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Awesome Admin Success: How I Transitioned from Teaching to Working in Technology

March 1, 2022 by Joy Hintz 1 Comment

I’m not a ‘techie.’ My degree is in early childhood education. Sharing my passion for learning, seeing students master new skills, solving problems, and being part of a team that makes a difference were some of the amazing parts of being an early childhood educator. Despite all this, a few years ago, I knew I had to change careers. What could I do that would not only include the best parts of my current career but also allow me to really grow?

Gaining new skills

Salesforce, Salesforce, Salesforce. Sometimes, it seemed that was all my good friend (and Salesforce MVP), Leyna Hoffer, would talk about. She insisted that many of the things I loved and excelled at could be channeled into a Salesforce career. At first, I wasn’t all that interested—until she started to talk about Trailhead. Then, one Saturday morning in October, I created my Trailhead account. Twelve hours

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  1. Vee M Flores says

    March 3, 2022 at 10:36 am

    This was such an excellent testimony. I had a 3rd party recruiter reach me about a possible lead trainer position and your words really aligned with me and my own values.

    Wow! Whatever it may be I look forward to connecting or hearing more about your SF journey and transition/transformation. Be so well Joy! Can I connect with you?

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