Excel Based work

Denzel09uk

Hi MSEs

Does anybody on here know of any Excel based work I can do.

Im at an intermediate level knowing Vlookup and If Statements.

Regards

Denzel09uk

CyCo_2

You do realise Vlookup and If/And/Or statements are basic functions, don't you?

Denzel09uk

If they were basic then how comes they are in the Intermediate level of learning. But I know what your saying they are quite simple things.

CyCo_2

They are?

Oh, ok sorry, only we did them at school in IT.

ButterPie_2

Intermediate level of what learning?

SandP_2

Whilst in their basic form VLOOKUP and IF (and their associated commands) are quite straightforward, in Denzel's defence they can become quite complex tools when structured properly with multiple arguments/databases, etc. This is especially true if they're used within Macros and the suchlike.

With regard to Excel work, the work I've personally come across has just been basic data entry. I haven't come across anything that calls for real Excel skills (having said that I haven't looked too hard!)

Denzel09uk

Excel Data Entry would be sufficient. anything I can do either in my lunch break or an hour or two at home.

SandP_2

Denzel09uk wrote: »

Excel Data Entry would be sufficient. anything I can do either in my lunch break or an hour or two at home.

Might be worth looking on Freelancer or Elance to see if there's anything there. Pay rates when I last looked weren't that hot though.

DiscoPistol

SandP wrote: »

With regard to Excel work, the work I've personally come across has just been basic data entry. I haven't come across anything that calls for real Excel skills (having said that I haven't looked too hard!)

Unless you get to developer level and incorporate VBA skills along with some SQL and Access knowledge its been my experience that Excel skills are always part of the job rather that the job itself.

That said I'm an Excel Developer (see above!) and never seem to have problems getting work

DP

SandP_2

DiscoPistol wrote: »

Unless you get to developer level and incorporate VBA skills along with some SQL and Access knowledge its been my experience that Excel skills are always part of the job rather that the job itself.

That said I'm an Excel Developer (see above!) and never seem to have problems getting work

DP

That makes sense. The market would seem to be at both ends of the spectrum (i.e. data entry - developer). The middle ground, it is normally assumed, is handled within an individual's job.

I've a background it IT (long time ago, punching holes in cards, COBOL, etc) before moving into HR and I've always kept any Excel work in-house, insisting that team members understand how to analyse & work data correctly.

DiscoPistol

SandP wrote: »

That makes sense. The market would seem to be at both ends of the spectrum (i.e. data entry - developer). The middle ground, it is normally assumed, is handled within an individual's job.....I've always kept any Excel work in-house, insisting that team members understand how to analyse & work data correctly.

With this in mind do you think it would be worth the OP (or anyone really) looking to get a MOS or MCAS qualification to help them get a job?

Or are they seen as irrelevant in the workplace?