@DaveDiesel-fj4xj

I got the admin certification yesterday on my first try and got an 89% overall score which I was delighted at.

I think the cert is fair and it is 100%  achievable at first try but if im honest I think the prescribed path Salesforce recommends to achieving the cert is far too broad and kind of doesn't represent the final exam that you get.  I dont think the prescribed path of Focus on Force and the Kryterion exam really matches the format of the exams although I really enjoyed doing them as they felt like a revision. 

I would say a decent core course like Mike Wheelers Admin course, A decent course on flows, Doing the free salesforce admin practice exams over and over until you ace the questions and a few sets of practice questions from udemy supplementing with trailhead and youtube videos on things like sharing rules and data visibility, reports and dashboards etc and you can get there no problem.

@enriquebernal9181

Great points.  I also think the industry which gets a person into Salesforce plays a part as well.  I started in the Salesforce ecosystem in 2018 in a college/university setting.  With that, because we were not using things like Product, Pricebook, and Big Deal Alerts I had to learn those separately.  Failed once, passed the second try once I was able to add those non-education focused components.

@xp4k658

Thank you for the great info Emily!

@yummyjackalmeat

I got my first salesforce admin job about 2 years ago with no experience by some boot licking and luck. Totally unsure where to go from here lol, but I know I want to do more,  and obviously get paid more.

@BugsbunnyEh

My opinion that most of them feel the exam is difficult because they are not playing with the system, go deep it the system play with those features, try to break the salesforce lol. No one gonna jail you for that. if you play hard enough with anything u will get unusual errors and you will find solution, and that my friends is where you are learning salesforce.

@Sehajbir_Singh12

Hey thanks for the video, I am more interested in salesforce DEV certification,|
can anyone suggest any resource or vids, thanks

@RonJessMillerMiller

Hi Emily, are you going to offer an Admin preparation course on Udemy? I am currently studying for the Associate Exam via your Udemy course and have found your material invaluable.

@jeisonoldboy

for me it is even more difficult because I am Brazilian and English is not my native language