In the world of digital competitiveness, skill development has become the ever-growing quality one must have to surpass any work. Whether growing professionals or students, possessing several soft skills will keep you one step ahead of everyone.

So, what is an important tool you must learn as a part of your computer literacy? Of course, learning Excel is the one to enhance your skill sets.

Microsoft Excel is one of the powerful spreadsheets and data analyzing programs with wide-ranging capabilities. From basic mathematical functions to complex statistical analyses, it is a popular tool in Business, Engineering, Accountancy, and many more industries.

Top reasons to learn Excel

Employers highly value candidates who are learning Excel and favor them in many ways. So, how it benefits? Let’s find out.

• Increases your value in the job market.
• The more you advance your Excel skills, the more efficiently you will be able to complete a variety of projects and tasks.
• Many finance and Accountants-related positions rely on and can help to analyze financial modeling, and report documentation.
• Engineers or Data Analysts can prepare valuable datasets for forecasting performances and making decisions.
• Increases your salary for knowing such a universal computer program.

Bottom line

One of my recent observations revealed that most of the hiring companies or job positions ask for basic or advanced literacy in Excel. As such, many job-seeking individuals are often found competitively lagging behind and are not able to ace the interview rounds. Believe it or not, Excel is a proven skill that increases your chances of securing a job and makes you stand out of the crowd.

(Synopsized from the Aug 9, 2020 article published in Medium by Syeda Benazir Hossain. Read the full article here)