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Testing someones skillz...
I am trying to determine the level of Excel knowledge for someone I
recently started working with. I would like to put together some sort of "test" which will show me what he knows. Is anyone aware of a test like this (say online, or downloadable), or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could test him on? Any help would be great. Thanks! |
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Testing someones skillz...
Excel is such a broad and deep program it's hard to know what to test the guy
on without knowing what you'll rely on him for. Example: will he be programming? Running financial models? Engineering? Statistical analysis? Someone can be expert in one of these areas and not knowledgeable about another. -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "ChuckF" wrote: I am trying to determine the level of Excel knowledge for someone I recently started working with. I would like to put together some sort of "test" which will show me what he knows. Is anyone aware of a test like this (say online, or downloadable), or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could test him on? Any help would be great. Thanks! |
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Testing someones skillz...
I am looking to test his abilities when it comes to formulas, pivot
tables, lists. Nothing too over board. I have spreadsheets that have been created that he will be maintaining, as well as needing to set up other spreadsheets. I basically want to make sure that if I ask him to set up a spreadsheet containing vlookup's (insert any basic type of formula here), he won't look at me like I have 2 heads. Dave F wrote: Excel is such a broad and deep program it's hard to know what to test the guy on without knowing what you'll rely on him for. Example: will he be programming? Running financial models? Engineering? Statistical analysis? Someone can be expert in one of these areas and not knowledgeable about another. -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "ChuckF" wrote: I am trying to determine the level of Excel knowledge for someone I recently started working with. I would like to put together some sort of "test" which will show me what he knows. Is anyone aware of a test like this (say online, or downloadable), or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could test him on? Any help would be great. Thanks! |
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Testing someones skillz...
You could maybe gather together some of the (simpler) questions posed
in these newsgroups and use these as the basis of a test - rather like "How would you solve these problems ?" Hope this helps. Pete "ChuckF" wrote: I am trying to determine the level of Excel knowledge for someone I recently started working with. I would like to put together some sort of "test" which will show me what he knows. Is anyone aware of a test like this (say online, or downloadable), or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could test him on? Any help would be great. Thanks! |
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Testing someones skillz...
Why not point him in the direction of this group and suggest he
responds to a sample of the postings. It will quickly become obvious from other replies wherein lie his strengths (or weaknesses). Rgds On 31 Aug 2006 10:38:20 -0700, "ChuckF" wrote: I am trying to determine the level of Excel knowledge for someone I recently started working with. I would like to put together some sort of "test" which will show me what he knows. Is anyone aware of a test like this (say online, or downloadable), or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could test him on? Any help would be great. Thanks! __ Richard Buttrey Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK __________________________ |
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Testing someones skillz...
So Chuck,
What exactly you want from these posts? Shail ChuckF wrote: I am trying to determine the level of Excel knowledge for someone I recently started working with. I would like to put together some sort of "test" which will show me what he knows. Is anyone aware of a test like this (say online, or downloadable), or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could test him on? Any help would be great. Thanks! |
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Testing someones skillz...
I assume the guy was hired with the expectation of knowing excel uses...even
if a master in one area, then he probably has the basics down pretty darn good. Why not just give him a new task...even if a made-up one, that would require use of all the components, that he will need to understand and employ daily. See what he struggles with, see what really stumps him...and maybe even see what creative new ways of getting an end result...that may surprise you. -- Linda "ChuckF" wrote: I am trying to determine the level of Excel knowledge for someone I recently started working with. I would like to put together some sort of "test" which will show me what he knows. Is anyone aware of a test like this (say online, or downloadable), or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could test him on? Any help would be great. Thanks! |
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Testing someones skillz...
If he can post to a newsgroup ....
"ChuckF" wrote in message ups.com... I am trying to determine the level of Excel knowledge for someone I recently started working with. I would like to put together some sort of "test" which will show me what he knows. Is anyone aware of a test like this (say online, or downloadable), or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could test him on? Any help would be great. Thanks! |
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