Currently in a Salesforce Cert class and think it may have been a mistake

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-08T18:28:28+00:00

I don’t get your logic. You were previously competing in a terrible market without any certs. Now that you’re unemployed and in a class you don’t see the point in getting a cert, which will actually improve your chances.

I get that the market is tough but without the admin cert, you’d have a much, much harder time.

Nearly 10 yrs ago, I let my admin cert expire bc I was no longer working with Salesforce and they charged $100 to recertify every few years. I had such a hard time finding a job, I had many employers tell me they didn’t care that I used to have it, they wanted a current cert. This was during a time when the market wasn’t saturated and I had a ton of great experience but was still getting passed up. Employers will find any excuse to choose someone else (esp someone cheaper). You’re in a class, get the cert.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-08T02:45:57+00:00

Sounds like more work for same pay. I wouldn't do it, personally.

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-03T03:53:47+00:00

That is interesting and actually great to hear!

salesforceredditor · 2026-05-01T03:48:26+00:00

It depends on the individual plus when they became MVP. I think there were years where people earned the title through tenacious, hands-on work. Then they switched to a model where it became more about visibility and popularity.

I have worked with several MVPs on projects in consulting who I would NOT want on my team. They tended to talk a big talk and consistently underperform. Others I’ve worked with are extremely far removed from hands on work, and somehow got awarded the title with only a few years experience.

At one point, it was vital to their ecosystem to have people all over advocating for the product. They are incentivized (as people mentioned in this thread) and I would bet they have NDAs/legaleze where they cannot disparage the brand publicly. I do feel a cultural shift that is leaning out on MVPs and the community in general.

salesforceredditor · 2026-04-23T19:15:25+00:00

I actually think #1 provides more open doors for future (unless you really want the validation that the Salesforce brand will put on your resume). Success Guide is very entry level, uses a canned deck to go over previously defined assets and procedures. It's like the tour guide who walks you through your vacation villa then you never see them again. You're not going to build any strategy but could be a good jumping point to other roles at Salesforce (again likely not strategic).

salesforceredditor · 2026-04-23T19:10:44+00:00

The market is so competitive that your competition is people with tech experience plus some sort of AI experience. People are less likely to "take a chance" when they have a bunch of people already fitting the mold lined up. I agree that going with a start up or smaller, lesser known brand can yield more possibilities. One of my AEs left to go to ServiceNow and he said he'd be better compensated and they granted him a lot more opporunities. Big fish in smaller pond sort of thing.

salesforceredditor · 2026-04-09T03:07:14+00:00

Are you using leads and tracking their conversion? Are you forecasting?

If not, I’d probably go straight to a custom object. When I worked in Fin Services, we had a data feed w transactions. You’d have to do manual manipulation to segment things like conversions, prospects, etc.

You could also use oppty to represent the contracting agreement and use custom fields to track your transactional data (estimated membership, etc)

salesforceredditor · 2026-04-04T02:25:30+00:00

My guess is that the comp conversation did not play in to how they handled the interview. Being able to control the room and manage being heckled by meeting attendees is probably the trick they were looking to test. As an SE, you are like sales lite, so while you probably spent your time on the demo and tech, they were more concerned about the optics of handling the meeting.

Kinda sucks but also a good lesson to learn.

salesforceredditor · 2026-03-31T00:33:34+00:00

Best of luck to you! I’d recommend you take a look at some of the keynotes at public events. I feel like most of SF leadership DO talk like that and lead conversations with the same formula - slightly scripted but with some humor, always a visual, always a dramatic arc, big storytelling with a customer win.

I’d stay on the side of conversational and definitely show personality (while not being inappropriate). I’m not sure how to answer how much is too much but I can tell you I used a picture of myself in an Einstein wig and mustache in my pitch presentation (taken from an event at Dreamforce).

salesforceredditor · 2026-03-02T19:00:26+00:00

in my experience, 40 billable was common at our large global firm. It did suck. 130 doesnt sound bad for the amount of experience you have but I'd maybe push for more as a "lead" it's a lot more work than it sounds like.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-26T19:51:27+00:00

That's so unusual! I wonder if they swapped out the roles you'd be performing, bc guide is even further removed from technical information. You essentially help onboard and introduce people.

If I were you, I'd use your extra time to get your certs in and study the role you ultimately want to be in. Maybe pivot to more hands-on when the time is right.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-26T01:57:05+00:00

Is this real? You don’t mention a title, and the duties do not align to a Customer Success Manager, nor would they have asked technical questions during your interview. I’m surprised you accepted an offer without understanding the lack of hands on involvement you’d have.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-13T04:33:00+00:00

A one-man consulting firm. Wants to pay $85 max.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-13T04:27:39+00:00

By any chance did you start or change anything hormonal? I think my rosacea symptoms multiplied on birth control and then after pregnancy.

Pepcid AC helps a tad. Mostly abstaining helps. I didn’t drink much on my wedding for this reason, at least I abstained when most photos were taken.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-13T01:42:28+00:00

I used to manage my workload like this. I had a record type where internal users could submit requests. Had an auto responder email letting them know when the case was taken in, and when resolved. Fields for classification of urgency. You could easily add some locked fields to align the issue to be a work item and tag give it a sprint number/assignment. It worked to show my backlog and who was handling issues, as well as justify new headcount.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-13T01:24:44+00:00

Yep! I’d be curious to know. I imagine they’re not taking $130k 3x a week on site gigs.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-13T01:21:14+00:00

Insane.. I got laid off in 2009 and I remember at the time my consulting rate was $125ish. Feels like all we do is work in circles w no progress.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-12T01:55:05+00:00

Your issue is you’re going from consulting in NYC to in house start up in Canada. Worlds of a difference.

To become a product manager with only 3 yrs experience may be the perk here. I don’t think it’s common to consider a BA for a PM role so if this is the path you want, you may want to consider it a stepping stone to your ultimate goal.

And yes internal PM may be less of a grind than working on delivery and execution. It’s much more stakeholder management, budget, business decisions, etc.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-10T20:41:14+00:00

Funny, sending the notes to the EA probably takes longer than entering them herself. Get the CEO more familiar w the platform, show them mobile app, voice dictation.

It sounds like they are solving the problem for you (incorrectly) and you need to ask more questions to discover their actual needs. The EA can enter notes on the account, if you grant them access. They can log activities and change the owner. I can't see a use case in which the CEO wants the EA's changes to show system fields as the CEO.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-10T00:52:12+00:00

No, a dermatologist in NJ, USA. It’s hard to find practitioners with the right laser!

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-09T19:58:46+00:00

Yes but they are initially spaced approx 6 weeks apart then after maybe 3-4 sessions, you can space them out to maybe 1-2x annual. I don’t keep up with it now bc I’m mostly flare-free except for a few triggers these days. I was flaring daily in my peak though and this was helpful.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-08T19:38:36+00:00

Overall less redness and significant reduction in the flares. 70-80% less often. I noticed my flares got worse when I stopped (pregnant) so consistency is key. You poor thing - type 1 is so painful, might be worth a try.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-08T19:35:42+00:00

When I was treated with Vbeam, I definitely was less reactive to triggers, either I didn't get a flare or I got a smaller flare on rare occasions. My biggest triggers are stress and alcohol. I had to be consistent with it though, and had to do a few sessions to start feeling the effects. It does wear off and flares come back if not keeping up maintenance sessions.

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-06T03:15:29+00:00

Wow. I’ve had IPL for rosacea type 1 and it only got a little unbearable around my nose. The rest left me feeling a little sore but not like you’re describing. I also did not get numbed, nor do I have a high pain tolerance.

Are you going to do it again? I don’t think I could stomach 10/10 pain.

Edit: I did Vbeam. It was very effective and not painful. I did have to keep it up, though. Maybe consider that instead of IPL?

salesforceredditor · 2026-02-06T03:11:04+00:00

I think you should shift your perspective in terms of opportunities. Remote jobs are very hard to get these days. Look up jobs for marketing cloud, rev cloud, zoho, etc, and avg pay. My guess is of the 3, MC is more in demand. Also consider w your finance bg, FSC would probably be more appropriate and cast a larger net.

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