How Are Pivot Tables Actually Used in HR? Seeking Insights and Experiences

devansh
Dear all,

This is Devang. Can anyone shed light on the use of pivot tables in HR?

Waiting for a reply.

Thank you,
Devansh
raajz_johnny
Dear Devanash,

Greetings!

We would use a Pivot Table to produce meaningful information from a table of information. Imagine you have a table of data that contains names, addresses, ages, occupations, phone numbers, postcodes, etc. With a Pivot Table, we could very easily and quickly find out:

1. How many people have the same names.
2. How many postcodes are the same.
3. A count of a particular occupation.
4. See only people that match a particular occupation.
5. Find out the addresses of people that match a postcode.

Perhaps the biggest advantage of using Pivot Tables is the fact that we can generate and extract meaningful information from a large table of information within a matter of minutes. Or perhaps it is because they will not use up a lot of memory from your PC. In a lot of cases, we could get the same results from a table of data by using Excel's built-in functions, but this would take more time and use far more memory. On top of this, if we wanted some new information we can simply drag-and-drop (pivot). We can also opt to have our information update each time we open the Workbook and/or by clicking refresh.
Anu_Hr
Dear Devansh,

I cannot help you with the details of the usage of a pivot table, but I would like to share with you this Excel Sheet. Please refer to Tab number 6 - it might help you.

Regards,
Anu_HR
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rsali2
Hi Devansh,

Please find attached a document on how to start using pivot. I hope this helps.

Also, visit this link to gain an understanding of how to use pivot for various functions:
Using Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts in Microsoft Excel
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