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SalesforceCareerSuccessBootcamp
Module10:SalesforceInterviewSuccessPack
Module 10 – ‘Salesforce Interview Success Pack’ Copyright 2018 – Mike Wheeler Media, LLC
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TableofContentsLesson1-Introduction...................................................................................................................................3
Lesson2–SalesforcePre-InterviewTips.........................................................................................................4
Lesson3–TypicalInterviewProcess..............................................................................................................5
Lesson4–Contractvs.PermanentJobs..........................................................................................................6
Lesson5–SucceedingatPhoneInterviews....................................................................................................7
Lesson6–SucceedingatIn-PersonInterviews...............................................................................................8
Lesson7–SucceedingatVideoInterviews.....................................................................................................9
Lesson8–LetThemTellYou.........................................................................................................................10
Lesson9–FinishinganInterviewStrong.......................................................................................................11
Lesson10–SalesforceInterviewQuestions...................................................................................................12
Lesson11–MoreSalesforceInterviewQuestions.........................................................................................13
Lesson12-ModuleReviewandWeeklyAssignment.....................................................................................14WeeklyAssignment..................................................................................................................................................15StretchAssignmentforExperiencedBootcampers....................................................................................................15NotesandActionPlan...............................................................................................................................................16
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Lesson1-Introduction
Inthisintroductorylesson,Ilaythegroundworkforwhattoexpectduringthismodule.
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Lesson2–SalesforcePre-InterviewTips
Inthislesson,Idiscusskeythingsyoushoulddobeforeinterviewing.Notes:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Lesson3–TypicalInterviewProcess
InthislessonIcoverthecadenceandsequencethatatypicalinterviewtakes.Thisgoesforphone,video,orin-personinterviews.Thislessonwillhelpprepareyouforwhattodowhen,soyoucananticipatewhatcomesnextwhileinaninterviewandtoorientyourselfallalongtheway,soyoucanremainfocused.Notes:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Lesson4–Contractvs.PermanentJobs
ConfusedbetweenthedifferenceofContractvsEmployeejobs?Inthislesson,Idiscusssomeofthenuancesandfactorsyou'llwanttotakeintoconsiderationasyouattempttolandaSalesforcejob.Notes:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Lesson5–SucceedingatPhoneInterviews
Inthislesson,Icoverseveralwaystosucceedatphoneinterviews.Notes:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Lesson6–SucceedingatIn-PersonInterviews
Inthislesson,Icoverseveralwaystosucceedatphoneinterviews.Notes:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Lesson7–SucceedingatVideoInterviews
Inthislesson,Icoverseveralwaystosucceedatvideointerviews.Ialsointroduceyoutoacoupleofhelpfulresourcesforvideointerviews:Resources:SkypeCallRecorderSoftwarebyecamm.comTheWebaround
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Lesson8–LetThemTellYou
Inthislesson,Idiscusstheextremeimportantofnotundersellingyourabilitiesintheinterviewandjobpursuitprocess.Iencourageyoutoletthemtellyouthatyouarenot(fillintheblank)ratherthanyoutellingthemwhatever(oftenfalse)beliefsyouhaveaboutyourself.RememberthatyoujustneedtoknowalittlebitmoreaboutSalesforcethanthepersoninterviewingyou.Theydon’tneedanexpertthatknowstheentireplatform,becausethatpersondoesnotexist.Theyneedyou,soconvincethemofthatfaceandletthemtellyouotherwise!Notes:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Lesson9–FinishinganInterviewStrong
Inthislesson,Iaddresstheimportanceofsavingyourbestforlast.TheendofaninterviewisNOTthetimetowimpoutorshrinkback.Savesomethinginthetankforthefinalminutessothatyouareatmaximumenergyandexcitement.Reiterateyourinterestintheposition,andthatTHISisyourtopchoice.Ialsodiscusstipsonwhattodoaftertheinterviewisdone.Besuretosendanoteofthanksafterwards,thankingthemfortheirtime,andrestatingyourexcitementandinterest,aswellashowmuchyouenjoyedthetalk.Referencethe“GettingtotheFrictionlessYes”videofrommyLaunchYourSalesforceCareerWorkshop–ReplayavailableintheMember’sArea.Notes:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Lesson10–SalesforceInterviewQuestions
Inthislesson,IwalkthroughsomeofthemoretypicalSalesforceinterviewquestionsthatyouwillfield.Someofthesearegeneralinnature,andwillapplytoanyjobinterview,andnotjustSalesforce.Iaddressdifferentapproachesonhowyoumightchoosetoanswerthesesamplequestionsbelow:SampleSalesforceInterviewQuestions
1.Didyouhaveanytroublefindingus?2.Whydoyouwanttoworkhere?3.Whatotheropportunitiesareyoucurrentlyexploring?4.Tellmeaboutyourself.Whathaveyoubeenuptothepastcoupleofyears?5.TellmeaboutaproblemyousolvedontheSalesforceplatform.6.WhatisthemostcomplexscenarioyoufiguredoutontheSalesforceplatform?
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Lesson11–MoreSalesforceInterviewQuestions
IcontinuediscussingfurtherSalesforceinterviewquestionsinthislecture.Inthislecture,Idon’tprovidefurtherguidancetoeachquestion,butleaveittoyoutoseehowyoumightanswerthesequestions.Iftherearequestionsandterminologyyouareunfamiliarwith,itwillserveyouwelltofurtherinvestigateandfigureouthowyouwouldanswerthesequestions.SampleSalesforceInterviewQuestionsIdiscusssomeofthesequestionsbelow,butthereareothersthatIhaveaddedthatdidn’tfindtheirwayintothevideolesson.
1.CanyouexplaintomewhatthedifferenceisbetweenProfilesandRoles?2.IhaveascenariowhereIneedtoautomatethecreationofasurvey.Iwanttobeabletocheckacheckboxona
contactrecordandsaveitandhaveanewinterviewrecordautomaticallycreatedforthatcontactrecord.HowcanIdothat?
3.HowcanIseewhoallcanseeaparticularrecord?Iwouldliketoseewhocanseewhat,andwhy.Howcanthatbedone?
4.WhatisthelargestnumberofusersthatyouhaveeversupportedontheSalesforceplatform?5.HowfamiliarareyouwiththeSoftwareDevelopmentLifecycle?6.HaveyoueverworkedinanAgileenvironment?7.WhatisaSCRUMMaster?8.WithoutalotofexperienceontheSalesforceplatform,howwouldyoutackleestimatingyourtimetocompletea
task?9.HaveyoueverusedtheAgileAccelerator?10.Tostartyouoff,wewillbeginyouwithresolvingbugsandsmallfeaturerequests.Wouldyouhaveaproblemwith
that?11.Wearerunningoutofspaceforourdata.Whataresomethingswecoulddotofigureouthowtoconservespace?
Wedon’twanttojustthrowmoremoneySalesforce’swayandjustbuymorespace.12.IfIcametoyouaskingforasmallchangetobeslippedintoProduction,couldyoudothatforme?13.Wehaveateamofdevelopers,allworkingondifferentthings.Howcanwebesurethatwearen’tsteppingon
oneanother’s’work?14.Idon’tlikethestandardpagelayoutforCases.There’sonlyafewkeyfieldsthatarepneedsto
addressforeachStatusofaCase.Whataretheoptionswecoulddotostreamlinearep’sworkflowandmaketheinterfacemoreuserfriendlyandintuitive?
15.HowcanwebackupourSalesforcedata?16.Haveyoueverseenaninstancewhereuserswereassignedtomultipleprofiles?
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Lesson12-ModuleReviewandWeeklyAssignment
Let’stakealookbackonallthethingswecoveredinthismodule:PhoneinterviewsIn-personinterviewsVideointerviewsPre-interviewtipsPost-interviewtipsSalesforceInterviewQuestionsWhatelse?
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WeeklyAssignment
Forthisweek’sassignment,IwanttochallengeyoutoapplytoseveralSalesforcejobs.Thisassumesthatyouhavecompletedlastmodule’sworkofupdatingyourLinkedInprofileandresume.MarkyourLinkedInprofileasopentonewopportunitiesandupdateyourprofileoften.TherecencyofupdatesonLinkedInandthejobboardssuchasDice,Monster,Indeed,CareerBuilder,etc.isoneofthetopsignalsthatcausesyoutobesortedhigheronthelistinsearchresults–itisasignaltorecruitersandhiringmanagersthatyouareactivelylooking.
StretchAssignmentforExperiencedBootcampers
Landajobinterview,ormultiplejobinterviews.Submityourselftojobsyoufeelunqualifiedforandseehowitgoes.YoucanalsotrytoconnectwithotherBootcamperstoseeifanyoneiswillingtoRolePlayandpracticejobinterviewsviaSkypeorGoogleHangouts.Youcanleveragethelistofquestionsinthisworkbookorcomeupwithsomeofyourown.Youcanalsorecordthediscussion–withpermissionoftheparticipants,toplaybackforfurtherreview.Leveragethistoimproveyourspeaking,delivery,andanswers.Thiswillbeinvaluableingettingyouoverthehumpofinterviewnervesaswellastolearnwhatquestionsyouneedtohaveananswerfor.
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NotesandActionPlan_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________