Excel and?

What are the most important computer skills for IBD other than excel and PP? How about C++? Statistics programs like Stata? Does anyone have a list of programs that I should learn to make my resume look good? Programs that any of FO, BO, MO use. Thanks

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No programming at all. Incorporated some VBA into one of my models and my MD tore me knew one. Just don't do it. Keep it simple.

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Stringer BellNo programming at all. Incorporated some VBA into one of my models and my MD tore me knew one. Just don't do it. Keep it simple.

a knew one?

 

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