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10 Tips For a Successful Salesforce Administrator Career

October 15, 2020 by Leyna Hoffer Leave a Comment

Are you a new Salesforce Admin? Or maybe you’ve been dabbling with Salesforce for a little while and now you are ready to turn your passion into your career? Either way, it’s sometimes difficult to know where to start. I have written several blogs for Salesforce Administrators over my 18-year career in the Salesforce ecosystem, and even though the Salesforce platform continues to evolve, the advice for new Salesforce Admins remains basically the same. The “secret sauce” is tried and true so there is no need to stray far from the recipe.

Here are my top ten tips for a successful Salesforce Administrator career.

1. Educate Yourself

Expand your knowledge of the Salesforce Platform whenever you can – try to learn something new every day. Whether that means self-training using Trailhead, getting your Salesforce certification, attending in-person events (post-pandemic) or online events/webinars – or any combination of these. Even if

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