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• More on certification routes « ForceCertified.com // Dec 10, 2008 at 2:52 am

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• Mark // Jan 29, 2009 at 7:05 pm

  Just want to say, this website is VERY helpful!! BTW – the Salesforce.com Certified Developer certificate does not require an essay.

  -mr

• ForceCertified.com // Jan 29, 2009 at 7:24 pm

  Excellent thanks! You’re quite right- I’ve updated this.

• Venkat // Jan 29, 2009 at 11:43 pm

  This information is pretty much useful.

  Can you let me know about other certification exams like:

  Consulting Authorization Exam
  Level I
  Level II
  Level III

  How these are different from the above admin,developer and consultant exams?

  Any focus on this is greatly appreciated.

  Cheers,
  Venkat

• Robert // Jan 30, 2009 at 7:00 am

  According to the study guide for the certified consultant exam the passing requirement is 73%.

• ForceCertified.com // Jan 30, 2009 at 1:26 pm

  @Robert: Thanks, updated.

  @Venkat: To my knowledge the different tiers of consulting exams are designed for consulting partners of salesforce. The Certified Consultant exam is completely separate. These Consulting Authorization Exams predate the all of the exams listed in the matrix above. I’m not positive on this however.

• Venkat // Feb 2, 2009 at 9:25 pm

  That is useful.

  However, I want to know the topics tested in consultant, Level I, II, III exams.

  Thanks

• Omkar // Mar 16, 2009 at 8:56 pm

  Hello,

  Looking for more information on CON 201 certification exam. Are there any study guides or practice exams for the same? Any help and guidance is appreciated.

  Thanks.

• ForceCertified.com // Mar 19, 2009 at 12:58 pm

  @Omkar – no immediate plans to approach the Certified Consultant exam, although I would certainly like to this year.

• SO // Mar 31, 2009 at 5:50 pm

  Hi ForceCertified,

  Do we receive a certification through regular mail upon successfully completing the exam? Thanks,

  -SO

• ForceCertified.com // Mar 31, 2009 at 5:56 pm

  Yeah you should get a paper certificate in about a month.

• Maria // Jun 1, 2009 at 12:41 am

  Hi,

  I’ve just passed SFDC Certified Administrator exam. Thanks a lot for your notes although I had to update them a little bit. They helped me a lot!

  Now I’m planning to study for Certified Consultant exam and it would be great if you could release exam notes for this certification soon.

  Thank you once again, ForceCertified!

• VP // Jun 5, 2009 at 10:34 am

  Hi Maria,

  Congratulation, I am also planning for Admin Certification very soon. Can you tell me which type of question or which type of strategy is required to be followed during the Certification?
  As you know, Summer 09 has been released, so just have quick question that Questions can come from Summer 09 also?

  Regards

  VP

• Irfan Ahmed // Jun 5, 2009 at 4:00 pm

  Hi Maria,
  Congratulations for your grand success. I am also planning to take SFDC Admin exam very soon. Would appreciate if you could please share your experience with us. Please give us some fine tips which could help us in taking the certification.
  It would be great if you could share some of the questions….if you remember…
  IP

• Maria // Jun 10, 2009 at 5:16 am

  I was preparing for the exam using this website as well as the online help in my SFDC developer edition account (Spring 09). In my opinion, exam questions are based on the previous version of SFDC. If you login to webassessor, you will see the option to register for a free Salesforce.com Certified Administrator – Spring ‘09 Release Exam, which could not be possible if this info was included in the standard Salesforce.com Certified Administrator exam. Moreover, I believe you do not need to worry about summer release for now.

  My two crucial tips are: 1) use information provided by ForceCertified.com for your exam preparation, try to remember all details and practice building and configuring SFDC; 2) pass this exam ASAP while Salesforce hasn’t released its updated version!

  Good luck to everyone!

• R R // Aug 7, 2009 at 5:17 pm

  Hi,

  Do we need to take the class to give exam or just give the exam?

  Thanks

• ForceCertified.com // Aug 7, 2009 at 6:07 pm

  You can just sign up for the exam (no class req).

• Vinay // Aug 10, 2009 at 9:55 pm

  Hi,

  I passed SFDC Certified Administrator exam. Thanks a lot for your notes. (Notes of this site + Salesforce study guide + practice)

  Now I’m planning to study for ‘Advance Administrator’ exam and would like to know if you are planning to release notes for same ?

  If you are working on the notes even the draft version would be helpful

  Thank you once again, ForceCertified!

  Vinay

• ForceCertified.com // Aug 11, 2009 at 12:10 pm

  Awesome glad to hear it! I am definitely planning to pursue additional certifications, although I’m not sure when exactly. I may do something similar or more abbreviated (key notes instead of a whole guide), and the advanced admin is likely next on the list.

  Cheers & congrats,

  John

• R R // Aug 14, 2009 at 10:23 pm

  Thanks for the prompt reply. Just wanted to make sure that I could get certification without undergoing the formal training. I have extensive hands-on experience and do not want to waste money on these classes. A lot of customers these days look for certification before giving a contract assignment.

• Kelly // Sep 25, 2009 at 4:42 pm

  Hi, thanks for your extremely helpful notes on ADM 201.

  I saw a previous post back in March that you planned to post study notes for CON 201 too. Any updates on this? I am planning to take this exam in a couple of weeks so any notes (even draft) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!

• John Coppedge // Oct 7, 2009 at 5:52 pm

  @Kelly: I am not close to publishing consulting materials, but sent you a copy of my draft materials via email.

  @R R: Yes you can pass the admin class without formal training. I have none and personally did not find the exam overly challenging. Best of luck!

  Cheers,
  John

• Kannan // Oct 10, 2009 at 6:09 am

  John,

  Will you be able to send me also a copy of the consulting draft. I am a certified administrator and I am planning to take up the Certified Consultant exam in a month’s time.

  Thanks and Regards,
  Kannan

• John Coppedge // Oct 10, 2009 at 10:34 am

  Sure Kannan- sent along. Please drop us a line and let us know how the exam goes. Best of luck!

  John

• Chidi // Oct 14, 2009 at 11:22 am

  John,

  Please could you send me a copy of the consulting draft. I am a certified administrator and I am planning to take up the Certified Consultant exam in a week.

  Thanks.

• Joe // Oct 14, 2009 at 8:33 pm

  Hi John,

  Can you also send me a copy of the consulting draft? I also plan on taking the con 201 exam this month.

  Thanks,

  Joe

• John Coppedge // Oct 15, 2009 at 6:31 am

  Sure Joe, on the way. Drop me us a line and let us know it goes. Good luck!

  John

• John Coppedge // Oct 15, 2009 at 7:08 am

  Just saw your comment as well Chidi, and sent the email. Good luck!

• Chidi // Oct 26, 2009 at 7:56 am

  John,

  I took and passed the Consultant certification exam last week. As you stated above, it was about implementation best practices.

  Thanks.

• Maria // Nov 9, 2009 at 7:38 pm

  Hi John,

  I would love to have a copy of the notes for the consultant exam! Could you email it to me as well please?

  Thanks in advance,
  Maria

• kunal // Nov 12, 2009 at 1:01 pm

  I recently passed sfdc certified admin exam and looking for noted for consultant exam. Could you also e-mail me the notes. I plan to take the consultant exam in next couple of weeks.

• Jerry Hong // Nov 24, 2009 at 10:49 pm

  Hi, John:

  could you please send me a copy of
  sfdc admin notes. I will take the exam in two weeks, it seems to be hard to find training of SFDC in Shanghai China

• Betselot // Nov 25, 2009 at 11:14 am

  Hi, John

  I am planning to take admin 201 test in about two weeks can you please send me copy of the notes.

  Thanks

• John Coppedge // Nov 25, 2009 at 11:43 am

  All – 201 study guide is available on this site currently – “Study Guide” on the right nav bar.

• Balaji // Nov 27, 2009 at 4:07 pm

  Hi John,

  I recently passed the Certified Administrator exam and I am taking the Certified Consultant (CON-201) exam next week. Can you please share with me the notes for the Certified Consultant exam. Thanks.

• Kristine // Dec 1, 2009 at 8:10 pm

  John,

  Thanks for publishing the study guide and practice exams for the Admin exam. I found them very helpful. Could you send me a copy of the notes for the Consulting exam.

  Thanks so much!

• Donna // Dec 3, 2009 at 3:01 pm

  Hi John,

  I would love to have a copy of the notes for the consultant exam! Could you email it to me as well please? I studied the study guide but am looking for something more.

  Thanks in advance!!

• John Coppedge // Dec 9, 2009 at 8:23 am

  Hey all,

  Stay tuned- I intend to publish notes on other exams. Until then I will not be sending drafts (incomplete, possibly incorrect- don’t want to send out questionable content). Thank you all for your interest. Make sure to grab the RSS feed so that you are notified of new published docs. Cheers,

  John

• Nadia // Dec 29, 2009 at 8:09 am

  Hi John,

  Kindly mail me the copy of Consultant CON-201 exam study guide.

  Thanks in advance.
  Nadia

• Nasar // Dec 29, 2009 at 10:57 am

  I’m hoping to sit the Consultant exam soon – could you please email a copy of the consultant exam guide that you have put together.

• David // Jan 4, 2010 at 9:13 am

  If you would be so kind to share your notes on the CON-201 study notes it would be appreciated.

  Thanks in advance.

• Siddharth // Jan 6, 2010 at 4:17 am

  Hi John

  Please forward me any relevant material for CON 201, as I plan to take it pretty soon.

  Thanx a lot in advance

• Siddharth // Jan 6, 2010 at 4:19 am

  Hi all

  Can anyone help me with the type of Questions which come in CON 201 and on the difficulty level of the Exam.

• Nadia // Jan 14, 2010 at 7:29 am

  Hi John,

  I am planning to take up the certification next week, please I need your help.I passed my Adm 201 after studying from your study guide, I am sure I will be able to clear CON 201 with the help of your Study guid.
  Kindly mail me the Study material.

  Thanks in Advance,
  Nadia.

• John Coppedge // Jan 14, 2010 at 8:28 am

  I’ve gotten tons of requests for CON materials, and have unfortunately not had the time to put them together. I hear you all! Grab the RSS feed and keep posted. I will work on them soon!

• Siddharth // Jan 25, 2010 at 2:04 pm

  I have a CON 201 Exam Tomm. At this point Draft notes can be of immense help also. Plz mail if u can.

  Thanx

• Nadia // Jan 27, 2010 at 6:07 am

  Hi John,

  We are waiting for your notes for months now.
  I have exam tomorrow. looking forward for your help.

  Thanks.

• Vijay // Feb 9, 2010 at 11:38 pm

  Hi
  I just started to prepare for the admin certification. I am going through the Study guide. recently I can new release of Spring10 in salesforce website. Can you confirm whether the study guide is sufficient to take the admin certification or need to cover the new releases in Spring10 ?
  Thanks
  Vijay

• John Coppedge // Feb 10, 2010 at 6:11 am

  Hey Vijay,

  I wrote the admin guides in Winter 08 which means after reading the guides you’ll need to learn the changes in each subsequent release:

  Spring 09
  Winter 10
  Spring 10

  Hope that clarifies. Most of the content should hold for future versions, but it is very important to understand what has changed on the platform since it was written. Cheers,

  John

• Vijay // Feb 10, 2010 at 3:12 pm

  Hi John,
  So Its like I need to cover the study guide and all changes till spring’10 before taking the exam. I also found this URL http://www.salesforce.com/assets/pdf/misc/SG_CertifiedAdmin.pdf
  and not sure this PDF covers the changes till the new release.
  can anybody confirm which will really help in moving forward in my certification preparation.

  Thanks
  vijay