Interviewing for a consulting role and got asked “how’s your excel skills?” What’s the best way to respond?

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“Let’s PIVOT to my hair, I used SUMPRODUCT for this interview.

I’ll see myself out

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I once said: “I’m in the top 1% of the world at excel,” and that was NOT the right answer. To be fair—most of the world doesn’t have access to computers so it’s probably true, but that fact was clearly lost on my interviewer.

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Excel is so old school, you should try Alteryx, excel on steroids

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Agreed. Excel is better

Just tell them you love vlookup. If that doesn’t get you the job, nothing will.

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You’d be surprised how many job descriptions still ask about vlookups...

“I excel at it”

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This is such a layup—“I excel at it!”

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"It's aite"

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If it's a partner, they almost come when you tell them that you know vlookup

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Following. Got asked a similar question except on a “scale of 1-10” to which I responded with 7 to be humble but also acknowledge that I’m more than competent.

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I have "excel"lent list of skillsets and also "excel" at excel. Either way, I hope either statements answers your question

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