Salesforce is a global company that makes cloud-based software designed to help businesses (the #1 CRM company worldwide). It has over 150,000 customers globally and projects to create 4.2 million jobs in the salesforce ecosystem by 2024. As a result, there is a big demand for Salesforce jobs such as Salesforce administrators, Salesforce developers, Salesforce architects, etc. According to Salesforce Trailhead, Salesforce skills are the 3rd most in-demand technical skill, and this year alone, it has created 500k new jobs. A Salesforce career is a great option if you are interested in a technical career but intimidated by programming languages. All the learning material is available for free by Salesforce, and there are tons of Salesforce communities who are willing to help you to succeed. In this coffee chat, Jimin will talk about what are Salesforce skills, how to skill them up, and how to reboot your technical career with Salesforce.
Speaker: Jimin Kang
Jimin is the Vice President, Engineering at Salesforce. She started her second career in technology in her early 30s after studying computer science. She has been with Salesforce, the #1 CRM company in the world, for the past 17 years. Jimin joined the company as an engineer and later moved on to management. Since she is an immigrant and a woman, Jimin is passionate about helping other immigrants and women succeed in the technology sector. Since she has seen how Salesforce has changed many people's lives, Jimin introduces Salesforce skills and shares the career possibilities they can bring whenever there is a chance. Outside work, you can find her hiking outdoors and listen to a good book.