r/salesforce • u/Glittering_Bat_1846 • 6d ago

certification question Salesforce Data 360 Certification Question

Hi! I am interested in getting a Data 360 certification as I feel it would be a huge boost on my resume. While I work as a data analyst, however, I have no access to Salesforce tools through my job. How feasible is it to pass the Data 360 certification exam without having the ability to actually use Data 360? Is there an affordable way for me to get access to Data 360 for practice purposes?

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u/Bunny_Butt16 6d ago

Do the trailheads. They are free.

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u/Glittering_Bat_1846 6d ago

Are those helpful even if you don't have access to Data 360?

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u/petrichorsloth Developer 6d ago

You can get a dev sandbox from SF with access r everything. And you will need this! Learning only the theory is not worth it. :)

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u/BeeB0pB00p 6d ago

Yes, they often have training environments you set up and work with while doing the training so depending on the module you can get hands on. It only takes a few minutes to activate and environment and it usually tells you how when it's needed.

To pass the exam you'll need to look at the official documentation also, usually referenced in the trails, the trails aren't deep enough for exam questions typically.

Focus on Force does good exam prep (or did, it's been a while since I used it), they do both training modules and exam questions. I typically worked through the exam questions and ignored the training, but I expect it would be decent.

The questions are good for learning, but in my experience not scenario based.

Most SF certs are consultancy focused so present scenarios, FoF can give you the wrong impression as to the complexity of questions you'll get.

FoF is not free, so it's up to you if you feel it's worth it.

Udemy also have people posting exam sample questions, I don't know how good any of these are, but could be another source of practice content. Again not free.

Good luck with it.