Salesforce Admin Cert Review

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Time:

I studied for a total of 14 days. I wanted to take the exam in 7 days. However I couldn't keep up the 200mph @ 200mph pace. The Security+ took a dent and I needed to stop at a Rest Stop for 3 days. The Admin can be a bit dry and and sometimes I found myself looking at the screen for 10 minutes at the same question.

My Security+ date was not meant for Dec 23rd but Dec 27th. I took it a week early so I could study an extra week for Admin. This was a very smart decision as I needed the extra week.

Cost

Cert: $0. Work paid the $200.
FocusOnForce: $20.

How To Study

I used FocusOnForce and googled topics I didn't know. For example if a question said "Salesforce Knowledge" or "Duplicate Rules", I would look that up on YouTube and then do a trailhead or experiment on it.

I used these Resources:
1. FocusOnForce
2. YouTube
3. Trailheads
4. Experimenting around in my Free Developer Org

If you mix it up, studying is better.

Difficulty

I passed by 70%. It was easier than the PD1 but still a scary exam. The first five questions were the hardest. It gave me a bit of a scare thinking, "oh no is it going to be like this the whole time"? The difficult questions are the pick 2 out of 4 or 5 options. I had a few moments where three options looked good and I had to decide what to eliminate.

Notecards

I didn't have too many notecards this time around. Writing (even just once) helps my memory.

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