July 9, 2021
Dan Burns spent much of his adult life in the hospitality field. But when the industry took a sharp downturn during the COVID-19 Pandemic, he needed a change. He turned to CentralApp. In just a few months, Dan became a Salesforce Certified Administrator and landed his first tech gig — changing industries and careers.
“I knew it was time to start looking for work in other industries. Like so many hospitality professionals before me, I began assessing myself for “transferrable skills.” I also started reaching out to contacts for advice and referrals,” Burns said.
One of his contacts introduced him to CentralApp’s CEO, Todd Cope.
Dan had used Salesforce before in previous jobs. But, at the beginning, he didn’t know much about managing the system. Through CentralApp, he was able to get into a Salesforce Admin bootcamp that taught him the skills he needed.
“I was able to take my end-user experience with Salesforce and turn it into a Salesforce Administrator Certificate with a contract job as a consultant for CentralApp.”
And after just three months working through the CentralApp Talent Exchange, Burns started a full-time job as a Salesforce Certified Administrator.
“I’m back to full-time now with a great salary and benefits package just like the one I had before in hospitality! Huge thank you to CentralApp for giving me a spot on the Talent Exchange Team and opening the door to some extremely valuable hands-on Salesforce consulting experience!”
Interested in joining the Talent Exchange as a software administrator or developer? We’d love to hear from you!
To learn more about remote work opportunities in tech, check out the CentralApp Talent Exchange.