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Mikayla
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What education requirements are needed to work in an Office Administration position?
Are you able to find Work with a high school diploma?
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Jeiana Lottie
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To generally answer your question yes you can and will absolutely find work with a high school diploma, not everyone has the resources to pursue post-secondary education and that's absolutely okay. Please don't allow anyone to tell you otherwise about not being able to find work pursuing your passion if you don't have a degree. To answer your question specifically here are some education requirements needed to work in an office administration position:
1. High school diploma or GED
2. Specific knowledge of the industry of administration and office software.
3. Organizational and communication skills
4. Associates degree is sometimes required, but might just require a certificate in office administration or a certificate in a similar field
Basically, you meet the requirements of having a diploma, however, you just need to have that experience working with the software and hands on knowledge about administration. If you have this as well as the skills required, I don't see anything holding you back from being a potential candidate. Although higher education does make you a more competitive applicant and are more likely to hear back from employers, if this isn't an option you should consider looking into getting a certificate in office administration or in a similar industry (beware that this path might be a bit pricey if that is something that you are interested in doing). I hope this helps.
1. High school diploma or GED
2. Specific knowledge of the industry of administration and office software.
3. Organizational and communication skills
4. Associates degree is sometimes required, but might just require a certificate in office administration or a certificate in a similar field
Basically, you meet the requirements of having a diploma, however, you just need to have that experience working with the software and hands on knowledge about administration. If you have this as well as the skills required, I don't see anything holding you back from being a potential candidate. Although higher education does make you a more competitive applicant and are more likely to hear back from employers, if this isn't an option you should consider looking into getting a certificate in office administration or in a similar industry (beware that this path might be a bit pricey if that is something that you are interested in doing). I hope this helps.
Laura Carey
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Yes, absolutely!!! Having a high school diploma makes you qualified for a multitude of positions and should never keep you from seeking employment in any industry.
Generally speaking, a high school diploma from an education perspective is more than enough; anyone who says otherwise is not a company you should want to work for anyway. There are some other skills and work history that could make you a more appealing candidate that have nothing to do with education. As a previous manager in an office administration setting, education was one of the last things I looked at.
If you have experience in any of the following areas, I feel that is much more important than education and should always be the highlight/focus of your resume and discussion:
1) Customer Service & experience (career or volunteer)
2) Computer skills/basic computer knowledge
3) Organizational & communication skills
4) Industry knowledge or willingness to learn the industry
5) Professional certifications of any kind
Best of luck! I love being an administrative professional - it opens so many doors in so many industries.
Generally speaking, a high school diploma from an education perspective is more than enough; anyone who says otherwise is not a company you should want to work for anyway. There are some other skills and work history that could make you a more appealing candidate that have nothing to do with education. As a previous manager in an office administration setting, education was one of the last things I looked at.
If you have experience in any of the following areas, I feel that is much more important than education and should always be the highlight/focus of your resume and discussion:
1) Customer Service & experience (career or volunteer)
2) Computer skills/basic computer knowledge
3) Organizational & communication skills
4) Industry knowledge or willingness to learn the industry
5) Professional certifications of any kind
Best of luck! I love being an administrative professional - it opens so many doors in so many industries.