Nov-3-2009
Looking to become administrative assistant?
I have no idea where to begin..do I need to take any classes? Or have certification? And is this a career that I could potentially be able to do from home?
Many community colleges offer associates degrees for administrative assistants, and they’re not very popular programs – very people go into college wanting to be a secretary – but there are a lot of people out there looking for competent secretaries.
No you cannot do it from home. Anything that you see on the internet that says you can is a scam. Admin Assistant is a fancy way of saying secretary. You don’t even need classes for this but sometimes a Bachelors is preferred. You can get a receptionist position that pays $10 an hour almost anywhere. Start off with that and work your way up. You generally need knowledge in computers (especially excel) and data entry.
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Many community colleges offer associates degrees for administrative assistants, and they’re not very popular programs – very people go into college wanting to be a secretary – but there are a lot of people out there looking for competent secretaries.
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Without experience, you will need educational credentials. It depends on what type of admin assistant you desire to be. Something like a small office, an associates would break you through but don’t expect to be paid much… ever.
At the higher corporate level will require a bachelors degree. Nothing specific, but they tend to favor business majors as it’s more relevant to the position and usually most of them were marketing majors.
There’s also medical office/hospital admin assistants. In these cases you should take a program focusing on this, as it would include medical terminology courses that are important for employment.
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