Talent Hub Talk

Ben Duncombe on common Salesforce interview mistakes

In this week's episode of the Talent Hub Talk, Ben Duncombe explains some of the common interview mistakes he hears Salesforce professionals make and how to avoid them!

Are you out of ideas about how to research a company prior to your interview, or unsure whether to refer to what 'we' did or 'I' did in your last project? We have all of the answers to steer you in the right direction - we hope you enjoy the episode!

Grant Ongstad on ensuring your Salesforce org is optimized to its full potential

This week on the Talent Hub Talk, we’re joined by Grant Ongstad. Grant is an experienced Salesforce professional based out of Phoenix, Arizona, and he is someone we reached out to having seen his content on LinkedIn.

In the episode, we explore Grant's early career, how he came from a non-technical background but found his way into the Salesforce consulting space, and what he recommends non-technical people learn or focus on if they're looking for a Salesforce career.

Grant shares why he spends a lot of time fixing Salesforce orgs, what he looks for when he starts with a new customer, and when companies should look for external support if their Salesforce platform isn't functioning smoothly.

 

We hope you enjoyed the episode and you can find Grant out on LinkedIn.

 

Michael Aird on effective Salesforce program and team management

This week we’re joined by Michael Aird, an experienced Salesforce Program leader. Mick talks us through his early career and how he first came to work with the Salesforce platform, we discuss how he moved into consulting and how having a background on the business side of Salesforce projects has helped him. Mick explains his view on how close to the technology a project or program manager needs to be, details what a program manager is really responsible for, and provides some insight into his ways of leading and his approach to managing people.

We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure you’re following Mick here!

 

Adrian Vogt and John Arnold on the rise of Salesforce managed services

In today's episode, we’re joined by Adrian Vogt and John Arnold from MTX Group. Through the episode, we discuss the rise of managed services across the Salesforce ecosystem. We cover who can benefit from managed services, what companies should be aware of, and why internal teams should not fear external managed service partners.

You can find both Adrian and John on their LinkedIn pages!

We hope that you enjoy the episode!

Kristian Jørgensen on the best approach to ensure Salesforce project success

In today's episode, we’re joined by Kristian Jørgensen, Salesforce Solution Architect and the author of the Salesforce End-to-End Implementation Handbook.

We discuss Kristian's early career and the various roles he held before finding his way into the IT industry and building a Salesforce career. He shares his first exposure to Salesforce, why he decided to move into a Salesforce role full-time, and how he progressed from Functional Consultant to Solution Architect.

Kristian explains what he noticed about Salesforce projects that led him to write the End-to-End Implementation Handbook, what some of the key upfront decisions are that can impact a Salesforce project success, how a company goes about estimating ROI on a Salesforce project, and what factors influence the decision around project delivery models.

Finally, Kristian explains what a Salesforce Centre of Excellence is, how BAU should really be viewed, and shares some tips for companies transitioning out of project mode.

 

You can follow Kristian on his LinkedIn page and purchase a copy of the Salesforce End-to-End Implementation Handbook by clicking here!

 

We hope you enjoy the episode!

Ben Duncombe on effective questions you could ask for Salesforce job interview success

In today’s episode of Talent Hub Talk, Ben Duncombe shares some tips around asking questions in your Salesforce interview from a job seeker's perspective.

This is your opportunity at the end of an interview or throughout it to ascertain whether this is really the right environment, role, and team for you. They also convey to the hiring manager that you’re interested, have a natural curiosity, and have prepared for your interview with them.

We give you some ideas of useful questions to ask, and why.

We hope you find this episode useful!

Alexander Lapa on living the solo Salesforce consulting and Digital Nomad life

In today's episode, we are joined by Alexander Lapa, Founder of Dryad Consulting and Salesforce Architect. Alex shares insight into what first attracted him to a flourishing career in IT, before taking two years out to travel the world.

We find out why Alex chose to focus on Salesforce and not-for-profits on his return to Canada and how he structured his business as a successful solo Salesforce Consultant.

Alex talks about how he splits his time in Canada and Spain living the digital nomad life, and how he shares with customers his ways of working.

He also provides advice for anyone who may be interested in running a similar business, how he had to change his pricing model, and the importance of having a specialism.

You can find out more from Alexander if you follow his LinkedIn page.

We really hope you enjoy the episode, and we also recommend checking out Alex's podcast- Agents of Nonprofit, as well as his newsletter!

Lars Malmqvist on scaling a business, becoming a CTA and a published author

In today's episode, we’re joined by Lars Malmqvist, Salesforce CTA, and twice-published author. We cover a breadth of topics in this episode, including his passion for studying, his career through consulting, launching and scaling a Salesforce services business that became a product business, becoming a CTA, writing to Salesforce books, and much, much more.

Lars blew us away with all that he has achieved in his career and we genuinely question when he finds time to sleep. A really, really interesting episode and we hope you enjoy it!

You can follow Lars Malmqvist on his LinkedIn page!

We’d like to thank FlowRepublic for their support in bringing you this episode and you can find out more about their programs on their website.

Enjoy the episode!

Analysis of the ANZ Salesforce market in Q2 2023

In today's episode, Ben shares a quick update on the market and what he has seen in the last quarter, April to June 2023. He touches on vacancy volumes, redundancies, job applicant numbers, managed services offerings, and how Salesforce salaries are tracking.

Our aim is to give some context and commentary as we navigate between the headlines, and as always, we hope you enjoy the episode.

Sandhya Mangrulkar on becoming a Salesforce CTA as a Presales Architect

In today’s episode of the Talent Hub Talk, we’re joined by Sandhya Mangrulkar, Senior Manager and Salesforce CTA.

Sandhya shares the details of her early career, how she came to work with Salesforce, and what she has seen to be the differences between working both onshore and offshore. She talks through her different Salesforce roles and how she had focused on certain products and industries before finding her way into the pre-sales space.

Sandhya explains the benefits and drawbacks of working in a pre-sales role when it comes to attempting the CTA. She explains where her gaps were and describes what it was like to pass the CTA Review Board. Finally, Sandhya shares what is next for her in her career!

You can follow Sandhya Mangrulkar on her LinkedIn page.

We’d like to thank FlowRepublic for their support in bringing you this episode and you can find out more about their programs on their website!

Enjoy the episode!