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How does completing your BA in Business Administration benefit your employer...? |
How does completing your BA in Business Administration benefit your employer if you are a secretary (you want them to pay for it, they say it has to benefit them)??? Simple... It will benefit them because you won't be a secretary anymore... you will be a valuable asset to the company. A lot of business courses, and even random classes such as Psychology and Sociology impact a person's thought process. Don't believe me? Try taking a User Interface class or Accounting class and then look at Microsoft Word or your check book. These will look completely different to you. It opened your eyes to a different way of thinking. But thats only the primary education in college. There is a secondary education in college that might even be more beneficial. The secondary education (a term my Sociology teacher coined), is not the classes, but the culture and lifestyle of college. You will come out of college with a fresh view on things, be more efficient at time management and might even have a different view on social interactions.It provides you with more knowledge as to how a business is run. Knowing the background will help you be a better secretary. You'll know why certain procedures are completed the way they are, exactly what information is needed, where it needs to go to, and why. You'll also be broadening your intellect, which is never a bad thing. Having said that, your employer will probably say it is a detriment to them, because once you have your degree you'll be more valuable, require higher pay, and be more likely to search for a job that meets your higher qualifications. Instead of looking at it as a BA in business, look at it as just a bunch of business classes. Get the descriptions of the classes you will have to take and try to relate that material to your current position. This way your business is not paying for a BA but rather for specific classes that will benefit the business. You have to convince them that it will enhance your current skill set, which will add more depth to the efficiency of the duties that you already have. You can also use the angle that it will allow you to help them with more things, if that applies. It's a matter of psychology when you talk to them. If you have not yet discussed moving up with your boss, and you already know that she/he is not open to that, then don't mention anything about job or position advancement, leave that alone for now. Of course you can always use the new degree for advancement down the line or even somewhere else, but right now, your boss will want to know how it will help in the position you ALREADY have. So just discuss that. If that doesn't work you can discuss a certificate program, which takes less time and money and less classes. Good luck! |
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