I always first ask if they've ever used VBA in excel, and if so, for what? If they even know what you're talking about, then that's a quick way to skip the res

I always first ask if they've ever used VBA in excel, and if so, for what? If they even know what you're talking about, then that's a quick way to skip the rest of the probing and assume they know (or can quickly figure out) the rest.