BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T020000 RDATE:20171105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171019T182010Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171118T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171118T100000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171019T182010Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171019T182010Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472696 DESCRIPTION:Want to take your career to the next level? \;\nPractical\ , Hands-on Training for Advanced Excel Formulas &\; Functions \;\n \;\nMicrosoft Excel is perhaps the most important computer software program used in business today. That's why so many workers and prospecti ve employees are required to learn Excel to enter or remain in the workp lace. Unfortunately many college students\, recent grads\, and professio nals haven’t mastered Excel or have the adequate Excel skills employers are seeking. According to Payscale\, “ 80 percent of job openings requir e spreadsheet and word-processing software skills. Yet so many people ne ver even give Excel a chance because it has an intimidating stigma aroun d it.” \;\n \;\nIf you walk through the finance or accounting depa rtment at any major corporate office\, you will see computer screens fil led with Excel spreadsheets outlining financial results\, budgets\, fore casts\, and plans used to make big business decisions. Marketing and Pro duct profesionals using Excel to list customer and sales targets\; manag ing thier sales force and planning future marketing plans based on past results. Pivot tables to quickly and easily summarize customer and sales data by category with a quick drag-and drop. HR professionals using gia nt spreadsheets full of employee data and understand exactly where the c osts are coming from and how to best plan and control them for the futur e. Supply logistic professional to manage inventory and forecasts demand . \;\nIn essence\, you can turn an entire department around just beca use you know how to manipulate data in order to get an aggregate view.&# 13\;\n \;\nSTRUCTURE OF COURSE: \;\nAdvanced functions and formula s \;\nLogical functions \;\nConditional functions \;\nFinancial functions \;\nText functions \;\nDate functions \;\nArray form ulas \;\nLookups and data tables \;\nUsing lookup functions \;\ nUsing MATCH and INDEX \;\nCreating data tables \;\nAdvanced data management \;\nValidating cell entries \;\nAdvanced filtering \ ;\nAdvanced charting \;\nChart formatting options \;\nCombination charts \;\nGraphical objects \;\nPivotTables and PivotCharts \; \nWorking with PivotTables \;\nRearranging PivotTables \;\nFormatt ing PivotTables \;\nPivotCharts \;\nExporting and Importing Data&# 13\;\nExporting and importing text files \;\nGetting external data 3\;\nAnalytical Tools \;\nGoal Seek \;\nScenarios \;\nMacros an d Visual Basic \;\nRunning and recording a macro \;\nWorking with VBA code \;\n \;\nBENEFITS \;\nNot only are many business profe ssionals using Excel to perform everyday functional tasks in the workpla ce\, an increasing number of employers rely on Excel for decision suppor t.The ability to analyze data is a powerful skill that helps you make be tter decisions. Microsoft Excel is one of the top tools for data analysi s and the built-in pivot tables are arguably the most popular analytic t ool. \;\n \;\nMAKE YOUR RESUME STAND OUT \;\nThey are NOT seein g if you simply have Excel as a skill. They are diving deeping when it c omes to determining which candidate to interview and hire. They look for Pivot Table\, VLOOKUP\, Macros\, VBA\, Conditional Formatting\, Chartin g and Filtering…These are far more telling of your ability to an employe r then writing Excel. Someone who writes VLOOKUP\, Pivot Table\, Filteri ng demonstrates an ability to analyse data and so has eliminated a poten tial barrier in the mind of the hiring manager reviewing your resume. In essence\, use actual Excel functions in your Resume! \;\n \;\nINC REASE YOUR EARNING POTENTIAL \;\nDid you know that Excel know-how can instantly increase your job prospects as well as your starting salary? Excel is a transferrable skill that any hiring manager understands is cr itical. \;\nResearch shows job applicants who know MS Excel make $22. 66 per hour on average compared to the $20.14 per hour their peers make who don’t know the program. That’s roughly an extra $20 per eight-hour w orkday and $100 per work week\, simply for knowing how to use a single c omputer program. Moreover\, full-time employees in certain industries ca n see a starting salary bump of anywhere from $1\,000 to $7\,000 per yea r based on their Excel skills. That’s not chump change you can ignore.&# 13\;\n \;\nINSPIRING ENTREPRENEUR? \;\nA majority 63 percent of tw enty-somethings want to start their own business. How will you stay orga nized\, track data\, or forecast your finances if you’re not spreadsheet -savvy? \;\nMany millennials simply want their first job. But\, what about your performance once someone hires you? The biggest complaint emp loyers have about millennials is that they lack basic hard and soft skil ls.These skills include things like teamwork and problem solving\, but a lso basic administrative skills like MS Word and Powerpoint. Once you’re hired\, you want to meet the basic requirements of your role without st ressing. \;\n \;\nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR \;\nMartin Jetton has 30 + years of advanced supply chain analytics\, predictive analytics\, and statistical consulting experience. He's currently a Principal at the Lib erty Advisor Group\, where he works in advanced supply chain analytics. In his previous role\, he was the Senior Predictive Consultant at Corios \; where he developed predictive models and scorecards\, forecast trends \, identify uncertainties\, and assign the ideal strategies to maximize performance. The firm’s clients are in the banking\, brokerage\, credit\ , utilities and healthcare industries. \;\n \;\nWHO SHOULD COME?&# 13\;\nPeople whose work is completed through MS Excel\; Software Enginee rs\, Finance Professionals\, HR Professionals\, Marketing Professionals\ , Project Managers\, Technology Professionals. \;\n \;\nADDITIONAL BENEFITS? \;\nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION: PLEASE CONTACT US AT ibeafoun dation@gmail.com. \;\n\n\nTags: technology\, business\, project\, pro ject management\, microsoft\, Excel\, MS Excel\, functions\, formulas\n\ nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250472696 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ms-excel-advanced-excel-formulas-functio ns-tickets-37470410005 SUMMARY:MS EXCEL - ADVANCED EXCEL FORMULAS & FUNCTIONS LOCATION:Union Bank Tower: 707 Southwest Washington Street\, Portland OR 97205 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR