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The Definitive Salesforce Careers Guide

“I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.” –Elon Musk

I made a YouTube channel specifically to teach you how to get dream Salesforce jobs, check it out!

I believe Salesforce is the hottest industry you’ll ever experience in your lifetime. 100%.

In fact, with the right preparation, multiple recruiters will be reaching out to you every single day for Salesforce positions paying over $140,000 per year.

This guide has all the lessons I’ve learned throughout the years as I’ve:

  • Both failed miserably and wildly succeeded in my dream job pursuits
  • Interviewed hundreds of candidates for Salesforce jobs (at Google and beyond!)
  • Read thousands of Salesforce resumes
  • Stolen the ideas from the best of the best candidates
  • Served on the board of a Salesforce recruiting company

I hope you read every word in it!

Getting started:
These are your pre-requisites for applying to jobs in the Salesforce industry!

  1. Determine your Salesforce career path
  2. What kind of company should you join?
  3. How to get Salesforce experience (without having a Salesforce job)
  4. How to get your first job in the Salesforce industry

How to apply for Salesforce jobs:
Not as obvious as you might suspect!

  1. The best Salesforce job application philosophy
  2. Should you work with a Salesforce recruiting company?
  3. How to get companies to recruit you
  4. Things to do now that’ll look good on your resume

The perfect resume:
Having trouble getting interviews? Your resume is holding you back!

  1. Resume Pro Tip: Location, location, location!
  2. Salesforce resume analysis #1: Mid career
  3. Salesforce resume analysis #2: India edition
  4. Salesforce resume analysis #3: Switching industries
  5. Salesforce resume analysis #4: Entry level

The interview:
A company wants to hire you at this point. Don’t let them down!

  1. How to prepare for a Salesforce interview
  2. Common Salesforce interview questions
  3. What to do when you’re stuck in an interview
  4. Things to do after a Salesforce interview

Long-term career planning:
The future isn’t guaranteed. Start planning now!

  1. How to get anyone to become your mentor
  2. Life after Salesforce development
  3. How many years should you stay in your job for?
  4. Is it time to look for a new Salesforce job?

Follow this guide word for word and I promise you you’ll get your dream job! This is the industry where dreams come true =)

When you find success, I hope you’ll share your story with the world and inspires others too.

I’m cheering for you!
David

7 Comments
Mark Weber
June 18, 2018 @ 9:52 am

Hi Trailblazers – I’m a software engineer and architect mid-late career, looking to make a change, no longer interested in continuing development work and coding. I was part of a special project team a few years ago doing competitive analysis of cloud ecosystems and was assigned Salesforce. After studying many aspects of the platform, their approach to working with customers/partners/practitioners, and training/on-boarding/sales/marketing, I was extremely impressed. I’ve narrowed down to a career as Salesforce practitioner (initially Admin, then add App Builder, Data Integration, Architect, maybe Dev). Would be interested to hear recommendations from others on here about expectations, amount of training time, …. Of course I am reading thru the full Salesforce career guide published here, but wanted to get come recommendations as well. In particular, would be interested to know if I should pursue a Salesforce Admin job right away or wait to get other advanced certifications (Admin Advanced, App Builder, Data Integration, Dev, Architect, etc) before pursuing the first job opportunity.

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Diogo Pedro
May 27, 2018 @ 12:04 am

Love this David. Looking forward to more and more resources.

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Nirav Shah
May 25, 2018 @ 5:23 am

Thanks, David for the great post as always…

Waiting for “10 tips to build the perfect Salesforce resume”

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Kat
May 24, 2018 @ 11:14 pm

I appreciate your efforts in putting this guide together. I have a goal in mind for which I’m currently working on breaking down into steps and developing strategies to bring it into reality! #excitedforthefuture

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Monika
May 24, 2018 @ 5:40 am

As always, right on time David! Just started my first full-time Salesforce role on Monday. Can’t wait to read your entire guide!

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Andreas Gerogiannis
May 23, 2018 @ 8:27 am

Excellent job as always! The community owes tons to you for motivation and bringing all this together and organized. #hatsOff

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Lav Singh
May 23, 2018 @ 1:35 am

Thank you David for sharing this.
My success story is in progress. :)

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