I'm 32 and looking to make a career change. Previously I've been in sales, sales QA and some analyst position. I want to transition into learning programming and decided the best roadmap for me would be to learn Salesforce, land an entry level admin job and develop my skills over time to transition into programming.

How realistic is it to go from no computer science degree, to getting Salesforce certs and an admin role?

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Very realistic. Google ‘Salesforce Pathfinder Program’, you might qualify for this. it’s designed for non IT professionals seeking career change into the Salesforce ecosystem.

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Your best path would be finding a sales ops role where you would be the Salesforce admin. You may have to take a pay cut to move into that role, but you could quickly gain experience and move to consulting in a few years. Once on that path, the sky's the limit right now.

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Adding to this, sales + technical experience could position you for a solution architect or sales engineer role, which pay very well

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Look for start up partner companies to salesforce. They will take a shot on Junior analysts/consultants and you’ll learn more there in a year than anywhere else. I personally started at one out of college and 5 years later I’m a manager at Capgemini and getting offers from Salesforce PWC Deloitte and others for $180k+

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Try this site https://appexchange.salesforce.com/consulting unlimited places to apply to and you can drill down to silver/gold partners where you’ll have the best chance to get hired at a junior consultant position. Best of luck!

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If you are determined and rigorous then it is a matter of when not if

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