Julia Said:

Somebody asked about there General Studies AA from the University of Phoenix?

We Answered:

There are stupid employers and HR Staffers for whom a "degree" is merely a check-off box. They don't care whether the degree is from Harvard or U of Phoenix, so long as it has some kind of accreditation. A U of Phoenix grad can get lucky and find one of these clueless employers.

Brighter employers do care, and often they throw job applications listing a U of Phoenix degree directly into the trash.

Not all online degrees are as worthless as U of Phoenix degrees.

Paula Said:

I realize that many businesses offer child care for employees now, but I was curious if there is more that sin

We Answered:

One thing that you can do to build a case, is to start looking at how many single women are in the workforce, productivity levels with or without childcare, or any type of statistics about retention rates and childcare availability. You can find all of this out on the web.

Or, to impress your professors, you could contact one or two companies that have childcare centers (or just started them) and ask them why they started the childcare center and how it is doing - or what the benefits are to the company. By doing that. That will give you the major issues/points; you'll back it up with facts, write it up, and you are done.

Best of luck to you ...

Melvin Said:

What can I write off tax-wise by working remotely from my home office?

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Is your company requiring you to maintain a home office? If so then yes you can write off part of your house expenses. What you can write off is the % that your home office is in relation to your entire house. If your home office is 10% of your whole house, then you can write off 10% of your house expenses. The only thing is you won't get any additional benefit from your mortgage (and it's only the interest that you pay that you can write off, not the principal) or real estate taxes, as you should already be deducting those 100% on your Schedule A - Itemized Deductions. You would report the house expenses on form 8829 - Expenses for Business Use of your Home. Which will then flow over to Form 2106 - Employee Business expenses, which will flow over to Schedule A - Itemized Deductions under miscellaneous deductions. The amount in total for miscellaneous deductions will need to exceed 2% of your AGI for the excess to be deducted (this is why you don't want to put mortgage interest and real estate taxes on the Form 8829, you lose some of the amount that way). Expenses that you can deduct on the Form 8829, would be utility bills, house insurance, repairs, maintenance, heat, electric, water, sewer, etc.

I've attached links to information about home office to help you see if this is something that you can use for your taxes.

Joshua Said:

Could someone please critique my resome?

We Answered:

FIRST THING... Delete your name, address, phone number, email from your post. Bad idea. Then...

I'll admit I didn't read your entire resume, but here are a couple things I noticed right off the bat:

Be prepared to explain that gap you've got in your resume (I think it was somewhere around '03). If it was for something cool (like school or having a kid), you might even want to list it along w/ your experience as a single line entry, if it was for something uncool (unemployment, jail), be prepared to talk about it and know what you're going to say.

I wouldn't go back nearly that far in time. I'd put enough experience to fill a page MAYBE two.

It seems like you're trying to change careers entirely. If that's the case, you should strongly consider retooling your entire resume. Remember, an employer is really looking for someone that can hit the ground running. You should add more detail to your most recent positions and relate it to whatever you're looking for. For example, in your position as a police officer, I think it's simple enough to say you patrolled and kept the peace (that's bonus points right there for doing that kind of good work) BUT you should really highlight the stuff you did with paperwork. Think back... did you handle invoices, did you have to pay close attention to detail when filing papers, were the stakes very high and accuracy extremely important? Someone hiring for a bookkeeping / admin position would LOVE to have someone like that. The same goes for your other jobs. You need to create a resume CUSTOM MADE for the position you're seeking. If you emphasize the areas you've worked in, in the past, that relate to the tasks you want to be doing and can sell yourself a little in an interview, you're a shoe in.

Lastly, consider a couple lines with just your skills as they relate to the position you want. For example, if you've used "MS Word" and are "attentive to detail", put them both as single entries at the top of your resume. Make sure they're tabbed and neat. It's kind of hard to explain, but take a look at yahoo's page http://www.yahoo.com/ at the bottom and notice all the links "Advertise with Us" "Search Marketing". Imagine a simple list like that, but at the top of your resume listing a few things you've got experience with.

Tanya Said:

i'm a kid who needs a job(Phoenix,AZ)?

We Answered:

Just to let you know you shouldn't trust some people on the internet... there are a lot of weird people out there and someone telling you to meet them somewhere (especially at their house) can lead to horrible results.