Get Your Excel Certification Here: The 2 Best Online Solutions

Looking for a new job? 

Want to increase your salary or get promoted?

If so, then having a certificate to showcase your expertise in Excel is a must.

In this article, we’ll show you 2 different solutions you can try and get certified which are both online.

Kasper Langmann, Co-founder of Spreadsheeto

Why should you get certified?

There are a lot of reasons why certification is such a great idea, especially if you’re looking for a new job.

Expand your knowledge: Great if you managed to learn Excel all by yourself!

However, gaining a certification would have you focus on a workshop or course that would help you build knowledge or stay up-to-date to recent Excel updates and trends.

What you learn would cement your foundation on using the program.

Kasper Langmann, Co-founder of Spreadsheeto

Credibility: Want to get on your potential employer’s radar? Then you need to establish your credibility.

A certificate is like a stamp of approval or validation that would prove your specialty and expertise in Excel.

Improve your marketability: Certifications would give you an edge on a rather competitive hiring process.

An Excel certificate is like a torch of status that bears your knowledge and experience.

Employer reference: You must’ve noticed by now. But a lot of job ads in Excel usually prefer ‘candidates’ with credentials.

A certificate would certainly help you stand out in the employer’s eyes. After all, earning one isn’t that easy.

It represents your personal drive and motivation to learn more and gather more experience.

Kasper Langmann, Co-founder of Spreadsheeto

There are still a lot of advantages to getting certified. But these 4 summarizes them well.

Now, let’s get to the best 2 solutions available online:

Zero to Hero

Zero to Hero is a workshop that comes with its own certificate. 

You would literally go from “I don’t have a clue” to “I got this!” in as little as 14 hours.

But what separates Zero to Hero from the rest of online workshops and certifications?

Expert support: This is not just a product. It’s a service.

That means we won’t leave you hanging after you opted-in. Got a question? You’ll get your answer within 24 hours.

As a Zero to Hero student, you have first priority in my inbox. That means I answer all your questions within 24 hours.

Kasper Langmann, Co-founder of Spreadsheeto

If that’s not a great service, we don’t know what is.

Interactive Assignments: We don’t teach theory alone. We want to make your skills stick.

That’s why this course comes with assignment files and project files. You’ll be doing what you see on the screen, step-by-step.

Certificates: The best part? You’ll receive a certificate per module that you’ve finished.

After you complete a module, your certificate becomes available for download. And you can bring them during the interview process and present them to your employers.

Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (2019)

front page of microsoft office excel associate

Microsoft Office Specialist (MSO) is the official certificate from Microsoft.

Microsoft has a lot of certification levels of MOS:

  • Microsoft Office Specialist
  • MOS Expert
  • MOS Master

But gaining one isn’t easy. There are exams you need to pass to get certified in the program.

If you like to earn one, make sure you have a solid foundation and know-how about the proper ways to use all the features of Excel.

Kasper Langmann, Co-founder of Spreadsheeto

The MO-200 Microsoft Excel Exam (2019) would measure your competency in the following topics:

  • Creating and managing worksheets and workbooks
  • Creating cells and ranges
  • Creating tables
  • Applying formulas and functions
  • Creating charts and objects

If you’re not sure, there are lots of Excel books and online blogs that can help you.

And if you feel ready, you have to schedule your exam through Certiport

Just click on the link above and on the bottom part of the page, click “Schedule with Certiport” and fill out the instructions.

Wrapping things up…

Gaining an Excel certificate would get you a long way especially if you want better jobs and opportunities.

Your best course of action is to build your foundation first in Excel. Zero to Hero can provide you that along with certifications. 

Then, you can level up and take on Microsoft’s official certificate.

Kasper Langmann, Co-founder of Spreadsheeto