Excel Training (2 Viewers)

[mreditor16]

- work
- chill with uni friends and high school friends i havent seen in a while
- learn how to use excel
- might start learning some content before next semester
- gym

lol planning to learn excel as well, because apparently it is quite important to the actuarial field. but struggling to find an online course which accredits you at the end or gives some sort of legit certificate at the end... don't mind the cost, but just can't find anything.

anyone willing to point me in the right direction??

 

[obliviousninja]

Re: The Nonsense Thread

lol planning to learn excel as well, because apparently it is quite important to the actuarial field. but struggling to find an online course which accredits you at the end or gives some sort of legit certificate at the end... don't mind the cost, but just can't find anything.

anyone willing to point me in the right direction??

Im just doing a udemy course. Dont really think theres a certificate, but i guess understanding excel is the main thing

 

[mreditor16]

Re: The Nonsense Thread

Im just doing a udemy course. Dont really think theres a certificate, but i guess understanding excel is the main thing

hmm agreed, but then there's no way to prove to employers that you are equipped with the skills for excel and are proficient in using it.

if there is nothing to prove for it (e.g. no certificate or accreditation), then I might as well work off free vids and free resources.

 

[Chronost]

Re: The Nonsense Thread

- work
- chill with uni friends and high school friends i havent seen in a while
- learn how to use excel- might start learning some content before next semester
- gym

Super good thing for employers, most important thing on your list

hmm agreed, but then there's no way to prove to employers that you are equipped with the skills for excel and are proficient in using it.

if there is nothing to prove for it (e.g. no certificate or accreditation), then I might as well work off free vids and free resources.

Just saying it is fine, nobody really cares about a certificate or stuff like that for excel,microsoft products overall, they'll take your word on it and if you don't show those skills when you actually start working then you're screwed(but for the most part they all assume everyone has basic knowledge in the beginning), otherwise if they want some confidence in your skills then they can just ask some questions in relation to formulas how to do something on excel etc..

Basically don't bother trying to 'accredit' yourself for it just either learn from free tutorials/vids online or buy some kind of structured learning for excel(or book if you learn well from a book) (forget the accreditation).

 

[mreditor16]

Re: The Nonsense Thread

Super good thing for employers, most important thing on your list



Just saying it is fine, nobody really cares about a certificate or stuff like that for excel,microsoft products overall, they'll take your word on it and if you don't show those skills when you actually start working then you're screwed(but for the most part they all assume everyone has basic knowledge in the beginning), otherwise if they want some confidence in your skills then they can just ask some questions in relation to formulas how to do something on excel etc..

Basically don't bother trying to 'accredit' yourself for it just either learn from free tutorials/vids online or buy some kind of structured learning for excel(or book if you learn well from a book) (forget the accreditation).

ohkay thanks for clarifying! much appreciated! (Y)

 

[Chronost]

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ohkay thanks for clarifying! much appreciated! (Y)

Just be careful when saying you're at an advanced level or even intermediate in some cases, as each level actually demonostrates you've learnt alot! (I wouldn't expect any fresh uni graduate saying they have advanced excel skills unless they use it every day for their work before and they've used some pre-advanced formulas.)

I'm going to watch Time Of Eve tonight (the movie)

Good!!! It was actually one of the very first indepedent story movie/ovas i watched for anime, i didn't fully get it until i watched a second time but that was when i was like year 8 and crap so yeah , definitely a great movie(s)

 

[enoilgam]

Moved to a new thread as I think this has value to the community.

 

[OzKo]

Learning about macros and Visual Basic would be handy for the intense number crunching imo.

 

[enoilgam]

MS Excel skills are really important for quite a few corporate jobs, so I definitely think it's worth building your skills in this area. The big data trend seems to be here to stay and the amount of reporting that goes on in a business is quite extensive. I learnt Excel through my degree and it was arguably the most "job relevant" course I did. I've used Excel on a daily basis across my three corporate roles for the purposes of reporting and data manipulation. I know that for HR people at least, it's a skill which adds to your marketability because a lot of professionals in the field don't have Excel/data skills. I received around 5ish interviews on the back of my Excel skills (including one with PwC) and it was one of the reasons why I was hired in my current role.

I think doing a course is better than just saying you have it (employers love certificates), plus I think that the structured approach of a course would allow you to learn Excel in more depth.

 

[seremify007]

I don't know if I'd take an Excel certificate seriously especially with the lack of regulation in this space. Besides, you tend to learn it very quickly on the job through actual practice and company-sponsored training, rather than from a book or course. That being said, even in university, I did get decent lessons on using Excel in QMA/QMB (the basic VLookups, Pivot tables, SumIf, etc) so that would be more than enough to say you had Excel skills. If you're worried, then definitely do courses online or just practice (there's plenty of exercises around the place to try) but I wouldn't try to make yourself look like an Excel gun unless you truly are e.g. ability to write custom macros, VB Script, etc..

 

[mreditor16]

What do you guys think of this? http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/excel2007/Excel2007.html

And any tips for if I end up using this to learn some Excel skills?

Also, assuming I have enough time, should I learn all of it?

 

[obliviousninja]

Doesnt seem that interactive. Tbh i would just cbs

 

[obliviousninja]

I'm doing this

 

[mreditor16]

I'm doing this

It looks really good, but $300...

Isn't that a tad too much?

 

[obliviousninja]

It looks really good, but $300...

Isn't that a tad too much?

I got it for free

 

[mreditor16]

seremify,ozko, enoil and others - if you were in my position, would you learn excel for free from this http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/excel2007/Excel2007.html ? or would you learn it from a udemy course such as this https://www.udemy.com/the-ultimate-microsoft-excel-training-bundle/ where there is a cost of at least $100 ?

keep in mind, udemy courses (most of them, such as the one linked above) have video lectures and quizs at the end, with a certificate of completion. whereas the free one linked before takes you through it in a conventional manual-style format, with only downloads to follow along with it provided. no interactivity per se.

opinions would be greatly appreciated....

 

[mreditor16]

I got it for free

how?

 

[obliviousninja]

I will hook you up with some when they are free

 

[obliviousninja]

A friend gave me a link for it 1 month ago. But the promotion has expired.

 

[mreditor16]

I will hook you up with some when they are free

thanks mate!