The Dangers of Salesforce Career Bootcamps: Overhyped Promises and Hidden Risks
We’ve all seen a Salesforce bootcamp promising applicants a $100k job with just six months of training… for the low, low price of $1000 or something to that degree. They’re often shrouded in controversy, but how bad are they really?
Career bootcamps expand far beyond Salesforce into the wider tech space and beyond, and although they were originally a training and learning solution for aspiring professionals to take advantage of, they quickly became synonymous with overhyped promises, questionable job stats, and aggressive marketing tactics.
A lot of bootcamps are completely unregulated, meaning that bootcamp creators can charge what they want, deliver what they want, and market what they want. Some do have legitimate success stories, but you’ll also find the ones that are heralded as scams.
If you’re interested in trying a Salesforce bootcamp, always do your research, consider the financials, and don’t rush into anything.
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Top 6 Future Roles for Salesforce Admins
As the Salesforce platform develops and grows, especially with the rise of AI, the Salesforce Admin role becomes increasingly more complex. Many admins are looking ahead to their next career move, and one big question is at the forefront of a lot of minds: What’s the next step?
In the latest Salesforce Ben Administrator survey, admins were asked which roles they most aspire to, and three roles rose to the top:
- Solution Architect: Chosen by nearly one in five respondents, the Solution Architect looks to be the most coveted next step for Salesforce Admins. The path there? Get hands-on with learning, get certified, and shadow and absorb on relevant projects.
- Developer: The respondents who aspire for the developer role are usually the ones who thrive on hands-on problem solving. To head this way, do a bit of a developer-heavy Trailhead deep dive, earn your Platform Developer I accreditation, and consider pairing with a seasoned dev or contributing to a Salesforce open-source project to build your portfolio.
- Technical Architect: Lastly, the Technical Architect appeals to those who want to take full ownership of the technical vision. Want to become one? Document your architecture wins and start your CTA journey now.
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Revealing the 5 Most Challenging Tasks in Salesforce Administration
The Salesforce Ben Admin survey has unveiled a lot of new trends, and with the good ones come the bad, too. Specifically, a closer look at what some of the most challenging tasks in Salesforce are, according to admins. These include:
- Technical Debt: One of the big ones, and impossible to ignore. Cleaning up technical debt is time-consuming and often thankless, but it’s essential for a healthy, scalable org. Admins spend hours untangling old Flows, troubleshooting mysterious errors, and trying to document systems they didn’t build, and it can quickly spiral out of control.
- Integrations: Connecting Salesforce with other systems sounds great in theory, but in practice, integrations are one of the most complex parts of an admin’s job. Even when developers handle the technical side, admins are still responsible for understanding how the integration impacts users, reports, and automation
- Balancing Out-of-the-Box Features With Custom Solutions: Admins are constantly trying to decide whether to use standard functionality or build something custom. This decision isn’t always straightforward. Go custom, and you risk complexity and maintenance issues. Stick to the standard, and you may fall short on business needs.
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Salesforce Rivals Blocked From Using Slack Data
In a new turn of events, Salesforce has restricted rival companies like Glean, Zoom, and Microsoft from accessing Slack data via APIs, raising concerns about fair competition.
These firms rely on Slack integrations to power AI search and productivity tools, but now face major roadblocks due to Salesforce’s tighter controls. Salesforce says the move is to protect user privacy, but critics argue it’s a strategic play to prevent competitors from building on its platform. With Slack data becoming more valuable in the AI race, this signals a growing tension between open integration and platform control.
Blocking access to Slack data looks like a strategic move by Salesforce to protect its edge as it scales Agentforce. By tightening control over its ecosystem, it limits how much competitors can build on top of its products – all while framing it as a privacy measure.
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Most C-Suite Leaders ‘Are Using AI Agents’: Salesforce Digital Labor Report Unpacked
Salesforce has recently released its Digital Labor Trends Report, highlighting the latest insights from UK C-Suite businesses and how they approach using agentic AI in the workplace.
The biggest findings? 78% of leaders reported that their companies are already using AI agents, and 72% of leaders rated their technical infrastructure’s adaptability to AI as good or very good. In fact, the UK is taking the lead with agentic adoption, further bolstered by an effort from the UK government to upskill 7.5 million professionals in AI over the next few years.
This is all work towards closing the prominent AI skills gap, which means although agentic adoption may be on the rise, it’s important to consider whether everyone involved actually understands the technology that they’re working with.
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Introduction to the Salesforce Developer Console for Admins
The Salesforce Developer Console may sound like it’s just made for well… developers, but that’s not the case at all! In fact, Salesforce Admins can garner a whole host of value from this handy tool, and knowing your way around it isn’t too bad for career prospects either.
Whether you’re debugging Apex, checking logs, or inspecting SOQL queries, this walkthrough is perfect for anyone looking to level up their technical confidence.
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