I failed the Admin Exam for the 3rd time 😬. Anyone else struggle to pass the exam? Should I keep going?

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Try focuson force and quizzlets

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The certs would be brutal without a foundation of hands-on experience to fall back on, don’t beat yourself up.

I would drill quizlet until you know the questions so thoroughly that you can regurgitate the exact wording

Message me if you have any questions, I can’t provide dumps as it’s been quite a while but happy to share any other tips

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How did you prep for the exam? Trailhead or something else? Also do you have hands on experience doing Admin work?

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No hands on experience, but my role will get me some in the next few months. I’ve been doing trailhead, watching videos, and focus on force. The wording of the question really throws me off sometimes.

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Everyone gets tripped up on the phrasing of the questions, so this is normal but you need to figure that out.

Keep in mind Salesfore is known to change names of products and features over time, and the test will “make up” features that don’t exist by combining terms from other features that do exist. .. just to trip you up.

Focus on Force is good, but Quizlets have no QC that I know of so stay away from them. Imagine memorizing something that is wrong…. Horrifying

Make a spreadsheet that sh

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Make a spreadsheet of all your scores by each section. Add a column for the weight of each section. Calculate the average potential upside for each section. Focus on those 2-3 sections with the greatest potential upside for score improvement

I took it 2 times and on the 3rd I passed. I used focus on force practice exams.

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In addition to Trailhead, I took Mike Wheeler course on Udemy and did hands on as I watch the course.

Have you tried Focus on Force?

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