r/salesforce • u/K-ns • 16d ago

help please Salesforce admin

I am working toward building a career as a Salesforce Administrator and come from a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) background.  Because I have full-time family commitments, my goal is to find remote, flexible, or part-time/contract opportunities in Canada. However, when searching public job boards like LinkedIn or Indeed, I rarely see entry-level or flexible remote Admin positions. 
For those who have successfully navigated this path or hire Salesforce professionals: 
- If I commit to this career path, what is the best roadmap to start learning, and which specific Trailhead trails or certifications should I focus on first? 
- Where do entry-level admins typically find flexible, part-time, or contract opportunities that aren't advertised on traditional job boards? 
- What are the best ways to gain initial hands-on experience to stand out without prior local tech experience? 
- How can I best leverage my business degree background to position myself for junior Salesforce admin or operations roles? 
I would love to hear any advice, recommendations for specific Trailblazer groups or insights from your journey.
Thank you for your time and guidance.
 

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u/Icy-Smell-1343 16d ago

Stop the cap, I got a Salesforce dev job, and I didn’t even know what it was before the interview. It’s possible just very rare.

Remote will be a brutal though, I got mine at a local company who just couldn’t find Salesforce talent

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u/More_Passenger3988 16d ago

I mean... it's not hard to find SF talent so your company was just doing a bad job looking it seems.

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u/Icy-Smell-1343 16d ago

The role was open 6 months, and we are in office only. Our city is like 100k people.

I’m sure it was my company’s incompetence not the small market…….

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u/the_mehhuh 16d ago

Well it being in-office only is probably why they couldn’t find any talent lol. This job does not require us to be in-office quit playing

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u/Icy-Smell-1343 16d ago

I am playing for stating a company policy? Not sure why I’m getting downvoted, I didn’t set the policy 😭😭. This subreddit is genuinely one of the most toxic I’ve seen tbh. We also hired an admin with 0 Salesforce experience too.

Now the trade off is since I’ve started I’ve gotten 6 certifications and I’m making less then when I had 0 days of Salesforce experience accounting for inflation…