that they claim to have from an educational institution with an education verification check! For more information on our education verification service, or to request a quote, get in contact with us today!