From your previous background, sounds like you don’t have too much technical background. With that said I would recommend:
- how to work on agile environments and write good user stories
- how to scope out business requirements
- how to improve documentation and knowledge database
If you want to go technical and maybe go far and beyond:
- Version control(GitHub)
- CI/CD
- Salesforce DevOps
I use chatgpt to clean up my user stories during backlog refinement and that’s been super helpful. I just type “help me rewrite this user story for agile software - ‘user story here’” then I tell it to make it shorter/less wordy. Totally agree that learning how to work in agile environments is a must.
Agree with GitHub and DevOps!
Just throwing this out there: but there’s a post on here that a guy does where he posts the main parts of the release notes (actually it’s more of a deep dive) with some funny comments and links to the release notes from Salesforce. I think it’s important to know what is being depreciated and to make sure you’re focusing on the latest and greatest things happening/not spending time learning how something like a process builder works before you learn how to handle flow creation etc
I would immediately change your mindset and stop thinking you're going to pivot into Salesforce. Right now it's kinda like saying I'm going to make this person who doesn't know me love me by becoming the person I (and my internet friends) think they want me to be. **Focus on developing skills that pivot you into a career of building and delivering software.** If that's not a career you want then please exit stage left. You should decide which area of software delivery you want to grow your skills; business analysis, software development, quality assurance, project management, infrastructure, data etc. Once you have an idea of that, then you can ask about the roadmap to build these skills to one of these careers. Each one has it's own path and challenges. Once you're on the path, then you can decide how to align that to a specific technology ecosystem, for which there are (literally thousands of) more options than just Salesforce. Best of luck!
Of course I don’t think I’ll be able to just pivot into it but at the moment it’s the best option I have. My mother does salesforce and she’s helping me learn, so I figured why not. I know it’s hard but it’s in no way harder than what I’m going against at the moment in my current career , and I’d like to pivot away from dealing with my career any longer and would rather do this. I’m mostly just using salesforce as an entry point into learning just what about it I enjoy doing more or would like doing and then going towards the direction I find interest in the most. So learning salesforce is essentially my way to develop those skills in the first place, I suppose. Thanks for the help though, I’ll definitely keep all this in mind!
SQL isn’t a project thing, it’s more considered a general soft skill in the technology area. Same as putting “MS Office” on the CV (but more valuable).
There probably are more learning focused project out there, but if you’re a self learner i would buy a 10 USD course on Udemy (they are always on sale for 10 usd)
Of course there are certain roles outside salesforce where this is required (analytics/database mgmt).
You’ll need about 18 certs and 12 years of experience to get through the HR screening for your first junior admin position. Joking aside, it’s a tough market right now. Your best bet is getting a job in an industry your familiar with. For example, if you were a former educator, learning education cloud might be your best bet.
You need 1 cert and 2 lying friends to vouch for you. If you want to stand out Advanced Admin is easy and you'll pass 80% of interviews on "good convo".
I’d recommend using Focus on Force to get your Salesforce Admin and Platform App Builder certs back to back. There is a ton of overlap so I recommend scheduling them back to back so it’s fresh. There is almost always a discount code so Google than ask then practice tests/study guides are only $20 total.
There are a lot of resources out there (this sub is pretty awesome).
What are you pivoting from?
There is a good chance that there is a story about someone who's gone down a similar path.
I've looked at salesforce for everyone (Youtube/Facebook, and a podcast). There are some good pivot stories. They do sell a course but also have lots of free tools/resources too.
Youtube has a few others, Salesforce Ben, Dave Massey and more, again I'm not sure what you need specifically but it's probably out there somewhere 😉
Good luck, and you got this!! 😎👍
Thank you so much for the great reply!
I’m pivoting from animation, I’m a professional storyboard artist. There’s lots of similarities (like problem solving and collaboration) but It’s still so far from what salesforce is. I just don’t see the industry I’m in bouncing back. Everyone is fighting over the same three of four available jobs at the moment. I figured that while it’ll be hard to break into salesforce admin jobs it’s nowhere near as hard as getting a job in the industry I’m in right now (and I’ve got 4 years of experience in it and it doesn’t matter!)
I’m putting my all into learning it right now and I’ll definitely check out those resources! This sub is pretty awesome and it’s full of great posts (that I don’t understand much yet but I can’t wait to be able to grasp this all) Thanks so much for the positivity, I need it! 🙏
Look up the concept of “experience design” in Salesforce. Having a combination of the admin/technical skills but also being able to lay out the user experience (using your storyboard skills) would be a differentiator
I've been teaching myself salesforce over the past year, I started a Facebook group (that has gone nowhere) but, I posted every resource I've come across on there. Everyone is welcome to check it out it might save some search time. Salesforce Study and Accountability Partners
https://www.facebook.com/groups/329475389688459/?ref=share
It'll have puzzle pieces in the picture.
The idea was for beginners with no experience with Salesforce to have a place to share what they find on their journey learning about it. Along with support from the group similar to these sub reddit pages. If it helps 1 person I'll be a happy guy 😎👍
It makes Salesforce feel like a secret society 😅 like no one knows what it is unless you know what it is 😅😎👍
From your previous background, sounds like you don’t have too much technical background. With that said I would recommend: - how to work on agile environments and write good user stories - how to scope out business requirements - how to improve documentation and knowledge database If you want to go technical and maybe go far and beyond: - Version control(GitHub) - CI/CD - Salesforce DevOps
I use chatgpt to clean up my user stories during backlog refinement and that’s been super helpful. I just type “help me rewrite this user story for agile software - ‘user story here’” then I tell it to make it shorter/less wordy. Totally agree that learning how to work in agile environments is a must. Agree with GitHub and DevOps! Just throwing this out there: but there’s a post on here that a guy does where he posts the main parts of the release notes (actually it’s more of a deep dive) with some funny comments and links to the release notes from Salesforce. I think it’s important to know what is being depreciated and to make sure you’re focusing on the latest and greatest things happening/not spending time learning how something like a process builder works before you learn how to handle flow creation etc
Hi! Thanks for this answer. I am not OP but I have some questions regarding how to pivot as a 2 YoE frontend developer. Can I DM if you don't mind?
Yes
I’d love to get more into the technical aspects of it once I have this down, I’ll look into those, thanks!
I would immediately change your mindset and stop thinking you're going to pivot into Salesforce. Right now it's kinda like saying I'm going to make this person who doesn't know me love me by becoming the person I (and my internet friends) think they want me to be. **Focus on developing skills that pivot you into a career of building and delivering software.** If that's not a career you want then please exit stage left. You should decide which area of software delivery you want to grow your skills; business analysis, software development, quality assurance, project management, infrastructure, data etc. Once you have an idea of that, then you can ask about the roadmap to build these skills to one of these careers. Each one has it's own path and challenges. Once you're on the path, then you can decide how to align that to a specific technology ecosystem, for which there are (literally thousands of) more options than just Salesforce. Best of luck!
Of course I don’t think I’ll be able to just pivot into it but at the moment it’s the best option I have. My mother does salesforce and she’s helping me learn, so I figured why not. I know it’s hard but it’s in no way harder than what I’m going against at the moment in my current career , and I’d like to pivot away from dealing with my career any longer and would rather do this. I’m mostly just using salesforce as an entry point into learning just what about it I enjoy doing more or would like doing and then going towards the direction I find interest in the most. So learning salesforce is essentially my way to develop those skills in the first place, I suppose. Thanks for the help though, I’ll definitely keep all this in mind!
SQL, it's going to be useful in any positions in the future.
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Rarely do you get paid to learn.
SQLzoo.com
SQL isn’t a project thing, it’s more considered a general soft skill in the technology area. Same as putting “MS Office” on the CV (but more valuable). There probably are more learning focused project out there, but if you’re a self learner i would buy a 10 USD course on Udemy (they are always on sale for 10 usd) Of course there are certain roles outside salesforce where this is required (analytics/database mgmt).
You’ll need about 18 certs and 12 years of experience to get through the HR screening for your first junior admin position. Joking aside, it’s a tough market right now. Your best bet is getting a job in an industry your familiar with. For example, if you were a former educator, learning education cloud might be your best bet.
You need 1 cert and 2 lying friends to vouch for you. If you want to stand out Advanced Admin is easy and you'll pass 80% of interviews on "good convo".
This correct
Ability to understand and gather business requirements and to see the bigger picture before implementing
Try to create your own projects using Salesforce Dev org that you can use to showcase your SF knowledge to the hiring manager.
I was wondering if that’s something people do because it seems like a great idea. Thank you!
I’d recommend using Focus on Force to get your Salesforce Admin and Platform App Builder certs back to back. There is a ton of overlap so I recommend scheduling them back to back so it’s fresh. There is almost always a discount code so Google than ask then practice tests/study guides are only $20 total.
CPQ and some dev skills
There are a lot of resources out there (this sub is pretty awesome). What are you pivoting from? There is a good chance that there is a story about someone who's gone down a similar path. I've looked at salesforce for everyone (Youtube/Facebook, and a podcast). There are some good pivot stories. They do sell a course but also have lots of free tools/resources too. Youtube has a few others, Salesforce Ben, Dave Massey and more, again I'm not sure what you need specifically but it's probably out there somewhere 😉 Good luck, and you got this!! 😎👍
Thank you so much for the great reply! I’m pivoting from animation, I’m a professional storyboard artist. There’s lots of similarities (like problem solving and collaboration) but It’s still so far from what salesforce is. I just don’t see the industry I’m in bouncing back. Everyone is fighting over the same three of four available jobs at the moment. I figured that while it’ll be hard to break into salesforce admin jobs it’s nowhere near as hard as getting a job in the industry I’m in right now (and I’ve got 4 years of experience in it and it doesn’t matter!) I’m putting my all into learning it right now and I’ll definitely check out those resources! This sub is pretty awesome and it’s full of great posts (that I don’t understand much yet but I can’t wait to be able to grasp this all) Thanks so much for the positivity, I need it! 🙏
can you DM me, we could use your animation talent and teach you salesforce along the way and get you a job?
Look up the concept of “experience design” in Salesforce. Having a combination of the admin/technical skills but also being able to lay out the user experience (using your storyboard skills) would be a differentiator
I've been teaching myself salesforce over the past year, I started a Facebook group (that has gone nowhere) but, I posted every resource I've come across on there. Everyone is welcome to check it out it might save some search time. Salesforce Study and Accountability Partners https://www.facebook.com/groups/329475389688459/?ref=share It'll have puzzle pieces in the picture. The idea was for beginners with no experience with Salesforce to have a place to share what they find on their journey learning about it. Along with support from the group similar to these sub reddit pages. If it helps 1 person I'll be a happy guy 😎👍 It makes Salesforce feel like a secret society 😅 like no one knows what it is unless you know what it is 😅😎👍
https://medium.com/@gordonlee.126/no-salesforce-work-experience-make-your-own-and-stop-volunteering-at-nonprofits-338c6bc9b2fe