An extended look – How to apply for jobs in the Salesforce industry

Preface: this post is part of The Definitive Salesforce Careers Guide series.

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In the Salesforce world, it can be scary and difficult applying to jobs just by yourself. Doing this also doesn’t give you the highest chance of success.

The best way to land a Salesforce job is to do this three-pronged approach:

1. Apply for the jobs you want the most
2. Use a recruiter to help you find the jobs you didn’t know you wanted
3. Make yourself easily found so companies can recruit you

#1: Apply for the jobs you want the most – the best jobs are the ones you want to spend all your time and energy on. You want full control over these applications so you’re going to work on them yourself. This is a process you can absolutely optimize – most of this career series will cover this!

#2: Use a recruiter to help you find the jobs you didn’t know you wanted – in an industry with a massive demand for Salesforce professionals and limited supply, there will be many prime job opportunities that you simply will never know of. Let someone find these for you.

#3: Make yourself easily found so companies can recruit you – many companies are in desperate need to hire someone as quickly as possible! This is especially true in the Salesforce industry, when professionals can easily hop from job to job to maximize their salaries. Take advantage of this!

Don’t worry, we’re going to cover each of these points in depth!

Next post: Should you work with a Salesforce recruiting company?

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