of all the classes i took in undergrad, the one that seemed the stupidest at the time was 'business applications' i.e Excel.
after a few years working i realized it was the most useful out of all of them
sure you can pick it up over a few day, but to being to a)do the analysis and then b) make it work in the spreadsheet and c) make it look professional takes time. lots of time.
it is 100% must have skill for most business related jobs.
I am CFO / ED of a $10MMish company and I have excel open on my computer every day. I've had it open every day for 15 years or more.
after a few years working i realized it was the most useful out of all of them
sure you can pick it up over a few day, but to being to a)do the analysis and then b) make it work in the spreadsheet and c) make it look professional takes time. lots of time.
it is 100% must have skill for most business related jobs.
I am CFO / ED of a $10MMish company and I have excel open on my computer every day. I've had it open every day for 15 years or more.