if money is no object, http://www.WallStreetPrep.com/programs/details.php?package_id=37. what the banks teach u at their training sessions is enough. however, retaining that info from the classroom and using it on the desk is different. overall, practice your shortcuts and commands until they become second nature and stored in your long-term memory.

 

I have never worked in finance (just passed CFA L1 and starting to look) but from what I've gathered, working with data in Excel is the only way to become good at it. There are modeling courses out there (WSP, Training the Street, BIWS) but from what I gather they are very expensive and they can only really teach you the very basics. But if you PM me, I'll send you some links I find useful for Excel in general (can't post links yet BC I'm so new to WSO).

 

I'm with @"bearing". When I started work at Big 4, my senior came to my desk on the first day disabled my trackpad and took my mouse. He gave it back after about a month when he saw that I didn't need it anymore. Best excel master class I ever had.

"Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money." - Mickey Bergman - Heist (2001)
 

Sil is pretty accurate. You can learn all the technicals but unless you're one of the lucky few tech savants you're still going to spend a lot of time reviewing how to use each function at first. It takes time working with them to really remember them.

 

To save yourself some money, my advice would be to Google "Training the Street excel shortcuts" or something of the sort in Google Images. Just make sure that you are using the same version of Excel. Most Excel shortcuts from older versions work in newer version, but no the other way around. Then, force yourself to use the keyboard. It will be horrible at first, but you will get used to it.

 

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