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‘Your Excel Skills Suck’: The Power Users Turning Spreadsheets Into a Spectator Sport

First publishedAug 19, 11:00 UTC
Last updatedAug 19, 13:49 UTC · 14m ago
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‘Your Excel Skills Suck’: The Power Users Turning Spreadsheets Into a Spectator Sport
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For many people, Microsoft Excel is to be avoided at all costs. Maybe you lied about being “proficient” with the spreadsheet program to pad out your résumé and have lived in fear of being found out ever since.

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For many people, Microsoft Excel is to be avoided at all costs. Maybe you lied about being “proficient” with the spreadsheet program to pad out your résumé and have lived in fear of being found out ever since. Or it could be that you do have a grasp on a few basic formulas but find the interface too labyrinthine to truly master. Still, like it or not, Excel remains an integral part of businesses, with Microsoft claiming “hundreds of millions” of users worldwide.

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For many people, Microsoft Excel is to be avoided at all costs. Maybe you lied about being “proficient” with the spreadsheet program to pad out your résumé and have lived in fear of being found out ever since.
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