Business owners, contractors and employees need to know! 2009 pre-employment trends reflect increasing concerns over the use of Facebook and similar sites, lawsuits looming over inaccurate Background Screening reports, increasing government scrutiny of the screening industry, and privacy and security issues.

There are two types of communications, verbal and non-verbal. Usually we are too concerned about verbal communication that we tend to ignore the importance of non-verbal communication, which is as important as verbal communication, if not more. Improving your body language needs practice and a lot of that. It’s not easy to change your gestures, movements or posture that you have been carrying since your childhood, but it’s not impossible at all. Start from your facial expressions and voice.

This article guides small investors on how to manage their portfolios in an efficient and effective manner. Portfolio management is explained as a simple three-step procedure. As you do in any other business planning, start with determining your investment objectives and goals. Doing this will give you a clear set of requirements and make it easier for you to choose one investment over others.

Management has a lot to do with the desire to make things better. Since the manager's job description is to make the company that he or she works for more efficient and successful, it is a constant strive for perfection -- or the closest that you can get to perfection. For anyone who wants to become a manager, or a better manager than they already are, it's important to recognize that management goes way beyond the confines of one's job and title. The skills and knowledge that one uses as the manager of a company or department will help in managing one's own life, time, and talents. To learn more about management responsibilities and how to become a better manager, read on.

The following article explains the function of a BlackBerry Enterprise Server and its benefits for organisations in empowering their mobile workforce. BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) is a necessary component for organisations looking to integrate BlackBerry devices into their operations. Designed specifically to meet the needs of any enterprise, it provides a secure link between devices, applications and corporate data.