Monthly (mostly) admin focused user group meeting.  All Salesforce users of any skill level are welcome and encouraged to attend! 

It's the proverbial catch-22: To gain a job, employers expect you to have experience. But how do you gain experience without a job? Toni will walk you through finding a sample Salesforce project (from current/past employment or using Trailhead) and which deliverables you can create to gain experience, add to your portfolio and showcase in interviews.

Agenda

10:30 A.M: Welcome / Introductions
11:00 A.M: From Drummer to Developer: Non-Traditional entry into the world of Salesforce Development

Slalom Engineer Garrett Moore will be talking through his experience coming into a Salesforce career from a non-technical background. He will be discussing what led him to Salesforce, as well as the crucial things he learned in the beginning to set up a solid foundation for success.

12:00 P.M: Celebrating Goals & Certifications
12:10 P.M: Q&A

August 22nd,[masked]:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

https://slalom.zoom.us/j/93368642002?pwd=VTlBL2Rydkg5R2FiaHU0K1FtN1V1QT09

Join us for a conversation about career and self-promotion as we challenge you to Build your Personal Portfolio on Salesforce! Create a personal Community website with your own personal portfolio showcasing your skills. Earn a Trailhead badge, learn something new about Salesforce Community Cloud and walk away with your very own site. Let Salesforce help you shine a spotlight on yourself—highlighting who you are and what you’ve accomplished—and let it be proof of your growing Salesforce skills!

We will welcome guest speaker, Chris Hopper, who has branded himself as The CRM Recruiter, to hear how he defines a personal brand, why personal branding and self-promotion is necessary and approaches and tools to build a better brand. Chris will also share some success stories to get us motivated and there will be time for question and answer.

Everyone who creates a site will be entered to win the contest! Winners will be announced at our September meeting where we will also be kicking off our annual salary survey.

Link to Trailhead Project: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/projects/build-your-personal-portfolio-on-salesforce

Thu, Jun 25, 5:00 PM (PDT)

We're opting to play it safe and plan our Summer Kickoff party as a virtual event this year, but that doesn't mean it won't be fun! 

Grab your favorite summer drink and snacks and join us for an hour of catching up, chatting Salesforce, and chatting life. It's always great getting to know our fellow group members.

Looking from some drink-spiration? Here are 10 recipes that look pretty tasty, or might even inspire something tastier!

Tuesday, Jun 9 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (PDT)

8:00 AM Introductions & Announcements

8:30 AM The Return of the Dark Side of Benchmarking 

Benchmarking is the art of figuring out how much CPU time is being used. It tries to answer the question of which is faster: Apex, Flow, Processes or Workflows – and by how much? It’s a technique that can help you choose and optimize your org customizations. In this session you’ll learn how to benchmark declarative to take your own measurements, and how to use those insights to improve performance and avoid the dreaded CPU timeouts in your org.