Salesforce Trails and Trials

#18 - How to prepare for a Salesforce interview

This podcast episode offers advice on how to prepare for a Salesforce interview. The hosts emphasize that soft skills and thoughtful preparation are more important than technical Salesforce knowledge. They suggest focusing on three key areas: ● Preparation: ○ Research the company thoroughly. Understand their business model, goals, challenges, and opportunities. This will allow you to connect your potential contributions to their overall success, demonstrating a level of sophistication that many ...

Episode 17 - How to know if a Salesforce career is right for you.

### Choosing a Salesforce Career: Summary **How Did We Get Here?** Salesforce started with a unique approach—“No Software”—and focused on making the back-end admin area as important as the front-end user experience (UX). By integrating many key features into the platform, Salesforce allowed businesses to prioritize people-first concerns, streamlining the user experience and administrative tasks. **What Do Things Look Like Now?** Salesforce's ecosystem has grown immensely. As of 2023, the company...

Ep. 16 - AI, Fail Stories, Intangibles / Tangibles, & Imposter Syndrome

Episode 15 - CD Maturity Model w/ a Crawl, Walk, Run Roadmap, LWC apps, Dreamforce, Pickleball

This time on Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk with Zachary Pals, who took a unique career path to go from moving couches to Salesforce consultant. Jon Cline has been working in IT since 1998 and is a very curious person. Erik Yewell has been in IT for 24 years and done just about everything you can imagine. They share their wins and worse so you can learn with them. Zachary Pals is a Salesforce consultant with an interest in swing dancing and a philosophy degree...

Episode 14 - Code Standards, Dedicated Admins, Salesforce and Slack, Power of Debugging, Nerd Manifesto

This time on Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk about the value of code standards and the peril of not having a dedicated admin. Plus the marriage of Salesforce and Slack, the power of debugging, and a nerd manifesto. Jon Cline has been working in IT since 1998 and is a very curious person. Erik Yewell has been in IT for 24 years and done just about everything you can imagine. They share their wins and worse so you can learn with them. This episode includes a quic...

Ep. 13 - LWC to PDF, LWC for Scanners, DataWeave Access in Apex, Perils of a Dev First Perspective, Udemy Node.js Course

Ep. 12 - Miro Decision Tree & Flow UX/Polymorphic Visual Flow, Slack Bots, Gratitude, Soft Skills

This time on Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk about admin power in the wrong hands. Plus Slack bot platforms, Miro decision trees, bow ties, gratitude, and holiday lights. Jon Cline has been working in IT since 1998 and is a very curious person. Erik Yewell has been in IT for 23 years and done just about everything you can imagine. They share their wins and worse so you can learn with them. Erik talks about learning Slack bot platforms and automating tasks. You ...

Ep. 11 - Salesforce Classic vs. Lightning, future integrations with Slack, how to do more with Flow, and the power of opportunity.

This time on Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk about Salesforce Classic vs. Lightning. Plus, lots of discussion about future integrations with Slack, how to do more with Flow, and the power of opportunity. Jon Cline has been working in IT since 1998 and is a very curious person. Erik has been in IT for 23 years and done just about everything you can imagine. They share their wins and worse so you can learn with them. Salesforce recently acquired Slack, and there ...

Ep. 10 - Elements Cloud, Metadada Dependancy API, Flow vs Process Builder, Picklist Values and Consequences, Lightning Scheduler, UAT and Failur Resumes

This time on Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk failure. Plus, unexpected consequences of changing picklist values, metadata dependency API, some helpful tools, the value of user acceptance testing, and bread.

Ep. 09 - Interview with Tyler Cobbett, a Tech Industry Veteran

This time on Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk with Tyler Cobbett, a tech industry veteran. Jon Cline has been working in IT since 1998 and is a very curious person. Erik has been in IT for 23 years and done just about everything you can imagine. They share their wins and worse so you can learn with them. Tyler Cobbett started out with IBM in the early 1980s and has had a long career that moved from sales to solutions, eventually focusing on Salesforce consulting...

Ep. 08 - Validation Checker Flow Action, Levy Brothers, Mexico, Walmart, Google Translate App, Right Answer Versus Right Way to Go, Shift and OBS tools, Quiet Time With Yourself, Trailhead Superbades and Toastmasters

On this episode of Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk about https://unofficialsf.com/validation-checker-flow-action/, Jewish Levy brothers helping broker early farms in Oxnard, Mexico, Walmart, google translate app, uber, Jon checking an item in his boss's inbox of papers, Erik learning the difference between advising the right answer vs the right way to go. Tools of the trade "Shift" and "OBS". Jon shares about a social group to help navigate, lunch w/ yourself a...

Ep. 07 - Dynamic Form Component for Standard Objects, The right way to Debug and use VS, The mindset in moving past your mistakes/failures,Learning from the world of bees

On this episode of Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk about Standard Object Dynamic Form Components, Validation Checker Flow, Debugging/Using VS, Big consequences of decoupling and removing VF pages, How a manager changed Jeff's life after Jeff messed up, Clickup for road-map management and learning from "the world of bees" by Rudolf Steiner

Ep. 06 - Avoid Auto-Activation, We Don't Know What we Don't Know, How to Make Pages Load Faster, Tracking Changes in Sandboxes, Debug in VS Code

On this episode of Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk about how avoiding an activation checkbox can make you a hero. Plus we don’t know what we don’t know, how to make pages load faster, tracking changes in sandboxes, and more. Jon Cline has been working in IT since 1998 and is a very curious person. Erik has been in IT for 23 years and done just about everything you can imagine. They share their wins and worse so you can learn with them. Jon learned about an ‘ord...

Ep. 05 - UI Design Tools and 2GP Updates, SI Uses for Packaging, Mountain Biking, Jon's first Pickleball Tournament and Foster Care Awareness Month - Episode 5

In this episode of Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk about things they've learned like UI Design Tools, 2GP Updates, migration path, SI uses for packaging in addition to ISVs, open source tools. They also discuss the big consequences from the small action of changing a field data type. Erik talks about his exploration into mountain biking and building up endurance and Jon talks about his first pickleball tournament. Jon also discusses his appreciation for all the...

Ep. 04 - Surprises on a trip to Joshua Tree, making a field required, SaaS around physical space, and the delights of making pizza.

In this episode of Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk about Erik's trip to Joshua tree, what can happen when you make a field required, and SaaS around physical space and things and making pizza. Jon Cline has been working in IT since 1998 and is a very curious person. Erik has been in IT for 23 years and done just about everything you can imagine. Together, they’re never bored.

Ep. 03 - Apex Enterprise and Flow patterns, SFXD, and the hidden risks of deactiving users.

In this episode of Salesforce Trails and Trials, hosts Jon Cline and Erik Yewell talk about the unexpected harm caused by deactivating a user. They also get excited about community code, Slack as a culture incubator, biking, SFXD, and a hot tub in the middle of nowhere. Jon Cline has been working in IT since 1998 and is a very curious person. Erik has been in IT for 23 years and done just about everything you can imagine. Together, they’re never bored.

Ep. 02 - Scratch Org Creativity, Einstein Chatbots, and Github Legacy Building

Ep. 01 - Flow first, beware of picklist values, right-to-repair, data mining magic, MLK wisdom

Hello and welcome to Salesforce Trails and Trials where two Salesforce architects and special guests share our wins and woes so you can learn with us. Jon Cline has been working in IT since 1998 and is a very curious person. Erik has been in IT for 23 years and done just about everything you can imagine. Together, they’re never bored. Request topics or give feedback via @joncline @eyewell . Salesforce does not endorse this unofficial show and any views expressed are the personal views of the spe...

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