Tips to clear Salesforce admin certification


If you are someone who would like to get Salesforce admin certified in 2020 then this guide will help you.

You do not need to know any coding to clear Salesforce admin certification, So if you are someone from the non-development background, Salesforce admin certification is a good place to start.


To clear Salesforce administration certification you need to know the topics mentioned in the Salesforce study exam guide.


Please have a look at Salesforce exam guide


https://trailhead.salesforce.com/help?article=Salesforce-Certified-Administrator-Exam-Guide


Practice each of them on the trail head.

You can also follow the trail to get you started


https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/users/strailhead/trailmixes/prepare-for-your-salesforce-administrator-credential


There are lot of trails to cover and so many topics to remember. So what I would advise you to think of a business scenario if you can and try to see if you can use your learned knowledge from trails. It is easy to do hands-on free developer org. You can register to a free org by going to 


https://developer.salesforce.com/



Giving demo to your team member will be another way to remember stuff you have learned. It always helps and allows you to improve on things which you think needs attention after your demo.


Focus on force (https://focusonforce.com/) is a good place to take a mock admin test. Its always good to test your knowledge before you attempt the certification.


Few stuff around admin test you need to keep in mind


  • Salesforce admin certification comprises of 60 multiple choice questions and you will be given 105 min to complete the test.
  • You need to get at least 65 percent to pass this test
  • Total cost for the certification is 200 USD.
  • If you fail the test then you can retake by paying 100USD.
  • You can take the test online or go to the test center.


Once you clear the certification you need to maintain your certification


You can visit the below link for more information

https://trailhead.salesforce.com/help?article=Certification-Release-Maintenance-Schedule#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20maintain%20your,one%20maintenance%20module%20per%20year.


Please remember Salesforce admin certification is not about how good you can remember stuff instead it is about how good you can apply the stuff you have learned in a real-life scenario. So this certification will test you based on real case base scenario.  


My advice is to practice practice practice and practice the things you have learned. Please do hands-on. Do not attempt the cert by merely learning theory. It's not good enough.


Good Luck






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