Essential topics for 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬

I’ve compiled a list of essential interview topics to help you prepare and shine in your 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬. These topics cover a wide range of key areas that interviewers commonly explore:

🔸 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧:
Types of Sandboxes
Reports: Different types of reports
Dashboards: Dynamic Dashboards & Static Dashboards, Components in Dashboard
Custom Objects & Standard Objects
Relationships: master-detail, lookup, self, external lookup, indirect lookup, many-to-many (junction object), hierarchical
Roll-up Summary field
Flows: Screen Flow, Schedule-Triggered Flow, Record-Triggered Flow, Platform Event-Triggered Flow, Auto-Launched Flow
Approval Processes
Roles & Profiles
Public Group & Queue
Validation Rules
Case Assignment Rules & Entitlement Processes
Different ways to share a record in Salesforce
Custom Settings & Custom Metadata
Data Security (Object-Level Security, Field-Level Security, Record-Level Security, OWD, Sharing Rules, Manual Sharing, Permission Sets, Login IP Ranges, Audit Trails)
→ Mostly scenario-based questions are asked in data security.
Email-to-Case
Web-to-Lead
How to convert a lead