10 Helpful Tips for Salesforce Newbies

Exactly 28 days ago, or four weeks ago, on Monday 5/23/2022, I started my trailblazing journey with Salesforce, and wow… making my way through the resource-rich Trailhead felt like staring at a crossroads with 278.5 interesting paths and wanting to go in?each?direction!

I’m not even kidding! I’m serious!

Original article on Medium - 10 Tips for a Salesforce Newbie: Find Your Path, Get a Mentor, Network with Ohana, and Trailblaze Toward a New Career

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Starting on Salesforce Trailhead

Here I was…. with zero badges and one validated skill… trying to figure out: where should I go and?why, but most importantly which path will actually take me to the destination of my choosing? Below is an actual screenshot of my Trailhead profile four weeks ago.

Today, things look a bit different, I must say, and that is why on this beautiful Monday evening, I am writing this tip-sheet, hoping to encourage and empower you if you’re a Salesforce newbie, overwhelmed at a crossroads, staring at 278.5 paths, trying to figure out where to go and how to get there.

After?completing 15 trails and earning 108 badges with a total of 50,000 points and a Ranger rank in four weeks , I have many helpful tips to share, but let me start with the ten I originally shared after two weeks of Salesforce Bootcamp two weeks ago.

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I did it with the guidance of more experienced mentors and their genuine encouragement. That’s why I’m delighted to share with you the 10 resources below: they can work some powerful magic for you!

Here’s my Trailblazer profile screenshot from today.

How To Find Your Way Around Salesforce and Trailhead as a Newbie Trailblazer

Free resources for anyone looking for encouragement, mentorship, networking, study buddies, support, and Salesforce careers

#1. Sign up for a?Salesforce Bootcamp : it lasts 6 weeks and?here’s an article where I explain why the bootcamp is very helpful

#2. Watch?inspiring stories ?of career transformations with Salesforce: how vets, servers, teachers, and even 70-year olds become Salesforce superheroes (and you CAN too)

#3. Get a mentor by?registering to be a mentee ?and you’ll be matched with an experienced mentor for 30 days (you both can continue beyond through)

#4. Join?the PathFinder program ?to get trained by experts for free

#5. Start with your first step on Trailhead (here’s the first step )

#6. Join?virtual community events ?all over the globe to immerse yourself in the Salesforce universe and connect with the likeminded people

#7. Get a study buddy (here’s?my trailblazer profile )

#8. Find a Salesforce job on this?entry-level job board

#9. Listen to helpful educational?videos by Salesforce ?while driving, cooking, or doing folding laundry

#10. Join the?Ohana Slack ?channel to dive deep and network with like-minded professionals

There you have it: my ten tips for a Salesforce newbie. If you’re a Trailblazer passionista already, make sure to register for the?Cert Day exam prep . It’s a 5.5-hour live (non-recorded) event that has everything you need to equip you for passing your Salesforce Admin exam. I signed up for a few: in my time zone and not in my time zone (yes, I’ll be waking up at 3 am on a Monday and staying up all night on a Sunday just for the sake of attending the Cert Days, call me crazy!). And let me tell you this: use all these free resources Salesforce created to help you. Why would you?not?…

Reach out to me here or on Trailhead.

Did my tips help you? Comment below!

p.s: I attended the Cert Day mentioned above, and it was super-helpful. My Salesforce Administrator certification exam is scheduled for 6/23/2022