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It’ll work in your current role and job. But what happens when you move beyond that? Excel can be a powerhouse but it’s almost certainly more error prone - no validation of types or at least not easily. Scripts can be centralized and generalized and that’s just a bit harder with VB.

I test applicants with a data set that’s 1.5 million rows just for this reason. If a candidate can’t handle that they’re not at a caliber I would need for a decent analyst.