compareEmployee String Function

bool compareEmployee(string a)
{
    cout << "Debug: Received: " << a << endl;
    for (int u = 0; u < THE_ARRAY_SIZE; u++)
    {
        //cout << STR1[u];
        //if inputted string is found in the array a.k.a database
        if (a.compare(STR1[u]) == 0)
        {
            performDeletion(u);
            return true;
        }
    }
    cout << "Error: No such employee!" << endl;
    return false;
}