Salesforce coding lessons for the 99%Finally, Apex tutorials for point-and-click admins! Written by a self-taught Google engineer.
Salesforce coding lessons for the 99%
Trailhead has made it so easy for anyone to learn Salesforce.
People all over the world are flocking to the Salesforce industry in hopes of earning a piece of the $150,000 average Salesforce salary.
But despite an unprecedented amount of learning that has taken the industry by storm through Trailhead, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend among Salesforce students. Check out this video to learn the unintended consequences of Trailhead and what I recommend doing instead!
My semi-unbiased opinion on whether it’s harder to learn to code now or before!
I’m kind of embarrassed to say I’ve had this Definitive Careers Guide in progress for a few years now.
I’ve got this message that I’ve always wanted to share with you on how to build a successful career. Learning to code was a big milestone for me, and getting a job at Google was a big one too.
And when it comes to getting a job at your dream company there’s two parts to the equation: technical and non-technical things. And I really want to share my non-technical strategies.
I’m really just an average guy who stumbled into career success unconventionally. And the more I see people struggling with the “normal” methods the more I want to share lesser known strategies.
But every time I start writing a post on this it just becomes too long winded. I think blogging just isn’t the right medium to tell this story. That, plus COVID restlessness, and my YouTube channel is born.
Anyway, watch the video if you wanna learn more, and, I hope to earn your subscription one day.
David
Starting or rebuilding a career during a global recession such as COVID-19 is extremely difficult.
However, note that even a bad economy provides unique opportunities for you to succeed.
I learned this the hard way when I graduated from college during The Great Recession of 2009 and stumbled onto success. Here’s how you can do it too – without relying on luck.
The Salesforce job market is as competitive as ever. With over 30 different certifications available (costing up to $400 each), you’ve gotta be smart about where you spend your time and money.
In this video I rank each Salesforce certification and explain what its value is in the job market, if any.
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Thank you everyone who joined me live for my free resume review session!
Really appreciate you taking 2.5 hours of your weekend to hang out with me. You are all my friends!
Here are the recording links for every resume I reviewed. Hope everyone can learn from each other’s resumes and apply the lessons towards their own to land that dream job!
#01 – 0:04:40 – Hybrid Salesforce Admin / Developer
#02 – 0:13:11 – 50+ year old housewife with 5 kids getting back to work
#03 – 0:21:22 – Homemaker returning back to work after a 13 year break
#04 – 0:30:30 – New graduate with a Computer Science degree
#05 – 0:41:17 – 16 years old, very first resume
#06 – 0:49:12 – Web developer in Australia
#07 – 0:59:26 – Junior Salesforce Admin and aspiring CTA
#08 – 1:09:33 – Older worker with 30 years of experience
#09 – 1:23:02 – Nonprofit Salesforce admin rejected over 30 times
#10 – 1:37:30 – PepUpTech graduate. Struggling to find a job
#11 – 1:45:18 – New Salesforce admin with job gap on resume
#12 – 1:54:20 – Entry level Salesforce developer
#13 – 2:00:57 – Salesforce admin 3 years experience, no certifications
#14 – 2:06:20 – Transitioning from retail to the Salesforce industry
#15 – 2:14:49 – College student looking for a Salesforce job
There were a lot of resumes submitted and I feel bad that I couldn’t review all of them! But if this session was helpful for people I’d love to do another in the future.
Just let me know in the comments here or on YouTube if you liked it! Thank you!
David
DISCLAIMER: All advice provided is my own which I learned from 15 years of working experience. They do not represent the positions of my employer.
LIVE this Saturday August 22, 2020 at 6PM Pacific time!
I will be reviewing resumes for FREE! I’ll tell you…
———- INSTRUCTIONS ———-
STEP 1: Fill out this resume submission form
STEP 2: Join me live on YouTube!
To make it more fun, I’ll make sure most of the resumes I review will be from live attendees!
DISCLAIMER: All advice provided is my own which I learned from 15 years of working experience. They do not represent the positions of my employer.
That’s right folks the Apex Academy is free all weekend starting now!!
Free weekend goes from Friday August 14th to Sunday August 16th, 2020!
If you’ve ever wanted to code or just wanted to try it out to see if it was for you – now’s your chance! This promotion comes around only once or twice a year so take advantage of it!
And if you find that you don’t like coding in Salesforce, well, at least you can put that to rest!
Also in case you’re curious:
P.S. after the free weekend ends, don’t forget I offer a scholarship for people in financial need, the unemployed, and veterans and their family members. Email me with your story for more info!
So you can’t get a Salesforce job because you don’t have experience.
But you can’t get experience because you don’t have a job.
It’s the classic struggle for those people trying to enter the Salesforce industry.
Here’s a foolproof way to start getting resume worthy Salesforce experience immediately. I learned this after reading thousands of the best resumes in the world and you’re welcome to copy it.
Too many Salesforce certifications available? …CHECK!
More expensive than ever? …CHECK!
More time-consuming than ever? …CHECK!
More cheating than ever? …CHECK!
Employers and professionals losing faith in the system? …CHECK! CHECK! CHECK!
…Do I still recommend getting Salesforce certified?