Thread by @justineltchua

College + HS students ask me all the time what's a skill they should have by the time they graduate, & no matter what work they want to do, I always say

Excel skills

At the very least
🖱️Pivot tables & reporting
🖱️VLOOKUP + INDEX + MATCH
🖱️IF tests & calculations
🖱️Formatting

After mastering, or even just understanding the logic behind those basics, I recommend next learning a MS Excel specialty or complementary skill

My 5 most recommended advanced Excel skills to pick up
⌨️ Macros
⌨️ VBA
⌨️ SQL
⌨️ Tableau
⌨️ PowerBI

Finally, when it comes to my more multidisciplinary students, who won't use Excel as much for its reporting and data analysis capabilities, I recommend they learn how to use it for

☀️ Project management
☀️ Inventory tracking
☀️ Charts and budgeting
☀️ Social media calendars

That's it for this week's job hunting advice thread~ If you want to see the last 2 threads (both about interview questions), you can check them out here! And if you have a recommendation for next week's thread, let me know~

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