Hello! Does anyone have recommendations for an on-site/online course that helps for preparing for a Salesforce Admin cert? Located in Chicago if it makes a difference!

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Focus on Force is best. Spend $38 total, take all the exams, review the notes, you’ll pass.

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Focus on Force.

Pre-pandemic Salesforce used to offer their own training in the Chicago office across a few days. Not sure the status of that now.

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FoF is the best. Also idk if they still have it but there used to be a free “official” practice test which had a handful of the same questions on the test.

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Yep, focus on force! I believe Salesforce has online pre recorded classes too, but they’re a little pricey if I remember correctly

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Don’t waste your time (or money) with those talent stacker type programs. As others have said, FoF is the gold standard atm.

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I have a couple of friends studying for the admin cert right now in Chicago. Feel free to DM and I'll connect you with them!

Can you post link or helpful documentation

Salesforce Ben has a great course that’s like $10 - online content with a bunch of practice quizzes

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