How to Become an Excel Expert & Get Hired

Become an Excel Expert

No fluff. No outdated tutorials. No overpriced bootcamp. This Microsoft Excel Career Path is your step-by-step roadmap to go from beginner (at any age!) to getting hired. You’ll be guided through our curated curriculum of courses, workshops, challenges, and action items to build your skills, portfolio, and experience, and get hired to become irreplaceable to any business.

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What You'll Learn

Learn all the Excel skills required to be a top candidate
Master advanced Excel functionality for data analysis and business intelligence roles
Learn to use VBA macros and Python in Excel to automate your work so that you can work smarter, not harder
Practice your skills with fun, useful Excel projects that will demonstrate your Excel skills
Go way beyond the basics and become a top 10% Excel Power User
How to ace all of your interviews, get more job offers and a higher salary

Course

Beginner

20 Hours ·163 Lessons The Excel Bootcamp: Zero to Mastery

Become a data wizard in Excel. Learn Excel Formulas and Functions, Data Visualization, Pivot Tables, VBA Macros, and much more. Start or supplement your career with data analysis & science skills & get hired.

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Course

Advanced

8 Hours ·77 Lessons Advanced Excel Bootcamp: Data Analytics and Business Intelligence

Become a Data Professional. You'll learn to master Excel's built-in power tools, including Power Query, Power Pivot Tables, Data Modeling, the DAX formula language, and so much more.

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Intermediate

3 Hours ·48 Lessons Create a Retirement Planning Tool with Excel

Learn, build and reinforce your Excel skills with this hands-on project that guides you through the creation of a dynamic and multifaceted retirement planner spreadsheet-based tool!

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Advanced

11 Hours ·75 Lessons VBA Programming Bootcamp: Zero to Mastery

Become a data analytics pro by using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) Programming in Excel. Learn VBA Macros, Variables, Userforms, Loops, Arrays, and Pivot Tables. Build your career in data analysis & get hired.

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Action

Apply To 5 Jobs You Really Want

This time around, you have more knowledge and more practice. It's now time to take your job hunt seriously. Find 5 companies/jobs that you REALLY want to work for and make a serious effort applying to these jobs based on the tips you learned in the previous lessons. Don't take no for an answer and see if you can land an interview at one of these companies you chose. Once you have an interview lined up, move to the next section.

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Who is this Excel Career Path for?

Anyone who wants a clear step-by-step guide to learn the latest industry techniques and tools, become an Excel Expert from scratch, and actually get hired. Oh ya, and you don't want to waste your money on overpriced bootcamps and degrees.

Also, let's be honest. Some of the topics can be a little dry. So, we're even going to have a bit of fun along the way. No way! Crazy right?!

This Excel Expert Career Path is perfect for you if:

You're a complete beginner (of any age!) and want a full bootcamp curriculum and experience without having to pay $1,000s
You don't want to waste your valuable time. You want to learn everything needed to master Excel in one place
You want to build real-world Excel projects that will push you, challenge you and make your portfolio and resume stand out
You don't want to learn and take this journey alone. You will learn alongside 100s of other students at your same level and 1,000s more that are just a few steps ahead of you

And it's definitely for you if you're sick of:

Outdated tutorials
Free courses and tutorials that don't go beyond the basics
Learning topics and concepts that are mostly irrelevant in the real-world and don't even get asked in interviews
Courses with no community or support system
Tutorial hell
Feeling like you're going in circles with no clear path or end in sight

Let's be 100% clear. You aren't going to be writing the =SUM() function 100 times or learning topics that aren't going to get you hired or even be used in the real-world. That's a waste of your time.

The sooner you get hired, the sooner you'll be learning more than you can from any course. That's the goal of this Excel Expert Career Path.

Why become an Excel Expert?

Everyone has their own reason(s) as to why they want to become a Data Analyst. But here are a few of the best reasons:

Excel is the most important piece of business software in the world. Excel is one of the most powerful applications ever built, with a massive and widely under-appreciated feature set. It has the horsepower and flexibility to play a crucial role in any Analyst and Developer’s toolbox. And if you squint just a little bit, Microsoft Excel absolutely has all the essential components of a full-stack application development platform. And for rapid development of data-driven applications, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better solution. The bottom line: whether you're a programming novice or an experienced developer, or you need to use data for any reason, there's a good chance Excel has something for you.
No degree required. It's very possible to get hired without having any college degree. Excel skills are a great entry point to the business world and a way to make you stand out from your colleagues.
It's fun. And rewarding. It's incredible what you can do when you're proficient with Excel. You get to have a real-world impact. The work you're doing on a daily basis can have a huge impact on hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people.

How long does it take to become an Excel Expert (and complete this Career Path)?

Everyone is different. So it's hard to give a specific amount of time. The two biggest variables are the number of hours per week you're dedicating to completing the steps in the Career Path and your current experience level.

Don't hold us to it but here's a rough guideline based on feedback we've received from past ZTM students on how long it takes to become an Excel Expert:

0-10 hours a week = 6+ months. Students from all experience levels but are only able to dedicate a few hours a week.
10-20 hours a week = 4+ months. Students who have started from scratch as complete beginners (no matter their age!) and spend a few hours per day.
20-40 hours a week = 2+ months. Students who are able to learn basically full-time and/or already have some experience (ex: students that already have Excel analysis skills).

What’s the ZTM Discord community and how can it help me?

The ZTM Discord is our exclusive online community for ZTM students, alumni, TAs and instructors.

How it helps you, short version: Increase the chances that ZTM students achieve their current goals and help them continue to grow throughout their career.

Longer version: Learning alone is hard. We've all been there. We've all tried to learn new skills and struggled. It can be frustrating, daunting, and just plain challenging, especially if you're trying to change careers.

We feel strongly that the Zero To Mastery Discord community is an essential part of the learning experience and greatly increases the chances for students to achieve their goals.

It's crazy to think that Colleges and Coding Bootcamps charge you tens of thousands of dollars to provide you with this type of experience. It doesn't have to be that way!

In fact, ~20% of ZTM students are also enrolled at a College or in-person Coding Bootcamp but feel like they just aren't getting all of the skills and support they need. But with ZTM, they do.

Within the Zero To Mastery Discord community, you can:

Connect with other Developers, Engineers, Data Scientists, Designers
Form study groups and complete ZTM Career Paths and Courses together
Ask questions and get advice from other people at your same level as well as more experienced professionals
Get feedback on projects
Meet other students around the world (and likely even someone from your hometown!)
Learn how to answer questions and help other students which will accelerate your own learning
Get help from others with questions and exercises
Work on coding challenges and real-world open-source projects with other students

It’s pretty awesome to see many ZTM alumni also active every single day, continuing to engage with the community, give back, and level up their own skills and career.

Are there any prerequisites for this Career Path?

A computer (Windows/Mac/Linux) and access to the internet. That's it! No previous experience is needed.

If you haven't already, take our tech career path quiz. We'll give you our recommendation for which path is the best fit for you.

How is a Career Path different from a course?

Career Paths are like a full College curriculum. Our Career Paths give you the exact courses, workshops, challenges, articles and actions to take to go from absolute beginner to getting hired.

Career Paths start with ensuring you know the foundations from scratch. But they go far beyond by teaching you advanced topics and non-technical skills that are essential for your career but aren't taught in Computer Science Degrees or Coding Bootcamps.

Courses are more focused. Different courses have different goals. Some courses are a great fit for experienced Developers, Engineers and Programmers who want to level-up their skills in a specific topic or framework. Other courses cover a wider range of topics teaching the foundations and fundamentals for beginners.

Can I change my Career Path?

Yes. You can change your Career Path anytime. As a member of Zero To Mastery, you have unlimited access to all ZTM courses, workshops, challenges, articles and other materials needed to complete any of the ZTM Career Paths.

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Become an Excel Expert

Earn on average $102,777 per year

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Your career path

What You'll Learn

Apply To 5 Jobs You Really Want

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Still have questions?

Who is this Excel Career Path for?

Why become an Excel Expert?

How long does it take to become an Excel Expert (and complete this Career Path)?

What’s the ZTM Discord community and how can it help me?

Are there any prerequisites for this Career Path?

How is a Career Path different from a course?

Can I change my Career Path?

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