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Microsoft Excel and the Importance of Training
Because of the seemingly mathematical, formula-oriented nature of its infrastructure, some people mistakenly assume that Microsoft Excel is a program only for people in the tech sphere. However, it’s potential applications extend far beyond that, to practically any business and any job that deals in data.
Since nearly every business handles data in some capacity, Excel can prove useful in any industry. For everyone from farmers to retail managers, Excel makes business more efficient and intuitive.
Here are three specific ways that Excel can increase the value and productivity of an employee in any line of work:
1. Provide Quick Organizational Solutions
At almost any job interview, a prospective employee will invariably be asked to evaluate their organizational abilities. The ability to remain organized is pivotal to success in any field. Fortunately, a knowledge of Excel can provide the organizational backbone that employees need. For instance, Florida-based journalism school The Poytner Institute advises its students to use Excel to organize information as they embark on their reporting careers. As it points out, Excel presents an easy way to codify data like phone numbers, dates and other pieces of information that may help in reporting a story.
2. Identify Trends Based on Data
Within any enterprise, there will be employees who punch in, do their work and leave. Day in and day out, the routine remains the same. But the employee who wants to ascend the company ladder must go beyond that by presenting concrete methods of improving business. This can be a daunting prospect, but Excel makes it significantly easier by providing myriad options for statistical analysis.
If an employee at a clothing store wants to find out which color shirt is the most popular among a certain demographic, they can input receipt information on Excel and, using the program’s graphing tools, get a quick answer.
3. Merge Data Sets
Most companies manage their data somehow, but often that data exists in different locations. Excel is the platform on which all data comes together. With the ability to import and process both text and images, Excel makes it easy to have data exist in one place.
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