Why Excel Should Be Every Data Analyst's Best Friend

FREE LIVE EVENT: AI Analyst Week, Nov 9, 10 & 12. Eight sessions on Claude, Copilot, Excel, Power BI, critical thinking, business acumen, agents and your 2027 career roadmap. Get your free pass 👉 https://bit.ly/4iG7ExY Virtually every business uses Microsoft Excel, and anyone who works with data is expected to at least know the basics. Excel is also the best place to start learning if you want to become a Data Analyst. In this session, Sonali and Enrique will talk about what makes Excel the perfect starting point for aspiring Analysts, the things you should focus on learning first, and share personal anecdotes about how they use Excel as their favorite on the job tool. You’ll leave the session with a concrete understanding of the skills you should be focusing on, why they matter in data roles, and how you can add them to your tool kit. What You'll Learn: 1) What makes Excel the perfect starting point for every aspiring Data Analyst 2) How Enrique and Sonali use Excel on the job in their data roles 3) Where you should focus your learning to maximize impact This session was part of our OPEN CAMPUS week in October, which included 6 days of live expert sessions. 🗣️ Follow us on LinkedIn for daily data analysis tips and career guidance:   / maven-analytics   💡 Interested in data courses? Join over 1,000,000 students who have taken our Maven Analytics courses in Excel, SQL, PowerBI, Tableau, Python and more: https://bit.ly/3UjF6hc