The Weekend Picklist

Every weekend, we’ll be delivering our top headlines – highlights from the previous week for you to enjoy with a cup of coffee!

5 Important Salesforce Job Trends for 2023?

?New year, new beginnings, new trends.?As 2022 has come to an end, it’s time to look forward to what the future holds for the Salesforce world. These are the five trends we can expect:?

1. The Salesforce economy: With a looming recession and layoffs happening at Salesforce, is there a dark cloud hanging over the Salesforce ecosystem? Whilst there is room for concern, there are also a lot of positives to focus on.
2. Specialization: In light of the fresh new talent entering the ecosystem, professionals are looking for ways to stand out in the crowd and advance their skill sets. Specializations can range from Salesforce products (ie.OmniStudio), to other softer, knowledge-based skills such as design.
3. DevOps Center: This new tool became generally available in December 2022 and has taken the ecosystem by storm. Soon, it will be the only way to move changes from one environment to another.??
4. Slack skills: Ever since Slack was acquired in 2020, Salesforce has made it a mission to integrate the tool with as many platforms as possible. So, why not become a pro at it?
5. Flow: With the impending retirement of Workflow Rules and Process Builder, it might be a good idea to touch up on your Flow skills.

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4 Salesforce DevOps Predictions for 2023

Many people will say that DevOps Center is one of the hottest products to have entered the ecosystem in the past year.?Orgs are implementing the tool to manage their releases and give low-code and pro-code development team members a single set of configuration and code to work with. But, due to the economic uncertainty we’re currently facing, it’s fair to say there are a few other trends to keep in mind.?

Budgets have shifted and investments will generally be pulled back unless an IT or software investment delivers radical savings within 12 months. When money is tight, demonstrating value, impact, and growth data is crucial.

Criticism towards DevOps is also going to grow – businesses will fail to reap the benefits because they have only implemented the tool without changing their working practices. Plus, many companies have and will continue to reduce IT operations personnel, assuming that “ops” will somehow happen by itself in DevOps.?

Companies with large system portfolios will seek methods and tools for assessing and comparing the success and performance of their projects, products, and teams reliably and objectively.?

Lastly, as low-code/no-code folks struggle with large-scale test automation, tool vendors will seek ways to automate more testing tasks, such as test generation from recorded user actions, test healing, auto-regression, etc.?[Read More]

8 Salesforce Developer Trends for 2023?

Salesforce is striving to better their development experience.?In recent years they have become more flexible in their coding languages, encouraging Salesforce developers to ‘step up’ and be an asset to their organization.?

The developer world is an exciting one to be in right now, new technologies are becoming the norm – these are the ones to look out for:?

1. GraphQL on the Salesforce Platform:?Aggregate data across multiple resources.
2. Salesforce Flow:?You can now combine LWC and Flow. Plus, reactive screen components are available!
3. ‘Reusable’:?Act as a multiplier by creating reusable components and actions that can be used elsewhere in the Salesforce UI.
4. Code Builder:?Build applications on the Salesforce platform by authenticating to the Salesforce org you’re currently working on, with no setup or configuration required.
5. Salesforce Functions:?Extend the functionality of the Salesforce platform like never before by reducing the time spent developing and maintaining.
6. 2GP:?Second generation packing – it’s imperative for anybody working with an ISV or in production situations.
7. DevOps:?It’s highly applicable to consultant-developers working in a consultancy where it’s tricky to manage deployments across multiple orgs.
8. Lightning Web Components:?Becoming the “big thing”, especially for front end development.?[Read More]

6 Free Salesforce Career & Certification Courses for 2023?

If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you must know of the latest trends within the Salesforce professional world.?A brand new batch of fresh talent is entering the ecosystem – what can you do to stand out amongst the crowd while also contributing to your own professional development? Becoming Salesforce Certified, of course.?

But, we know Salesforce Certifications can be expensive, and it’s only natural to want to pass the test at your first try! Here are a few of the best free Salesforce courses to help you get started and cross that finish line:?

• Salesforce Certification Days
• The Ultimate Salesforce Career Course (Salesforce Ben)
• Salesforce Fundamentals
• Salesforce Pathfinder
• Salesforce Talent Alliance
• Clicked

Keep in mind, these are just a few amongst many fantastic resources for anybody looking to better their Salesforce abilities.?[Read More]

Build Your Portfolio Site on Salesforce?

?What better way to humble-brag about your professional accomplishments than through a Salesforce portfolio??Not only illustrating your professional aptitudes, but showcasing your personal brand as well.??

As with many aspects in life, the aesthetic of your portfolio will be the first impression. Think, you only have a few seconds to impress this hiring manager/recruiter enough to actually read your page, so why not make it the cleanest version possible? Think of driving them to your CTA, as well!?

?From aesthetics we go to the actual content. Your homepage is the visitor’s first stop in their journey of getting to know you. Make it bold, clear, and easy to navigate. Where should their next step be?

Introduce yourself with the ‘about me’ section. You can choose to make it its own landing page or include it in your homepage. Once you’ve impressed the user onto the next step, it’s time for the bread and butter – the real reason someone has clicked on your portfolio.?

Projects! Show your skills, ideas, and past publications. Anything to make you shine like the star you know you are. Once that’s done, make it easy to reach you by clearly displaying your contact information.?[Read More]?

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