
Step 1: Know what “paid Excel work” really means Freshers don’t get hired for advanced analytics. They get paid for boring but critical Excel tasks: Data cleaning & formatting Removing duplicates, sorting, filtering VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP / IF / COUNTIF Pivot Tables & basic dashboards Reports from raw CSV / Google Sheets MIS & tracker updates If you can do these 8–10 things, you’re already billable. Step 2: Where freshers ACTUALLY get paid Excel work 1️⃣ Freelancing platforms (Beginner-friendly) Search for keywords: Excel data entry Excel reporting Excel cleanup MIS executive Virtual assistant – Excel You’ll see gigs like: “Need someone to clean 5,000 rows in Excel” “Create a pivot-based sales report” 💰 Pay: ₹300–₹800/hour or ₹500–₹3,000 per task LinkedIn (most underrated for Excel gigs) Do NOT search “Excel job”. Search instead: MIS Executive (Intern/Fresher) Operations Intern Business Support Intern Data Support / Reporting Intern Pro tip: DM startup founders #career #excel #freelancing #excel #fresher #student #job #highpaying #job
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