05/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/23/2024 16:13
Salesforce Administrators are the productivity champions who keep their company's instances of Salesforce running at peak efficiency. They help ensure business processes are automated, create essential reports and dashboards, and train users on how everything operates. Admins help their teams work more effectively.
Being the one with all that knowledge and skill pays off. Admins are in high demand, and getting certified can put your career in high gear. Our research shows 148% job growth for admins in the past 5 years (U.S. data) and a median U.S. salary of $86,000.
So, how do you set yourself up for Salesforce Certification success? Here are the answers to six questions that will put you on the path to becoming a Certified Salesforce Admin.
1. What's my starting point?
Trailhead! Salesforce's free online learning platform helps you enhance your resume with the most in-demand skills to prepare you for future Salesforce career opportunities. Within Trailhead, the Trailblazer Community also helps you make great connections with Salesforce users from anywhere who can mentor and help grow your network to boost your career.
Trailhead allows you to:
You can also check out the Salesforce Associate certification exam. This exam is for those with up to 6 months of Salesforce user experience and who want to demonstrate skills in the following areas:
You can prepare for your Salesforce Associate certification exam with the exam guide and by completing the Salesforce Associate certification preparation trailmix.
2. How can I get prepared?
We've got the tools to help you prepare for your exam, no matter your learning style. We've covered all the bases, with exam guides, interactive study tools, videos, trailmixes, and more.
Prepare for Your Salesforce Administrator Credential trailmix
This curated exam prep trailmix includes all the modules, projects, and tasks that will guide you through your preparation for the admin cert exam.
Salesforce Certified Administrator exam guide
This Salesforce Certified Administrator exam guide supplies all the critical details you'll need, including a full content overview, information about how much time is allotted for the exam, the score required to pass, all associated fees, retake options, and more.
There's a handy exam outline included that details every topic covered in the exam and the relative weight of that topic. It also includes a list of all other recommended training, reference, and study materials to get you on the path to success!
Administrator Certification exam trail
You'll know if you're exam-ready after you've completed the Study for the Administrator Certification Exam trail. The trail guides you through earning four badges, each of which covers a separate section of the exam. It includes interactive content such as flashcards, embedded practice questions, and downloadable materials - all specially designed to get you prepped and ready for the actual exam.
The interactive Administrator practice test gives you the opportunity to experience the format and questions you may see on the Salesforce Administrator Certification exam. The results upon submission are your guide to strengths and weaknesses to help you focus on areas needed for additional learning.
For a more interactive, face-to-face learning approach, we also offer an array of Trailhead Academy courses taught by Salesforce experts to help you prepare for your admin certification exam.
Courses led by experts
These courses include:
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3. Can Superbadge Super Sets help me?
The design of a Trailhead module offers step-by-step instruction and bite-sized learning with interactive challenges so you can test your newly developed skills.
A superbadge, on the other hand, takes the skills you've learned in a specific domain (think: process automation or app customization) and challenges you to put them to work to solve a complex, realistic business problem. You'll get a specific business scenario with relevant information scattered throughout the story.
Your job is to uncover the business need and design a solution through a series of interactive challenges in a Trailhead Playground. Those challenges are validated in real time as you complete them.
Then, you can add on Super Sets, a series of superbadges that cover specific roles. Super Sets allow you to prove your expertise in specific areas and are a powerful cert prep tool. In fact, we surveyed Trailblazers and found that 95% said that completing superbadges made them better prepared for their certifications.
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Earn skill-based credentials and supercharge your career journey.
Check out the Admin Super Set, which highlights the superbadges designed to help you get ready for your admin certification. And superbadges are a great addition to your resume, profile, and social channels, as they show the world just how much of an #AwesomeAdmin you are!
4. What's my time commitment?
"How long is this going to take?" Don't worry, that's everyone's top question! The answer is that it really depends on you. You're the best judge of your current schedule and how much time you can commit to studying.
The great thing about Trailhead is that your learning really is up to you. How does studying fit into your schedule? Can you carve out a few minutes in between meetings or during your commute? Our on-the-go tools and "pick up where you left off" modules mean that no matter how much time you have, you can probably squeeze in a little learning.
And keep in mind that there's no hurry to get certified. You're working toward a goal here, which is to make sure you've really grasped all the key concepts in a certain module - because these are concepts you need to build on for the next module. So, take your time and learn at a pace that works for you.
If you're nervous about making a time commitment or you've been putting off the exam because you're afraid to fail, don't let that hold you back! Learning is a process and failing is just one small part of that process.
5. How do I ace the exam?
Test-taking is stressful for lots of people. Even if you think you've got all the concepts for the Salesforce Certification down, you may dread the actual exam just because test-taking isn't your thing. But you can manage your state of mind and put a success strategy in place to help you breeze right through exam day!
6. Are there more resources?
Yes, of course! Bookmark the Salesforce Admin Skills Kit page where you can find all of the resources designed to help you grow your Salesforce Admin career.
You're doing a great job - celebrate your progress
All of these strategies have one thing in common: to help make preparing for your exam more fun! Enjoy the learning process, and remember, you're an expert in your field. Getting Salesforce-certified is proof to yourself and your employer that you've worked hard to gain the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as a Salesforce Admin.
So, it's not a matter of whether or not you'll get certified - it's just a matter of when. You've got this!
And when you do earn your certification, you can pay it forward by taking part in the Trailblazer Community and helping other aspiring admins get ready for their exams.