Is having a degree a prerequisite for getting into administrative leadership positions or does it impact significantly on one's chances of moving up the Admin career ladder?
What has been your experience? In my case, I think it proved useful but then that's just my experience. I would love to hear from anyone who has a different experience.

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I’m not going back to school for masters unless a few conditions are met. 1- the job requires it. 2-my company will pay for it. 3-it will teach me something I can’t learn elsewhere

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I would love to hear feedback on this I’ve been an administrative assistant for 7 years and I’m debating on finishing my degree.

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Many companies have announced in recent months that they will be doing away with degree requirements and focusing more on skills and experience. If you are lacking certain skills, then a degree or a certificate are great ways to beef up your skill set.

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I have a bachelor's in business administration and an MBA. I found the bachelor's got me a lot more interviews. I think having the masters on the resume got me less. Perhaps people assumed I was overqualified. I didn't get that degree for the job. I got it because I like to learn and to one up my brother 😂 Anyway, once I removed the masters, I did better with the job search.

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Insightful! That the Masters got you less interviews.

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