How to Become a Salesforce Admin | Practical Tips to breaking into the salesforce ecosystem

[@stickysteph]

This is encouraging. I fell into Salesforce as an administrative assistant at my current company. I just became the go to person for salesforce. Creating training videos for the org, working with our SF admin to make things more efficient, creating reports and dashboards, etc. I recently transitioned to an Operations Role that was created for me and just literally got my admin certification today (yay). So now I'm hopeful to land an actual salesforce admin role, but was worried that I wouldn't be considered because I haven't actually had a SF role.

[@bilalkhan817]

Does a salesforce admin certification aline help you land a job or was it your other experience

[@theaaliyahwalker]

I’m starting my Salesforce admin journey 🎉. This is helpful, thank you!

[@MGM0414]

Good luck partner! I"m right there with you!

[@vikastiwari6780]

Less opportunity but I am ready for Salesforce administrator and application support role... Right now market not good so whatever offer comes I will join..

[@knt32347]

I’m trying to break into the salesforce admin role. Currently training for it now. I’ve been looking at job listings out of curiosity and a ton of the jobs I see listed as an admin have 75-80% of tasks that a developer would do. I’m like 😮

[@salesforceemily]

The only dev work that an admin should be familiar with is SOQL. I would steer clear of those jobs because they are looking to hire a dev for an admin salary.

[@dang9668]

This ⬆️

[@ColdzShadow]

Amazing video as always. I'm an "Accidental admin" and loving how the platform works and resolving issues. But I have found I'm struggling with the apex code errors and API issues and not sure if there technical something an admin should do but loving learning new things.

[@salesforceemily]

Most do the time Apex is a dev thing but learning it certainly doesn’t hurt! It will likely help you land a dev job later on if that’s what you want!

[@codydesknpjs]

Thanks🎉 glad I found you one here! Signed up for the SF associate course! ❤

[@arunachari2689]

Hi Emily!! Your assosiate course was spot on and helped me with my exam. I am trying to find your admin course on Udemy… can’t seem to find it. Thanks

[@domjweb]

I’m going to take the admin cert soon and with all I’ve heard about the Salesforce market right now I’m thinking about getting a 3rd cert before applying. Should I go for advanced admin, app builder, or something else to give myself an edge in the current job market? I’m currently a system administrator outside of the Salesforce ecosystem and I want to make sure I prepare myself as much as I can before applying for jobs

[@brooklyndoll09able]

Hey Emily! Besides trailhead is there anything else I should study? I have 4 years using salesforce as a customer success manager

[@shemeikawortham4894]

Hi! I took my admin exam in June and I failed. Should I take the associate admin exam first then retake the admin exam again??

[@amandalopez2040]

I’m literally have been using salesforce for six years now I really think I should get into doing the admin work. Thank you so much for your video.

[@34Hopkins]

As always, thank you for your content Emily!

[@salesforceemily]

You’re so welcome!

[@josephschulte852]

Very helpful video. Thank you Emily

[@swally5786]

Hey, quick question i have studied for the associate cert, however can i skip the associate cert and jump to Salesforce admin cert instead? my goal is to finish as soon as possible. i am totally a newby to Salesforce. i have actually studied on udemy and took your associate course. it was great. thanks in advance

[@gddg2596]

Thank you. i want to take the course online, i don't have tech background so is that works for me. is sales force is related to coding? please answer me

[@salesforceemily]

You’re welcome! Some roles in Salesforce are. Typically admins do not code. That’s usually left for the Salesforce developers. You may be asked to test out some code through different scenarios but that would be testing for issues and errors from the users standpoint. But I will say that being an admin and learning those skills have helped me understand code better

[@shaikhnazreen2001]

Thank you Emily for your valuable tips

[@salesforceemily]

You're welcome!

[@gadgetworld2778]

Hi Emily namaste thanks for the wonderful video you have posted. I am in India but here we have lot of institutes not sure where to go . as most institutes claim that they teach but they charge very hefty money. I am on a tight budget looking for full salesforce admin course . can you guide me with any institute or person teaches also if you are teaching then do let me know Tks Nishant Pant

[@pollasyrole1]

Thanks for the tips. But after passing my admin certificate, still struggling with getting a job. It’s very hard for entry level. Any advice would be helpful.

[@salesforceemily]

It is REALLY tough out there with the new admin job market. Keep connecting with people on linkedin and studying for additional certifications.

[@Agelit77]

have you got the job now?

[@ArchiveOn_Coud-]

Thank you so much

[@artemkirzyuk6473]

Hello Emly! At your opinion, is it possible to find remote job as a SF Admin?

[@salesforceemily]

100% possible,but the ease of getting a remote admin job definitely depends on a lot of different factors. These could be location of where you are and where the company is, number of certs you have, the types of certs you have, etc.

[@deadbenttv]

Where are these certifications at

[@salesforceemily]

You take them from salesforce. Here's the link to the list of certs from salesforce trailhead.salesforce.com/en/credentials/administratoroverview/

[@deadbenttv]

@@salesforceemily thank you I downloaded the Trailhead go application on the phone so that I could study while I’m out and about or at the gym. I’m finding that there’s limitations on the application. Am I correct like I need to be a computer for most of the tests after the studying?

[@AdrianaKo33_ESP]

How was your first job as salesforce admin?

[@ajjupandey5742]

Hey Emily is doing trailhead admin course is enough to get the Salesforce job

[@salesforceemily]

No, it's not in the current job market. Employers really want to see certifications.

[@davinlucio936]

@@salesforceemilyrecommended certifications ?

[@Ghstface1222]

Hi Emily, I know you mentioned that you would get the associates certificate and than the admin. If I plan to get the admin certificate, why would it be necessary to get the associates? Wouldn't the admin training course cover everything in the associates? Thank you.

[@salesforceemily]

The admin covers about 2/3rds of what is covered on the associate. The outlier is the “salesforce ecosystem” section all about trailhead, certs in general, and different salesforce provided resources. It isn’t necessary to get the associate. However, it allows you to get a win under your belt and feel confident about your knowledge of salesforce. The admin exam is difficult and I’ve seen a lot of people give up on it. So getting the associate first would help you from a mentality stand point. Additionally associate could help you move into a salesforce adjacent job before getting the admin cert where you can work hands on with salesforce and that will help you pass the admin exam.

[@Ghstface1222]

@@salesforceemily Thanks for reply Emily, gonna have to reconsider my plan for the certification than 🙏🏻🙏🏻. Are there certain trailheads or courses for the associates certification? I didn't see it on the Salesforce certification website. Thanks again

[@salesforceemily]

You're welcome! The associate cert is a little bit hidden on the certification page. Here's the link: trailhead.salesforce.com/en/credentials/associate

[@basseysamuel108]

Tried the admin exams two years ago and I failed. My system crashed and due to financial constraints and other engagement I wasn't able to get another system to try again. I didn't know about the associate certification. Would be a good place to start. If I could also get a place to volunteer as intern

[@salesforceemily]

Sounds like a great idea! The associate exam was released September 2022 so it’s on the newer side!

[@Agelit77]

hi! how is it going now?

[@swally5786]

Do you have a course on Undemy for Salesforce Admin as well? thanks @Salesforce Emily

[@timothyhightower2288]

Is trailhead the best way to begin? Is this the best way to prepare for the associate certification?

[@juanenmanuelmorelcastellan4487]

I really love Your content , you are so beautiful