It's getting harder to fit all the badges in the picture. In studying for the certification exam, it appears that some topics may be tested with only one question. The general strategy is to focus on the main topics. This is a good approach but it has the potential to leave some easy questions on the table.
I'm finding that the Trailhead modules are a good (and fun) way to study for those sections. In the end I need to get at least 65% of the questions right; the test does not really care what section they come from...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Monday, May 23, 2016
Getting Closer to Done (for now)
Currently there are 88 Trailhead badges that I can earn. Of those, 63
are associated with being an Administrator. I have 36 (and they are all on my Linked
In profile) so far. As part of getting my certification and eventually a job I
plan to complete at least the 63. Once I have the certification, I’ll likely
delete the badges from my profile.
Trailhead is a great way to keep up to date on Salesforce
so I’ll likely always collect badges, though I may stop sharing them on Linked
In.
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Some Free and Useful Career Advice
As part of looking for a job I am pursuing certification as
a Salesforce Administrator. In searching for free resources I came across Udemy
and in particular a class called “Introduction to Salesforce Certification and
Career Planning”. It was a very interesting and useful class.
I had been looking for jobs as a Salesforce Administrator.
As part of the career planning I learned that I should also be looking for
data/business analysts, pre-sales engineer and PM positions. I also gained some
insight into how to pursue not for profit opportunities.
This course is definitely worth the money, and more
importantly the time! This particular instructor also offers a Salesforce
Administrator Certification Course that I plan to take.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Exporting Contacts/Leads from Linked In
As a recruiting company we use Linked In a lot. There are several apps on the exchange that allow you capture data on Linked In and export it to Salesforce. Most you have to pay for or don’t work with our license. I found a Chrome extension that allows you to download 1.5k/day for free (technically LinkedIn limits it to 1.5k/day, not the extension).
It downloads to either contacts or leads.We download into Leads and then depending on the nature of
the information we call it a Client, Candidate, or both. Clients are people we
reach out to for contracts and Candidates are people we place in those roles.
We could have used Accounts for Clients and Opportunities for Candidates, but
the custom objects follow our business
process more closely and avoids confusion as to what each tab means.
Once we have the information we captured in Leads we make a
determination as to which object(s) the data is added to and use a free (there’s
a theme here) app to do a custom conversion. We could use the convert button
but it goes to Contacts, Opportunities and Accounts. The custom app allows us to
use our custom objects.
We are still determining if we can use the standard
objects (tabs) for our business model. We only get five tabs, so it might make
sense to start playing by the SF rules…
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
More Badges
Right now we are using a trial subscription for Salesforce.
It has limited functionality, so some of the things we want to do are on hold.
Consequently, it’s time to hit the trails.
I picked up a few more badges and learned some neat stuff along
the way. In particular, once the license converts we will change the domain
name and modify the log on procedures to allow for signing on from a social
network.
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Web-to-Lead Portal – Part 1
As part of building a Salesforce app for recruiting
technology sales professionals, I need to create a Web-to-Lead Portal that
allows job seekers to enter some relevant information. This information will be
used to evaluate candidates for follow up calls. This evaluation will include a
custom formula to score each candidate (more on that later).
My client did not have a website, so the first thing I had
to do was create a website. While not strictly a Salesforce Administrator task,
it was both fun and informative. I used the GoDaddy web builder to quickly
create a website (screen shots and link below). It was surprisingly simple.
The next steps in the development are to build the
Web-to-Lead form, generate the HTML code, and integrate it into the website. I’ll
post details when it is done
Here's the link: www.techsalesrecruiters.com
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