From the course: Administrative Professional Tips

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Higher education

Higher education

- Will you be able to operate in excellence when called upon to take on higher-level roles? Do you have the necessary aptitude to compete with others? Administrative professionals today are required to serve multiple roles that demand a greater level of skill than traditional clerical tasks. We are often asked to be a project manager, chief of staff, budgeter, and possess high degrees of people skills in order to be successful. These expectations make the pursuit of a higher level of education justified and in some cases necessary. When I began as a administrative support professional 30 years ago, I started working for a Fortune 500 company with my associate's degree in office management. This served me well for many years as it provided all of the necessary skills I needed for entry and mid-level secretarial positions. However, as I began to seek out higher-level positions, and advanced degree such as a bachelor's…

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