The Importance of Excel Assessment Tests When Hiring

When new employees join your company, they feel like they’re “drinking from a firehose” until they get familiar with their job, build relationships with co-workers and stakeholders, and learn how to get things done. Many people say they feel as if they are in a foreign country when they start a new job. They do […]

How to Test Excel Skills When Interviewing Potential Candidates

Spreadsheets enable employees to quickly organize data and create presentations so colleagues and stakeholders can understand them easily, thus making Microsoft Excel® the most popular computer application for business use. Employees use Excel to track inventory, build sales forecasts, and create financial reports to help management teams make decisions and achieve growth goals. So, organizations […]

Quick and Easy Excel Skills Testing for Potential Candidates

The digital revolution is here, which means computer skills have now become a must-have for most jobs instead of just nice to have. In 2004, 44% of U.S. jobs required medium to high-level computer proficiency. By 2016, 70% of jobs required good digital skills. A recent National Skills Coalition study shows that 92% of jobs […]

Excel Proficiency Tests: A Need, not a Want

It would be difficult to find a business that does not use Microsoft Office®. According to a National Skills Coalition study, 92% of jobs now require computer skills, so it’s not surprising that a global survey of job postings shows that almost all require MS Office skills. This is particularly true for Excel. While all […]