What is your experience with using Microsoft Excel?

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Be specific! Answering this question should be straightforward for you. Use your past experience and job duties to compile a list of functions you can perform in Excel. You can include experience data entry, formulas, graphs, charts, formatting, pivot tables, Vlookups, etc. in your list of

You can also state how long you've been using the program for and show the progression of your Excel skills and usage. How often you used Excel in previous jobs is important. For example, if you used it every day, share this with the interviewer.

You can say, "I started off using Excel for data entry purposes. I created spreadsheets and charts used formatting tools and formulas. I also created monthly, quarterly, yearly and year-over-year comparison reports on Excel - the reports included charts, bar graphs, pie graphs and totals which I calculated with the formula function."

"I started off using Excel for data entry purposes. I created spreadsheets and charts used formatting tools and formulas. I also created monthly, quarterly, yearly and year-over-year comparison reports on Excel - the reports included charts, bar graphs, pie graphs and totals which I calculated with the formula function."

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"I usually use Excel when exporting data from the SAP system. My main task is to create and maintain a balance sheet confirmation by using simple formulas. Excel allows us to save a lot of time and to be certain that all the invoices have been processed. I am willing to improve my Excel skills and take trainings. I have taken trainings in the past and will be doing the same if I join your company."

Cindy's Feedback

Good start, but give a bit more detail. Would you characterize yourself as a super-user? Do you know how to use formulas? How often do you use Excel?

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Anonymous Answer

"I am an advanced user of Excel. I have been using this tool since my first professional experience. At my previous work, it was an essential tool for pooling out reports using VLOOKUP, PivotTable, and Macros to automatize activities."

Marcie's Feedback

Excellent! The interviewer will be happy to hear that you're experienced with this program. Have you ever taken any courses or classes on it that you can mention? Can you talk about how you've shown others how to use it? Perhaps you can cite an example of a time when you used Excel to accomplish a task? The more details you can provide, the better!

Anonymous Answer

"I use Excel to create spreadsheets with basic calculations and formulas. In the past I've used it to for CSV reports, making changes in the report and importing it into Xero. I would like to improve my Excel skills to further my knowledge base."