Is Salesforce Launching a New Trailhead Coach?

Yes, you read that correctly! Trailhead Coach includes personalized learning content, free certification exams, and automatic access to job interviews with Salesforce customers and partners.

This contributes to Salesforce’s efforts to bridge the digital skills gap by preparing job seekers for new careers and providing businesses with a pipeline of qualified talent.

Salesforce today launched Trailhead Coach, a free, guided path from skills-based learning to automated interviews for anyone interested in working in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Why is it significant: Trailhead Coach bridges the digital skills gap, which is a pressing issue for businesses and individuals alike, as three-quarters of businesses report difficulty finding qualified talent, and deepens Salesforce’s commitment to workforce development.

Salesforce alone is expected to create 9.3 million new jobs by 2026, and Salesforce customers and partners require Salesforce-skilled talent to power their digital transformations.
At the same time, job seekers require opportunities such as Trailhead Coach to develop new skills and gain experience for future in-demand jobs.
As the digital-first world evolves, the need for reskilling has never been greater. We’re proud to be at the forefront of closing the skills gap and empowering the next generation of Salesforce talent to deliver success at their organizations.

Salesforce Trailhead Coach enables anyone to transform their career.
Salesforce launched Trailhead in 2014 with the goal of empowering anyone to prepare for the future of work. More than five million Trailblazers have used the free online learning platform since then to learn the skills needed to transform their careers, including AI, automation, data literacy, and more.

Trailhead Coach expands Trailhead’s power by providing a step-by-step path for individuals interested in a career in the Salesforce ecosystem. It includes the following:

Self-paced learning on Trailhead allows participants to develop skills that are directly related to their Salesforce career goals.

Free certification exam vouchers:

Participants can gain access to vouchers for over 18 globally recognized Salesforce certifications to demonstrate their skills and expertise to employers.
Once certified, participants have automatic access to informational and mock interview opportunities with Salesforce Talent

Alliance employers

– a network of Salesforce customers and partners looking for tech talent.
“Trailhead Coach assisted me in transitioning from a food delivery driver to a business analyst. “Through an automatic interview, I learned the skills I needed to break into a new industry and secure my dream job.”

Participants in Salesforce’s Workforce Partner Program, a global network of organizations teaching Salesforce skills, and Talent Alliance Career Cohorts, a career development program for job seekers from underrepresented communities, can access Trailhead Coach.

Trailhead Coach assists businesses in hiring talent to drive their digital transformations.
When evaluating candidates, more than four out of five hiring managers believe that skills are more important than qualifications such as traditional education or career background. Trailhead Coach provides businesses with a pipeline of Salesforce-skilled talent to help them drive success now by preparing a workforce for careers in the Salesforce ecosystem.

“As a hiring manager, I value Trailhead Coach’s strong pipeline of Salesforce talent and the convenience of automatic interview opportunities,” said Jenn Rice, People & Culture Manager at Coastal Cloud, a software company that hires Salesforce-trained developers. “They enable me to connect with qualified and motivated candidates, saving me time and streamlining my hiring process.”

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