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Barada Associates

Barada Associates provides full service reference checking, background screening, drug testing and assessments nationwide. Our professional reports and thorough research give our clients a clear hiring advantage. We are committed to offering the highest level of customer service, legal compliance and an easy process. In an increasingly complex economic, legal and regulatory environment, employment screening can protect your business from poor hiring decisions and ensure that you get qualified talent with a style and work ethic that matches your environment and culture. Barada Associates was founded by Paul W. Barada in 1979, as one of the first employment screening businesses. To this day, Paul is considered an expert in the field and has authored many articles on reference checking and employment screening topics. His book, Reference Checking for Everyone, was published in 2004 You can view his latest blog post at “Background Screening News” on Our clients include Acorda Therapeutics, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Brightpoint, Inc, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, Genworth Financial, MainSource Financial Group and the University of Evansville. We are headquartered near Indianapolis, Indiana.