This document discusses how to use Trailhead to become Salesforce certified. It introduces Trailhead as a free online learning platform from Salesforce to learn skills in a fun and structured way. It highlights how individuals can maximize their use of Trailhead and provides an example demo. The document also discusses the benefits of becoming Salesforce certified such as increased career and earning opportunities. It lists some Salesforce certifications and their requirements to help individuals determine which certification to pursue.

1. Use Trailhead to Become
Salesforce Certified!
Abdelhakim MOUTTAQUI
Senior IT Manager, SIWAY
Salesforce Certified Developer
@abdelhakim
Doria HAMELRYK
Senior Delivery Manager, SIWAY
Salesforce Certified Administrator
@Doria_Hamelryk

2. Abdelhakim MOUTTAQUI
@abdelhakim
SENIOR IT MANAGER

3. Doria HAMELRYK
@Doria_Hamelryk
Senior Delivery Manager

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5. • Use Salesforce to break down our own barriers
• What is Trailhead?
• Ways to leverage Trailhead to its full potential
• Become Salesforce Certified
• Blaze your trail and accelerate your career
Key Takeaways

6. Goals and Barriers

8. Breaking Down Barriers
What is stopping you today?

9. Opportunities Abound!

10. • Hesitance for students to get into STEM
subjects
• Lack of knowledge about Salesforce
• No easy and fun way for younger generations
to get an intro to STEM
• Plenty of job opportunities
STEM Opportunities

11. • Salesforce Administrator - $64,000
• Salesforce Developer - $87,000
• Salesforce Business Analyst - $90,000
• Salesforce Project Manager - $94,000
• Salesforce Consultant - $114,000
• Technical Architect - $130,000
Sources: Indeed, Payscale, ItJobWatch, November 2014, http://www.runconsultants.com/blog/6-high-paying-salesforce-average-salaries/
Hiring Problem

12. Making it easy
Making it fun
Making it available
Salesforce and STEM Problem

13. What is Trailhead?

14. Learn Salesforce for Free!

15. Structure of Trailhead

16. http://trailhead.salesforce.com
How To Access it

17. How To Maximize Trailhead

18. Train, Learn, Succeed
How To Use It As An Individual

19. DEMO

20. Become Salesforce
Certified

21. • It’s awesome!
• It’s fun!
• It’s profitable!
Why Become Certified?

24. Salesforce Certified Administrator – ADM 201
Objective Weighting
Standard and Custom Objects 18%
Security and Access 15%
Reports and Dashboards 13%
Data Management 11%
Sales Cloud Applications 9%
User Setup 9%
Workflow Automation 7%
Service Cloud Applications 6%
Activity Management 3%
Content and Folder Management 2%
Desktop and Mobile Administration 2%
AppExchange 2%
Organization Setup 1%
Global User Interface 1%
Chatter 1%

25. Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator – ADM 211
Objective Weighting
Security and Access 20%
Process Automation 13%
Data Management 10%
Sales Cloud Applications 10%
Service Cloud Applications 10%
Reports and Dashboards 10%
Change Management 10%
Extending Custom Objects and
Applications
8%
Auditing and Monitoring 6%
Content Management 3%

26. Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
Objective Weighting
Business Logic and Process Automation 27%
User Interface 14%
Security 10%
App Deployment 8%
Reporting 5%
Mobile 5%
Social 3%

27. Additional Info To Know

28. • #Trailhead
• #AwesomeAdmin
• Salesforce Admns (there’s no ‘I’ in Admin!)
• @salesforceadmns
• Chris Duarte, Managing Editor, Trailhead
• @TheChrisDuarte
• Sandeep Bhanot, Product Owner, Trailhead
• @cloudysan
• Adam Seligman, SVP, Developer Relations
• @adamse
How To Get Involved

29. • http://certification.salesforce.com
• Salesforce Help and Training
Catalog
• Both in person and online
• Blogs
• Follow Salesforce employees and
MVPs on social media
• Join local Salesforce User Groups
• Success Community
Additional Resources For You

30. • https://success.salesforce.com
• Trailhead
• Salesforce Training & Certification
• Salesforce Certification Study Group
• Salesforce Certified Professionals
Success Community Groups to Join

31. Head Start

32. Great, What’s Next?
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33. Eliminate

36. Thank you