Can a recruiting agency demand information to file an I-9 before I have a job?
Unless they're the actual employers, the I-9 is none of their business. Your employer must verify your eligibility for employment on the first day of your employment, i.e.: when you find a job you'll have to fill I-9 anyway. The only reason I can think for them to do it is to verify that you're eligible for employment before they waste any time on searching for a job for you. I'm not sure if they're legally allowed to ask for your status, so maybe that's their way of working around that. I don't think they can require you to fill I-9, and in fact I'm not sure if its even legal for them to obtain that information without actually being your employers. IMHO, that is, consult with an attorney if you want a proper legal advice.
The first thing to realize is that MLM is not really a selling job, yes they all sell products but that's not how you make any money. And be careful not to stockpile inventory, you'll end up with $4000 dollars worth in your garage that you'll never use. MLM is really a recruiting and training sales people job. If you are willing and have the talent to recruit and train sales people then it may be right for you. The only people that make a good living recruit new sale people all the time, and have hundreds of sale people in there down lines. There is a lot of attrition and you have to keep recruiting to replace those lost. Don't think you are going to get rich at this part time. There are a lot of millionaires from MLM but they work a lot of hours recruiting and training. If you don't have a lot of time to devote to it I wouldn't do it at all. MLM is not for everyone, but the ones that are good at it and put in the time make a lot of money from it. "Geez man you're cutting it close to the end of the semester to be at the research stage of your project.  I normally frown on posts that say ""LOL DO MY PROJECT FOR ME"" but i know a bit about this subject and want to share.  I'm going to focus mostly on the B2B segment here because that's what I know. Many companies aren't spending as much as they used to on IT products or the staff to support them. They're also looking for ways to be more productive with their budgets. The consumer market is spending a lot less and is demanding products that Dell can't make as much money on.  The big things right now are The cloud, virtualization and miniaturization.  So, right now ""The Cloud"" is the buzzword. Lots of companies are moving their stuff offsite, letting someone else worry about major IT infrastructure. This typically costs the company less in both hardware and personnel costs. Companies still need a onsite presence for critical applications, data and backup but they need a lot less than what was necessary 5 years ago.  Network backbones have grown in scale and many metropolitan areas can now support this type of computing.  You also have virtualization which means you can run multiple ""servers"" on one physical server. What used to take up an entire rack years ago can now be run on a few servers.  This means companies need less of the IT equipment Dell makes in order to grow and expand.  All that means less of a demand for traditional IT equipment (computers and servers) and more of a demand for the proper software.   I see Dell moving more towards personal devices and larger enterprise equipment &amp; servers. Personal devices include tablets, laptops/netbooks, phones, compact PCs. The business side includes high density servers, storage, software and services. The miniaturization of computer hardware along with the cloud will allow users to access their ""desktop"" and programs from anywhere and Dell will be providing products to access the cloud. Servers will have terabytes of memory and a large number of cores. (systems with terabytes of memory already exist but the cost is prohibitive for most companies). These systems will be used to support a business' needs through virtualization or provide users with the cloud. Dell has acquired a few software companies over the years and will most likely acquire more &amp; may offer software for cloud computing, IT management and possibly (probably not) virtualization.  Over the past few years the desktop PC market has been shrinking as netbooks and new devices have been released.  They still have a long way to go but someday they will largely replace the PC in homes and businesses; especially as costs come down.   Also, Dell may see lots more money from government and healthcare in the next few years.  The government may choose to spend even more money than they do now on infrastructure and projects to help get us out of the recession. Those projects will need IT resources.  Same goes for healthcare, as the new healthcare laws go into effect they will need more IT resources to get the job done.  source: me, I've worked in the IT industry for the past 9 years. The majority of our business is with Dell products. If you need more details about me send me message.  Also please don't just copy paste my information.  I'm giving you some ideas. Go look them up, learn about them, research them.  College is about learning and one of the points of this project is to expand your knowledge about a subject.  tl;dr due to new technology, people and companies will be buying less, margins will be thinner, Dell will probably focus on new markets.  edit: after going through some of your posts it seems like you are in the IT industry as well so I'm confused and you may already know most of this information." Do not provide any personal information. If the debt is not yours, ask the caller to provide all the identifying information they have over the phone to verify whether they have your information, or are just following up on similar names. Even if they have information that is yours, do not provide more information. Always make them tell you what they know. If they provide information that is not yours, simply state that it is not your information and politely end the call. If they persist in calling you, there are local agencies you can report them to.  If they have your information, then ask for all of the details of the debt -- who is it owed to, when was the debt incurred, what was the original amount of the debt, what is the current balance, when was the last activity on the account, what is their relation to creditor.  Once you know the creditor, you can contact them directly for more information. It is possible they may have written off the account and closed it, selling it to a debt collector in order to get some sort of return on debt. If they truly have a debt that is yours, and you did not incur it, then you will need to file a police report for a case of identity theft. Be prepared for some scrutiny. Companies typically release their earnings before the market opens, and then later host an analyst/investor conference call to discuss the results. Here's a link to an interesting article abstract on the subject:  Disclosure Rules For Earnings Releases And Calls | Bowne Digest.  Excerpt: In the aftermath of the   Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the SEC changed   regulations to bring quarterly   earnings announcements in line with   the generally heightened sensitivity   to adequate disclosure. New   regulations required that issuers file   or furnish their earnings press   releases on Form 8-K and conduct any   related oral presentations promptly   thereafter, to avoid a second 8-K. [...] Sample from a news release by The Coca Cola Company: ATLANTA, September 30, 2009 -   The   Coca-Cola Company will release third   quarter and year-to-date 2009   financial results on Tuesday, October   20, before the stock market opens. The   Company will host an investor   conference call at 9:30 a.m. ( EDT ),   on October 20. [...] Sample from a news release by Apple, Inc.: CUPERTINO, California—January 21,   2009—Apple® today announced financial   results for its fiscal 2009 first   quarter ended December 27, 2008. The   Company posted record revenue of [...]   Apple will provide live streaming of   its Q1 2009 financial results   conference call utilizing QuickTime®,   Apple’s standards-based technology for   live and on-demand audio and video   streaming. The live webcast will begin   at [...] I'm a former developer/current hiring manager, and he's not, at least not entirely.  You have to have a degree for HR to consider you.  It doesn't really matter what that degree is in, but you have to have one or HR will trash your resume. "Well, you're a rarity, then. Every manager I've spoken to (and my personal experience on the hiring side) would indicate that it's a negative. The most common one being ""Does this candidate really have nothing else relevant that they could have put on their resume?""  It's totally trivial to make a couple months ""vanish"" on a resume. Yeah, it could come up in an interview, but at that point the resume has largely already done its job. Outside of entry level positions, having a fast food job on your resume is not going to do you favors." "Can the companies from USA give job to me (I am from New Zealand)? Job as being employee - may be tricky. This depends on the labor laws in New Zealand, but most likely will trigger ""nexus"" clause and will force the employer to register in the country, which most won't want to do. Instead you can be hired as a contractor (i.e.: being self-employed, from NZ legal perspective). If so, what are the legal documents i have to provide to the USA for any taxes? If you're employed as a contractor, you'll need to provide form W8-BEN to your US employer on which you'll have to certify your tax status. Unless you're a US citizen/green card holder, you're probably a non-US person for tax purposes, and as such will not be paying any tax in the US as long as you work in New Zealand. If you travel to the US for work, things may become tricky, and tax treaties may be needed. Will I have to pay tax to New Zealand Government? Most likely, as a self-employed. Check how this works locally. As for recommendations, since these are highly subjective opinions that may change over time, they're considered off-topic here. Check on Yelp, Google, or any local NZ professional review site." The IRS allows filers to attach a statement explaining the reason for late filing.  I have had clients do this in the past, and there has never been an issue (not that that guarantees anything, but is still good to know). Generally, the IRS is much more lenient when a taxpayer voluntarily complies with a filing requirement, even if it's late, than if they figure it out themselves and send a notice.