With the rising craze of technology, it is equally important to keep upskilling yourself! And every Trailblazer knows very well that, Salesforce never fails to boost you in bringing the best out of you.
With that said, let’s explore the new Salesforce credential “Salesforce Associate” which is creating a buzz in the Salesforce Ohana 🙂
What is this Certification is all about?
As we all know that Salesforce is a 360° Customer Success Platform and it’s no longer a surprise that it is one of the top and most emerging Technology! Keeping “Customer Success” as the top-most priority, Salesforce always comes up with something new and “Salesforce Associate Certification” is one of them.
But how?
Before we start writing alphabets, we are taught to hold “Pencil”. Similarly, before shaping your career in Salesforce, it’s very important to get your basics clear. With that Vision, Salesforce has introduced this certification.
Who are the targeted Audience?
This certification is not only designed for working professionals or students but for any individual who has gained some knowledge about Salesforce as a Platform and explored its basics from last few months (0-6 Months). With that said, there might be a question coming in your mind “does this certification checks my Admin/Developer skills?” To some extent, we can say that it tests your Basics. It keeps a check on the following areas: –
- What is Salesforce Ecosystem?
- What is Trailhead?
- What is Trailblazer Community?
- How to create and manage the Trailhead playground?
- How to Discover Your Ideal Career in the Cloud?
- Discover workflows that Salesforce teams use for agile development.
- Understand the data model and object relationship
- How to keep your data secure?
One thing is sure, if you are facing challenges on exploring your career in Salesforce, then this certification will make most of your doubts clear and you will have a better vision on selecting the right career path 🙂
From where shall I start?
Now, you have clarity about the certification, and you are very curious to get your hands dirty on the learning part. So, to explore the learning path, you need to follow below mentioned official Trails and Blogs: –
Discover the Salesforce Associate Certification: An Entry-Level Credential for New Trailblazers
How to make myself fit for the Exam?
Once you have completed all the above-mentioned Trails and Blogs, you are quite confident about the knowledge and skills that you have gained in the learning process. So, it’s time to test your Skills. But before that, it’s a very important part to understand the exam pattern : )
The exam consists of 40 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions.
The exam duration will be of 70 minutes.
- The passing score is 62%.
- The exam costs $75 to take and retakes are free.
- The exam can be taken online or at a testing center.
- There are no prerequisites to take this exam.
Resources
Thank you Aman ! This is so beautifully articulated .
Kudos 🙂
Thanks for your kind words 😇