Essay On Why I Want To Obtain A Degree

My goal is to obtain my Associate’s degree at the request of my current employer. I received a promotion about three months ago to a position of leadership. I work in human resources and have over 15 years’ experience in this field. I obtained my certification in human resources back in May, 2012. My skills, experience, knowledge, commitment along with earning the certification was the contributing factors in receiving my promotion. Currently, managers at my employment require a degree or are obtaining one. My human resource director spoke with me about the promotional opportunity and strongly encouraged me to pursue my education. I want to earn my degree in approximately one year but I understand I need to be realistic about life circumstances. I currently work a full time job along with having a family, pets and owning a home. My plan is to take it one semester at a time. Each class is …show more content…
Skills needed to achieve this goal will be reading, writing, communication and comprehending. I know that I will need to spend considerable time doing research and reading materials. In my current position, I work with a lot of databases and forms. I just recently began writing procedures for a human resource procedure manual which will improve my writing skills. Most of the letters used in our department are standard form letters so I do not spend much time creating and drafting letters. I believe writing is a weakness of mine and I know that obtaining this degree will improve this important skill. Communication is imperative for clear understanding. “Communication is the sister of leadership” (John Adair). Time management will be another factor since I work a full time job. I went to school five years ago and learned then that I was self-disciplined and enjoyed the on-line work much more than classroom. I felt the classroom time was more for overviews and that I could accomplish more on my own