An Unconventional Path to Getting Salesforce Administrator Certification!
Rakesh Gupta
Salesforce MVP Hall of Fame | Author | Salesforce Coach | Sr. Solution Architect | Blog: automationchampion.com
One of the most asked questions on the Success Community are:
- I am a novice, what is the best way to learn Salesforce?
- Where should I start?
- What resources are available to me?
- What type of career prospects are there in Salesforce?
Since past few months, I have been pondering over these questions and thinking about guiding potential Salesforce evangelist on how to approach their Salesforce Journey effectively and efficiently. I still remember the days when I was in college and wanted to learn .NET. It was difficult, to say the least. Although there were few books available in the market, the sparse material was not sufficient to learn .NET.
Salesforce, however, is different! It offers tons of resources, documentation, white papers etc., to help people get started! Indeed, newbies are overwhelmed by the plethora of information available. So, let us get started on our Journey step-by-step. And, of course, welcome to Salesforce Ohana!
Note: – Only start the Journey if you are willing and able to invest at least six to seven months in preparing for your Salesforce Administrator Certification Exam – Read no further if you expect me to share with you any shortcuts – because there are none!
Roadmap
- Download Salesforce Administrator Study Guide.
- Sign-up for a Developer Org.
- Download Force.com Platform Fundamentals Workbook – Work through it thoroughly!
- Trailhead! Trailhead! Trailhead!
- Join Local User Groups.
- Be active on the Salesforce Answer Community.
- Subscribe to Admin Blogs and Piggyback on Salesforce pros!
If you diligently follow my guidance, you will not only become a Certified Salesforce Administrator; but, chances are, recruiters will be knocking at your door shortly! So, roll up your sleeves and let us hit the road running!
Sr. Systems Administrator at ICF
7 年Parul, like Rakesh mentioned, the best way to get noticed - and show off your skills - is to be on the Salesforce Answer Community. Someone is bound to recognize your talents and approach you. Good Luck!
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7 年Hi Rakesh Nice post . I have somewhat followed the path u have mentioned . I recently moved to Canada from Mumbai, India. I was working on Siebel CRM for past 6 years . After coming to Canada I decided to start my Salesforce journey, mainly because I was interested seeing the buzz about it everywhere and also saw projects migrating to Salesforce from Siebel . I am actively working on Trailhead and recently cleared my admin exam. (67badges currently) I applied for many jobs ,but nearly all jobs require a experienced developer . I understand that without learning Apex and Visualforce, finding my first Salesforce job would not be a easy task. Regards, Parul Tripathi