How I Got Into the Tech Industry with No Experience | SALESFORCE | Salesforce Consultant

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00:00 Intro
01:05 Do you need a degree?
01:48 Salesforce
02:10 My title/current career/what I do
03:08 Why I chose Salesforce
04:11 How I discovered Salesforce
05:05 The TalentStacker Program
07:37 Do you need to get certified?
08:46 Networking is key
09:36 Your LinkedIn profile is VERY important
11:49 IMPORTANT How to gain “experience” on your own time
16:53 Applying for jobs
19:36 Interviewing
19:53 What the interviews were like for me (the process, common questions)
21:30 Know your transferable and soft skills
23:12 Be honest, but you can stretch the truth
25:15 Do thorough research on companies
26:20 The types of questions to ask during interviews
28:42 Send a follow up email/video
29:30 Ask more questions after receiving an offer
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[@yyygyy1]

I just passed my salesforce admin exam, transitioning from a warehouse role to a tech role, this video was definitely needed

[@graypogod3683]

help me!!! just starting

[@majesticw7668]

Fantastic video, great overall and detailed explanation of the career, helped so much, thanks.

[@rzem]

Being a Salesforce professionnel with more technical oriented I learned some new things with your journey to help some friends to initiate a smooth conversion to sf . Thank you 😊

[@BM-un4os]

Great content! I'm a fidgeter and tried trailhead and couldn't sit still through it, addy got me through college , won't go back to it though. I had a friend with a similar story, did trailhead and made the switch from sales to salesforce manage back in 2015, went the consulting route (Certs sAFE, Scrum, etc) his career really took off, works at a major Gov Contractor in the Tech PM space. Def a great career path! Also you remind me of Rose from the Titanic, haha maybe it's the blue necklace

[@jack8934]

Hey, great video! I'd love to see more on your "job tracking" technique and how you put together your Salesforce portfolio. I have 3 years experience as an admin from my previous job but I'm interested in different ways of showing off my SF skills.

[@carolwoodward6141]

I am much older, but have watched my daughter navigate her career in the financial industry from being a people leader into being a tech leader. She is able to blend the soft skills with the agile skills. You are on the mark!

[@nawnat7119]

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@elizabethadao7279]

Congrats Leila, this video is very informative and valuable. Thanks for sharing :)

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Thank you Elizabeth!!

[@diana_loz5986]

thank you for this video Leila! I felt comforting when u were explaining the different things you tried before you landed on salesforce I feel the same way and makes me feel like ok this is kinda normal. I’m not the only one! lol glad ur in the role u wanted and doing awesome 🎉

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Thanks Diana, glad it was helpful! You're definitely not alone whatever you're feeling/thinking, many people I've spoken with starting the journey felt everything I felt

[@ChristopherBaloloy]

Im about to jump in a SF career and I find your journey and tips like a gold mine! I started taking notes of what you shared and will see how it fill fit in my own journey. Thank you!

[@SalesforceHelpClub]

I'm interested to hear how your journey is going @ChristopherBaloloy - did you land a Salesforce role?

[@jessicahamilton8054]

Thanks for sharing! I used to use Salesforce at my last job and was considering getting certified. Funny, I started watching your channel for student debt repayment and didn't know you were pursuing this. Congrats on your career change!

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Salesforce is everywhere!! Thank you Jessica ❤️

[@mexicanmax227]

Cool!! Nice video!! Keep it up!!

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Thank you!

[@lavenderlace5786]

This is very helpful. I am planning to transition my career from CSR Supervisor to Salesforce Admin or any post for this platform. I do have experience working within this software but is willing to learn and gain experience with customize and support this software.

[@christiancohen8933]

Hi I’m 19 and I wanna say your videos are helping me grow up thank you!

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

I love this!! Thank you for being here! Learning about finances at 19=an amazing financial future. I'm so excited for you!

[@omararagon6170]

Thank you! 🔥🔥🔥

[@SalesforceForEveryone]

You are really impressive! We need to learn from you!!!

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Thanks Bradley!! 😊

[@scottfx182]

I enjoyed your discussion about how to interview, research companies, and follow up. Take good notes, and do some after-action review on yourself. One technique that you didn't mention people can use is if you didn't get the job offer try reaching out to the HR department contact and ask for feedback. Sometimes they will do this and sometimes they won't but as a mentor of mine used to say feedback is a gift. We are all human and everyone has an ego. I have never really met a healthy person who enjoys criticism and feeling like they come up short. But you can use this information constructively if you adopt the right mindset about it. Constructive feedback is in fact a good thing. Personal finance and financial education is also a hobby of mine that I thought about turning into a side hustle. Keep up the good work!

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

This is a great tip!! Most companies just give a generic rejection so it's really helpful when they give a reason so you can improve.

[@thestrangefruitempire5507]

Thank you for the video I came across salesforce on a Facebook group post and was like hmmmm this may be my tech calling like you I also don’t really want to code or be overly techie . So will definitely check out the links and use your link . Thanks

[@SalesforceHelpClub]

It is not simple for most people to break into a Salesforce role, but it is possible for most with the right guidance. Thanks for sharing your story!

[@Redemptiontimes]

When you say right guidance where would one go for that?

[@SalesforceHelpClub]

@@Redemptiontimes everyone has a unique path, so general advice only goes so far. That said, Trailhead is a good place to start learning, I actually have a video coming out about Trailhead today. Then, I'd say earn your Admin certification and join a local Trailblazer Group to get plugged to local help. I'll have more Salesforce Career Path guidance coming in future videos 👍🏻

[@Redemptiontimes]

@@SalesforceHelpClub thank you .

[@msnappykid5578]

You don't owe anyone an explanation. It's your life. It's your channel. Jealous people will always be your harshest critics. Number one, that means your shining so bright that that they want to steal your sunshine. Number two, they are at least watching the video which gives you money. So, just ignore them and watch the money pile up Sunshine.

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@carolwoodward6141]

#teamleila

[@fashoyinoluwapelumi3418]

Thank you❤️

[@RMBell-ks3je]

Thank you for making this video. I am also making a career change and am pursuing Salesforce. It feels imposible at times but am not going to give up. You provided some great resources that I am definitely going to check out. Thanks again

[@nazneenkhan8058]

how is it going so far?

[@delijahanderson]

Hi Leila! I’m actually one of your soon-to-be colleagues 😊 I happened to stumble upon this video while researching Salesforce consulting and recognized you from LinkedIn. This was a great video! I also have a passion for personal finance, so I have a feeling we’ll get along really well. Looking forward to speaking with you soon!

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Ahhh so cool Delijah!! I'm about to connect with/message you on LinkedIn!

[@fashoyinoluwapelumi3418]

Been thinking of what sift skill to learn. After watching your video. I’m certain it’s SF administration

[@rahulchitre1761]

Hi ! I've few questions, happy to get answer- 1. Job time? Mon-Fri or also on Weekend? 2. Is it something like marketing or tele marketing? Marketing is also a part of it? 3. How's with salary and growth potential?

[@kellyreese6401]

Thank you for this video! It was so helpful. I'm recently SF Admin certified, looking to do a click sprint and trying to find work. It exciting but I feel like I'm trying to take a sip from a fire hydrant, and it's so refreshing to hear from someone who is candid about their lack of experience.

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Congrats on getting certified! It's very overwhelming at first but keep at it and you'll land a job soon!

[@SalesforceHelpClub]

were you able to land a Salesforce job Kelly?

[@CULTUREszn]

Thank you for this! Do you mind linking the trailhead that helped you create the “My Salesforce Portfolio”? It’d be much appreciated!

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

It's this one: trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/projects/build-your-personal-portfolio-on-salesforce I also looked up others to get inspo!

[@Mom_of_the_Chickies]

Thanks for sharing! I found your video on Graham Stephan. Apparently we are twins separated at birth: same age and degrees!Just started work as a data analyst

[@julioespin]

How was your transition to data analyst? Any recommendations on learning/transition? Looking at doing that myself. Thanks

[@Mom_of_the_Chickies]

@@julioespin it’s super easy. I thought I was going to be overwhelmed but if you have good math, statistics and analytic skills, it’s super easy. Usually STEM people have skills that easily transfer over

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Oh that's so cool! 😊

[@julioespin]

@@Mom_of_the_Chickies I have a background in biology and some tech. Currently taking the Google Data Analytics course and hoping to make the switch this year to data analytics. How was your job hunt for the new role?

[@Mayra_O]

I loved this video! Super informative. How long did it take you to get a job after getting certified?

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Glad it's helpful! It took me about 6 months but that was because I stopped working on Salesforce for about 3 months!

[@adriancanning1783]

As you are good with numbers and spreadsheets, have you ever considered bookkeeping & accounting?

[@amendezmuniz]

Hola Leila! Great tips, cans you share a round up of how much you ended up investing? To make this caree switch. Congratulations again!

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

I can't believe I didn't mention that 🤦‍♀️ I invested about $3500 for the program, the certification, coaching, and studying materials and then of course my time (probably an average of 6-8 hours a week for 1 year)! Thank you Arlene!

[@amendezmuniz]

@@PersonalFinancewithLeila maybe you can include it in the program review you mention you’ll be recording. 🙂

[@tushg4061]

Amazing info. Since you are organised person - Can you share a detailed video on Flows and how you approach it from your experience? How you do and maintain the documentation on Salesforce? A whiteboard session will be helpful. Thanks!

[@sherrajenni5836]

Can you please do a video about your saleforce portfolio? I want to do this. It’s creative

[@jack8934]

I'd love to see something on this too!

[@DGYtown]

Can you take the trailhead courses on an IPad? If not what computer did you use?

[@kaylareid8247]

Great video! So you were able to start working on training/certifications the first day? I have also used Salesforce as a front end user and I am familiar with trailhead.

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

My first day starting the program or my job? Yes to both really! The start of my job also involved quite a bit of onboarding material to go through

[@kaylareid8247]

@@PersonalFinancewithLeila That's great because some jobs require you be with them for like 6 months before you can try to get certifications.

[@o0laieta0o]

So interesting! I have a PhD in nanomaterials but I'm looking to go into data scientist/engineer

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Oh that's awesome! You could definitely make the switch!

[@VivekPandey-tk8qg]

Hi Laia, I also have PhD degree in biomedical file/AI, & i want to move to sf admin role, I have SF admin certification now. Any lead or open position u can suggest?

[@o0laieta0o]

@@VivekPandey-tk8qg unfortunately not I'm sorry:(

[@Garamiri]

Thanks Leila.

[@mtbulut]

I also enjoyed your discussion as well.Thanks for it. My question is that is it really enough to learn and become a SF developer with the Trailhead? Do you recommend us to join a Bootcamp?

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Thank you! I'm honestly not too sure about the Developer route. I don't think the Trailhead would be enough though and I'm sure a course would be more helpful

[@sagarikapadhy5349]

@@PersonalFinancewithLeila can you recommend any other course or resources?

[@cali_love5977]

Do you work directly for Salesforce? I forgot about Salesforce, we used it some years back for a very small office. It was useful with the marketing I was in charge of. I’ve been kicking around the idea of a “career” to make an out of state move. I may look into Salesforce!!! Thx

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

I don't! I work at a small Salesforce consulting firm!

[@rebeccapujols3790]

How much is the talent tracker program?

[@FreshLights]

how was the technical interview? what type of questions did they ask? (in the interviews that had technical screening)

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Great question! Most companies didn't ask many (or any) technical questions during the interview but the technical screening would follow. One company asked me to put together a presentation for a company, how they can use Salesforce, what we could build for them, the project timeline, etc and then I had to present I was asked to build a Flow for something specific. Another had me build a few specific things in Salesforce like custom stages, customer objects/fields, etc. and you had to be creative with it and just think of what a company needs. They're pretty tough

[@FreshLights]

@@PersonalFinancewithLeila Thanks for sharing Leila. Useful information

[@carolwoodward6141]

leila

[@benhazel9431]

What kind of laptop do you recommend for learning Salesforce?

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Any is fine really. I always use Macbooks!

[@benhazel9431]

Thank you 🧿🧿

[@RS-xc6ir]

Can we get a job in Salesforce without certification ? I think certification would be easier once have exposure to practical work

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Unfortunately it can be tough, but not unheard of! I agree 100%, it's a bit easier once you actually get to work in the system for real. The exams are tough overall though and even after all this time I would struggle with the exam!

[@loujon191]

This probably doesn't say a lot for me but the salesforce page is really confusing. How does one tell how to pick a training path

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Salesforce and Trailhead can be very confusing. I suggest this trail first, no matter your career path: trailhead.salesforce.com/en/users/strailhead/trailmixes/prepare-for-your-salesforce-administrator-credential

[@loujon191]

@@PersonalFinancewithLeila Thank you so much for replying. I appreciate it. If you don't mind answering another question for me. I was confused. Do you work for sales force or companies that use salesforce?

[@lutifatalayo6417]

@@PersonalFinancewithLeila I want to ask if the trainings in this link are free?

[@vikastiwari6780]

Today time is different.. In Salesforce already they have few openings So how they hire fresher?

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

It's still possible, but agreed it's harder now!

[@kli9005]

Hi - will you attend TrailblazerDX this March?

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

No I don't think so!

[@ds-ci8xd]

hii, gr8 video .... plz guide me i am 35 year old and i am from non-it bg currently i am learning salesforce ...can i will get job as a fresher?? plz help

[@RT_2]

Hello there .... I also need some guidence about SFDC I know about Salesforce and I am also from non IT .....

[@androidphone6972]

Is salesforce a marketing automation software?

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

No it's a customer relationship management platform

[@sanderlinhardaway4249]

Did you go through in tech boot camps?

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Nope I didn't do any tech boot camps!

[@stefflores]

Did you negotiate your pay?

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

When I got the offer I tried, especially since I actually had another offer on the table for $5K more, but they wouldn't budge lol.

[@stefflores]

@@PersonalFinancewithLeila I've never been successful at negotiating pay!

[@gamberapetsrikanth9858]

Hello madam... What is the growth and future of salesforce for next 10 years... Please reply madam.. Thank you in advance

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

I don't know any specifics but I would expect Salesforce to continue growing!!

[@gamberapetsrikanth9858]

@@PersonalFinancewithLeila Thank you madam..

[@mrslavanderblu]

Never lie. Stretching the truth is bad advice.

[@muraliks6578]

Could you share your LinkedIn profile?

[@pchow3087]

Hi, Leila. May I have your LinkedIn account?

[@90dayseating]

[@katieoliver567]

Thank you so much for this video! I am actually also transitioning my career from microbiology to something in the tech field. So… nerds unite! 🤣 🧬🦠🧫🧪 Thanks for the inspiration. I keep feeling like I’m “too old” or my past experience is too irrelevant. It’s so great to know I can do it!!

[@PersonalFinancewithLeila]

Ah that's so cool!! Microbiology is amazing and sometimes I miss it, but I'm glad I made the change!