Forage Excel Skills

Why complete this Job Simulation

A risk-free way to build your technical skills with us at Forage. Complete example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced

6-7 hours

No grades

No assessments

Intermediate

Excel is used across countless roles, but knowing where to click is only the beginning. The real value comes from knowing how to use Excel to work efficiently, investigate data, uncover insights, and help others make better decisions.

In this job simulation, you’ll step into the role of a team member working with real-world business data. You’ll progress through a connected series of challenges that reflect how Excel is used in the workplace, from preparing and analyzing a dataset to automating repetitive work, creating a dashboard, and presenting recommendations to decision-makers.

By completing the simulation, you’ll practice how to:

Navigate and work efficiently with data in Excel.
Identify data quality issues, trends, and opportunities.
Use conditional formatting to make important information stand out.
Automate repetitive analysis using macros.
Build charts and dashboards that communicate performance clearly.
Turn your analysis into actionable business recommendations.

You’ll finish with experience using Excel as more than a spreadsheet tool. You’ll use it as a practical tool for solving problems and communicating insights in a professional setting.

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Forage. No live sessions, all self-paced.
Earn a certificate and add it to your resume or LinkedIn as an extracurricular activity.
Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain how you have the right skills for our team.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Assessment Design

Dashboard Development

Data Analysis

Data Storytelling & Presentation

Data Visualization

Microsoft Excel

Introduction from Forage

Tasks

Task One: Prepare and Explore Business Data

1-2 hoursIntroductory

Clean a sales dataset and uncover the patterns that matter

What you'll learn

How to navigate and work with data more efficiently using Excel shortcuts.
How to review a dataset for missing values, errors, and unusual information.
How to use conditional formatting to highlight patterns and important values.
How different conditional formatting rules can make large datasets easier to review.

What you'll do

Practice useful shortcuts for navigating and selecting data.
Explore a dataset and identify characteristics that require attention.
Apply conditional formatting rules to highlight errors, missing values, and selected data patterns.
Compare your completed spreadsheet with an example answer.

Task One: Prepare and Explore Business Data

1-2 hoursIntroductory

Clean a sales dataset and uncover the patterns that matter

What you'll learn

How to navigate and work with data more efficiently using Excel shortcuts.
How to review a dataset for missing values, errors, and unusual information.
How to use conditional formatting to highlight patterns and important values.
How different conditional formatting rules can make large datasets easier to review.

What you'll do

Practice useful shortcuts for navigating and selecting data.
Explore a dataset and identify characteristics that require attention.
Apply conditional formatting rules to highlight errors, missing values, and selected data patterns.
Compare your completed spreadsheet with an example answer.

Reviews

4.6

I really enjoyed the simulation because it provided a practical, hands-on learning experience. It helped me improve my Excel skills, understand automation using macros, and develop my problem-solving abilities. The step-by-step tasks were engaging and allowed me to apply my knowledge in real-world situations. Overall, it was an informative, interactive, and valuable learning experience.

Student, Federal Urdu University of Arts,Science and Technology

I enjoyed the hands-on learning experience and the opportunity to apply Excel skills to real-world business scenarios. The simulation helped me improve my understanding of data analysis, formulas, conditional formatting, dashboards, and VBA macros. I especially liked creating automated sorting macros and learning how Excel can make repetitive tasks more efficient.

Student, St. Francis College

I really enjoyed this Excel Skills Virtual Experience Program because it helped me understand Excel through practical tasks. I learned how to work with data, improve my Excel skills, and create VBA macros to automate repetitive tasks. The step-by-step activities were useful and gave me more confidence in using Excel for real-world business work.

Student, Manipal University Jaipur