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:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160313T020000 RDATE:20160313T020000 RDATE:20170312T020000 RDATE:20180311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T020000 RDATE:20161106T020000 RDATE:20171105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160224T021642Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160324T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160324T183000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160224T021642Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160224T021642Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250469867 DESCRIPTION:We'll have two talks from Microsoft/Revolution Analytics: \;\n \;\n- Joseph Rickert on R at Microsoft \;\n- John Lam on A L ap Around R Tools for Visual Studio \;\n \;\nDoors open ~6 pm\, ta lks start at 6:30 pm\n\nTags: r\, data science\, programming\, microsoft \, Visual Studio\, Excel\, spreadsheets\n\nImported from: http://calagat or.org/events/1250469867 URL:http://pdxrlang.com/ SUMMARY:pdxrlang meetup: R at Microsoft and R in Visual Studio LOCATION:Mozilla: 1120 NW Couch St.\, Suite 320\, Portland Oregon 97209 U S SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180821T061552Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180915T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180915T100000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180821T061552Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180821T061552Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474139 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 . \;\n \;\nIn essence\, you can turn an entire department around j ust because you know how to manipulate data in order to get an aggregate view. \;\n \;\nSTRUCTURE OF COURSE \;\n \;\nAdvanced functi ons and formulas \;\n * Logical functions \;\n * Condition al functions \;\n * Financial functions \;\n * Text functi ons \;\n * Date functions \;\n * Array formulas \;\n 3\;\nLookups and data tables \;\n * Using lookup functions \;\ n * Using MATCH and INDEX \;\n * Creating data tables \;\n \;\nAdvanced data management \;\n * Validating cell entries&# 13\;\n * Advanced filtering \;\n \;\nAdvanced charting \;\n * Chart formatting options \;\n * Combination charts \;\n * Graphical objects \;\n \;\nPivotTables and PivotCharts \ ;\n * Working with PivotTables \;\n * Rearranging PivotTables \;\n * Formatting PivotTables \;\n * PivotCharts \;\n& #13\;\nExporting and Importing Data \;\n * Exporting and importin g text files \;\n * Getting external data \;\n \;\nAnalytic al Tools \;\n * Goal Seek \;\n * Scenarios \;\n \;\n Macros and Visual Basic \;\n * Running and recording a macro \ ;\n * Working with VBA code \;\n \;\nBENEFITS \;\nNot only are many business professionals using Excel to perform everyday function al tasks in the workplace\, an increasing number of employers rely on Ex cel for decision support.The ability to analyze data is a powerful skill that helps you make better decisions. Microsoft Excel is one of the top tools for data analysis and the built-in pivot tables are arguably the most popular analytic tool. \;\n \;\nMAKE YOUR RESUME STAND OUT 3\;\nThey are NOT seeing if you simply have Excel as a skill. They are d iving deeping when it comes to determining which candidate to interview and hire. They look for Pivot Table\, VLOOKUP\, Macros\, VBA\, Condition al Formatting\, Charting and Filtering…These are far more telling of you r ability to an employer then writing Excel. Someone who writes VLOOKUP\ , Pivot Table\, Filtering demonstrates an ability to analyse data and so has eliminated a potential barrier in the mind of the hiring manager re viewing your resume. In essence\, use actual Excel functions in your Res ume! \;\n \;\nINCREASE 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 ma nager understands is critical. \;\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 ext ra $20 per eight-hour workday and $100 per work week\, simply for knowin g how to use a single computer program. Moreover\, full-time employees i n certain industries can see a starting salary bump of anywhere from $1\ ,000 to $7\,000 per year based on their Excel skills. That’s not chump c hange you can ignore. \;\n \;\nINSPIRING ENTREPRENEUR? \;\nA ma jority 63 percent of twenty-somethings want to start their own business. How will you stay organized\, 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? Th e biggest complaint employers have about millennials is that they lack b asic hard and soft skills.These skills include things like teamwork and problem solving\, but also basic administrative skills like MS Word and Powerpoint. Once you’re hired\, you want to meet the basic requirements of your role without stressing. \;\n \;\nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR \ ;\nMartin Jetton has 30+ years of advanced supply chain analytics\, pred ictive analytics\, and statistical consulting experience. He's currently a Principal at the Liberty Advisor Group\, where he works in advanced s upply chain analytics. In his previous role\, he was the Senior Predicti ve Consultant at Corios\; where he developed predictive models and score cards\, forecast trends\, identify uncertainties\, and assign the ideal strategies to maximize performance. The firm’s clients are in the bankin g\, brokerage\, credit\, utilities and healthcare industries. \;\n 3\;\nWHO SHOULD COME? \;\nPeople whose work is completed through MS E xcel\; Software Engineers\, Finance Professionals\, HR Professionals\, M arketing Professionals\, Project Managers\, Technology Professionals. 3\;\n \;\nADDITIONAL BENEFITS? \;\nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION: PLEASE CONTACT US AT ibeafoundation@gmail.com.\n\nTags: Excel\, professional\, professional development\, microsoft\, MS Excel\, students\, college\, Data Entry\, data analytics\, finance\, business\, project managers\, sp readsheets\, data\, computers\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/eve nts/1250474139 URL:http://bit.ly/LearnMicrosoftExcel SUMMARY:MS EXCEL - ADVANCED EXCEL FORMULAS & FUNCTIONS LOCATION:NedSpace: 707 SW Washington St #1100\, Portland\, OR 97205\, Por tland OR 97205 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR