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by Mr. Oren Hoeger Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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How hard is it to get Salesforce certified?

The Salesforce certification process should not be taken lightly. Everyone that has managed to achieve the base level certifications has had to work extremely hard to achieve “certified” status. It requires research, trailhead tutorials, and a lot of revision in your free time!

How to prepare for a Salesforce administrator certification practice exam?

Before taking a salesforce administrator certification practice exam for any role, there is no requirement to complete training. However, it is usually recommended that you receive training before taking your certification examinations. This is due to the fact that you must be well-prepared before taking your Salesforce Certification exam.

How many unscored questions are on the Salesforce certification exam?

*Please note that as of November 16, 2017, all Salesforce certification exams will contain five additional, randomly placed, unscored questions to gather data on question performance. The duration of each exam has been evaluated and adjusted to accommodate the inclusion of the unscored questions.

How much does it cost to take an exam in Salesforce?

Webassesor is the platform used by Salesforce for proctoring these exams. When registering for an exam you also have the option to register for a mock exam. It will cost you $20 for this mock exam and you can only take it once. The one big problem I found using this method was the lack of clear answers.

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Is the Salesforce exam hard?

How hard is a Salesforce Admin Certification exam? The pass mark is 65%, meaning quite a high level of knowledge is required to be successful in this exam. The test consists of 60 multiple-choice questions, which means you must get at least 39 correct to pass.

How many times can you fail Salesforce certification exam?

You have three chances to take the same certification exam during each release cycle (i.e., Salesforce Certified Administrator). If you fail your first exam attempt within a release cycle, you must wait 24 hours before registering for a second attempt.

Is the Salesforce Developer certification hard?

The Salesforce certification process should not be taken lightly. Everyone that has managed to achieve the base level certifications has had to work extremely hard to achieve “certified” status. It requires research, trailhead tutorials, and a lot of revision in your free time!

How long did it take you to get your Salesforce certification?

On average, it takes 6 weeks to get Salesforce Certified. But the time to prepare for a Salesforce certification depends on the experience of the individual. If you are completely new to Salesforce you have to spend a minimum of 10hrs/week and it takes 6 weeks to be ready for the Salesforce admin certification exam.

Is Salesforce certification failing normal?

~65% of people failed their very first certification exam. So it is extremely common to fail.

Is it easy to crack Salesforce certification?

Salesforce's popularity is already reaching sky, hence there are a lot of resources available, and they are really vast.. For beginners it's very difficult to understand what to study and what not. Here is a guide to understand how to get Salesforce Certified in few simple steps.

Which Salesforce certification is easiest?

Step 2: Certified Salesforce Developer (DEV 401) In my opinion the easiest cert since it requires the least memorization.

How many questions can you miss on the Salesforce Admin exam?

The ADM-201 exam is made up of 60 multiple-choice questions with time duration of 90 minutes. To pass the test, the candidates must earn the passing score of 65%.

Are Salesforce certifications worth it?

Certifications are important for you to display real-time experience in Salesforce. This shows your seriousness with your work and projects. It helps in career growth special if you looking for senior positions. Most importantly, you need to find the best certification for your experience and expertise.

Is it worth learning Salesforce in 2021?

2021 is all about creating new opportunities and regaining the lost confidence of the year gone by. Learning Salesforce will make you well-versed with one of the most dynamic CRM platforms that have helped organizations save time and money while dealing with the complicated customer database.

Is it hard to get hired at Salesforce?

As one of the most respected companies in the world, the hiring process at Salesforce is a very competitive one. According to employee reviews online, it looks like the recurring theme is one of “internal referrals” when it comes to filling open positions.

How many hours a week does a Salesforce admin work?

Uselly unless somthing goes wrong or there is some kind of roll out the avg real working hours is 30 to 35 hours a week. There has been plenty of meetings were admin have told the business that a job will take 2.5 times the hours that it really will.

Ugh, I had to tell Mason Frank to remove my resume from their files..

So I got a message the other day, asking if I would be interested in a Salesforce role. I figured I have my cert! I have 2 possible opportunities lined up, doesn't hurt to add a third!

State of the Salesforce Job Market

I know there are tons of posts of people asking for advice about the admin test or how to get experience. I recently wrote a post about my time applying to consulting agencies and what I learned from that was there is a high learning curve, but can be worthwhile...If you can get in.

Why do people hide their credential ID when sharing certification achievements?

Hello all, just got my first Salesforce Certification today, now officially an Admin, just curious because I’ve seen others post their certifications and they always blur out the credential ID, is that something I should do when I share the news with friends an family? Thank you all in advance for the information.

Admins - How easy or difficult would you say your job is?

I know obviously all admins have different responsibilities and it depends on the company. But for you personally, how easy or difficult would you say your job is? And what skills would you say you need to do well in this field..

Dreamforce 2021 laptop stickers

Who is going in person? Or how can we get unique stickers? Sorry if it’s lame, I love my stickers

TrailheaDX 21 new for developers

Since I'm focused on devops, I was left wanting from the Salesforce DevOps Center demo and discussion. Seems like a lot of vaporware to me...

Flow Tutoring

I've seen some interest in learning flows from users on here as well as some people who appear to be afraid to learn flows and default to wfr and process builder since they're more intuitive.

Any front-end web devs working at Salesforce?

To be extra clear: I’m not talking being a Salesforce developer for a different company, but being a front-end dev at Salesforce itself (also, apologies if this isn't the right place to ask this question)

Is the Salesforce Admin market saturated for entry-level candidates?

Hey all, I work in Healthcare IT on the Revenue Cycle side. I'm essentially a business systems analyst / application analyst. I work a lot with clients, build applications for them (non-coding), work on tickets etc. I've been doing this for 2 years and I'm 24 years old. I live in NYC.

Platform App Builder with no job experience

Passed the Platform App Builder Exam on my first go today, without any on the job experience with Salesforce.

Alternative password reset options for Community Users

We have a community with about 200K community users. Our support desk says they have complaints about password reset emails getting trapped by spam. (We have done all we can fighting SPAM and know we can never hit 100%). They also complain that they can't set a temporary password and just read that temporary password to the customer over the phone.

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