The free CentralApp 100-Day Salesforce Administrator Certification Challenge

Salesforce is the 4th largest software company in the world… but a lot of people have never heard of it.

Why? Because unlike Apple, Google, and Amazon… Salesforce’s software is used by businesses instead of consumers.

If you’ve bought products online, used a chatbot, or searched for answers in a customer-service portal, you’ve probably interacted with Salesforce technology without even knowing. The platform powers tools like these for tens of thousands of businesses across the globe.

So many business services are built on Salesforce that the demand for Salesforce-skilled workers is growing by the day. Economists predict that there will be 3.3 million new jobs requiring Salesforce skills in the next three years! Many of these jobs can be done from home or anywhere in the world.

There are a wide variety of jobs requiring Salesforce skills including:

1. Salesforce Administrator
2. Salesforce Developer
3. Sales Manager
4. Marketing Manager
5. Business Analyst
6. Salesforce Technical Architect

In any case, earning your Salesforce Administrator certification is one of the best places to start building your career in the Salesforce ecosystem. Learn more about Salesforce career opportunities.

No. We are accepting only the most qualified applicants and reserve the right to determine who to invite to participate in the program.

Yes, you must submit an application by August 1, 2019. However, we are only offering 100 spots for this program. The longer you wait to apply, the more likely that all spots will have already been filled.

Yes, the training is entirely online and can be completed from anywhere with an internet connection. No special software or hardware is needed, but a web camera and microphone may come in handy for interacting with other students and CentralApp team members online.

The course is entirely self-paced and you can complete the course at your own convenience anytime you choose.

On average, the course takes approximately 100 hours total to complete. So if you dedicate one hour per day, you can get this done!

Training programs will begin on the 1st and 15th day of each month beginning April 1st, 2019 and ending September 1st, 2019. Once you are accepted into the program, your 100 days will begin on the next training start date immediately following your acceptance.

No. We will cover the cost of the online training class and the cost for you to take the Administrator certification exam once (as long as you complete your training and schedule the exam within your 100 day training period).

To earn the $300 bonus, participants must…

1. Be fully admitted into the CentralApp 100-Day Challenge program
2. Complete the program onboarding process online
3. Complete monthly check-ins and make adequate monthly progress toward completing the program.
4. Successfully complete the required online training modules and pass the Salesforce Administrator certification exam within 100 days of your official program start date OR no later than December 15th, 2019 (whichever comes first).
5. Complete the Talent Exchange enrollment process online

We’ll be bummed… but, it happens. You won’t get the $300 bonus and we won’t pay for your certification test.

But you can still keep studying and take the Administrator exam on your own after the 100 days are up even if you don’t finish on time.

Once you’re Salesforce-certified, we’d welcome you to apply to be part of the CentralApp Talent Exchange, even if you didn’t get it done in 100 days.

You do NOT need to know any coding or programming. However, we do expect you to demonstrate critical thinking skills and be proficient using online software tools.

The CentralApp Talent Exchange is an invite-only network of tech professionals. Those invited to work through the Talent Exchange will gain access to work opportunities from CentralApp's client base and have the chance to work with other highly qualified tech pros. Anyone who successfully completes the 100 Day Challenge will automatically gain an invitation to be part of the Exchange.

Work opportunities include short-term (project-based) work, long-term contract work, or W2 employment. Many of our Talent Exchange members work remotely from home. We connect you to work based on your unique interests, needs, and preferences.

Talent Exchange members are NOT employees of CentralApp. Rather, CentralApp is a network connecting self-employed contractors or other job-seekers to work opportunities matching their skills.

Learn more about the Talent Exchange

Yes and yes.

Learn more about the Talent Exchange.

No, but we will guarantee you an invitation to be part of the CentralApp Talent Exchange.

Through the Talent Exchange, you will be eligible to pick up contract jobs as they become available.

Additionally, CentralApp offers a free job placement service for Talent Exchange members. If you would like a full-time or part-time tech job, we will attempt to find one for you that fits your needs --- free of charge to you.

CentralApp does NOT administer the test. Salesforce certification exams are industry-standard certification tests that are administered by third-party testing providers. There are testing sites in most areas throughout Appalachia, and you also have the option of taking the exam online while being monitored via video camera and microphone.

CentralApp was founded by native Appalachians who are committed to growing the tech industry in our region. We are based in Huntington, West Virginia, but our Talent Exchange members and staff work from cities, towns, ridges, and hollers all over the Appalachian region.

We’re offering this program because we need more Talent Exchange members to meet the demands of our clients. And because we want that work to go to people in Appalachian communities.

This program is paid for by CentralApp and a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) through the Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board.