Salesforce Interview Prep — Workspace Index
Top-down, problem-based, incident-driven preparation for a Salesforce Developer (2 YOE) targeting 3–4+ YOE roles.
Deliverables
| File | What it is |
|---|---|
Salesforce_Interview_Prep_Report_3to4yr.md (parent folder: C:\Users\Admin\) | Master 2026 interview research report — 23 sections, weightage dashboard, question banks, cheat sheets, salary benchmarks |
00_Learning_Method_and_Module_Protocol.md | Learning method (top-down, problem-based, retrieval-based) + module protocol (3-session rhythm, answer-sheet workflow, spaced review) |
01_Topic01_Apex_Triggers_SOQL_Limits.md | Module 1 workbook — 8 real production incidents + capstone + knowledge spine (Apex/Triggers/SOQL/Governor Limits) |
01b_Topic01_Answer_Sheet.md | Module 1 SEALED answer sheet — model answers for every incident problem, REDO, retrieval drill, capstone (2-min script + 3 regression tests), practice set. Open only after your own written attempt |
02_Topic02_LWC_UI_JS.md | Module 2 workbook — 8 real LWC incidents + capstone (live-coding challenge) + knowledge spine (lifecycle, wire/imperative, events, datatable, LWS, Aura migration) |
02b_Topic02_Answer_Sheet.md | Module 2 SEALED answer sheet — model answers, drills, capstone design + 60-sec walkthrough + Jest test list |
03_Topic03_Integrations_Async.md | Module 3 workbook — 8 real integration incidents + capstone (The Integration That Ate the Org) + knowledge spine (callouts, async Apex, Named Credentials, Platform Events/CDC, Bulk API 2.0, retry/monitoring) |
03b_Topic03_Answer_Sheet.md | Module 3 SEALED answer sheet — model answers for every incident, REDO, retrieval drills, capstone model report + 2-min script + 3 regression tests, practice set, one-card key |
04_Topic04_Flows_Declarative.md | Module 4 workbook — 8 real Flow incidents + capstone (The Org That Automates Itself) + knowledge spine (order of execution, flow-vs-trigger matrix, flow types, limits, fault paths, bypass patterns) |
04b_Topic04_Flows_Declarative_Answer_Sheet.md | Module 4 SEALED answer sheet — model answers for every incident, REDO, retrieval drills, capstone model report + 2-min script + 3 verification steps, practice set, one-card key |
05_Topic05_Security_Sharing.md | Module 5 workbook — 8 real security incidents + capstone (The Org Where One User Saw Everything) + knowledge spine (sharing model chain, sharing keywords, FLS enforcement, injection defense, access entities, audit surfaces, endpoint security) |
05b_Topic05_Security_Sharing_Answer_Sheet.md | Module 5 SEALED answer sheet — model answers for every incident, REDO, retrieval drills, capstone model report + 2-min script + 3 verification steps, practice set, one-card key |
06_Topic06_Testing_TestClasses.md | Module 6 workbook — 9 real testing incidents (incl. capstone The Suite That Deployed the Org) + knowledge spine (8 spine commands: behavior claims, determinism, mocks, the startTest/stopTest window, runAs, negative-test patterns) |
06b_Topic06_Testing_TestClasses_Answer_Sheet.md | Module 6 SEALED answer sheet — model answers for every incident, REDO, retrieval drills, capstone model report + 3 regression tests + 2-min script, 20 rapid-fire answers, practice set, one-card key |
07_Topic07_DevOps_SFDX.md | Module 7 workbook — 8 real DevOps/SFDX/CI-CD incidents + capstone + knowledge spine (Change Sets, scratch orgs, packaging, CI/CD, DevOps Center/Copado/Gearset, sandbox types) |
07b_Topic07_DevOps_SFDX_Answer_Sheet.md | Module 7 SEALED answer sheet — model answers, REDOs, drills, capstone model report, 20-question rapid-fire, practice set, one-card key |
08_Topic08_Data_Model.md | Module 8 workbook — 8 real data-model incidents + capstone (schema redesign) + knowledge spine (MD vs Lookup, roll-ups, junctions, conversions, delete/undelete, relationship SOQL, Big Objects) |
08b_Topic08_Data_Model_Answer_Sheet.md | Module 8 SEALED answer sheet — model answers, REDOs, drills, capstone model report, rapid-fire, practice set, one-card key |
09_Topic09_Admin_Basics.md | Module 9 workbook — 8 real admin-for-developers incidents + capstone + knowledge spine (profiles/permission sets/roles/groups/queues, record types, validation rules, CMT vs Custom Settings, data tools, reports/dashboards) |
09b_Topic09_Admin_Basics_Answer_Sheet.md | Module 9 SEALED answer sheet — model answers, REDOs, drills, capstone model report, rapid-fire, practice set, one-card key |
10_Topic10_Interview_Process.md | Module 10 workbook — 8 real interview-situation incidents + full mock-loop capstone (pitch, STAR stories, project walkthrough, salary negotiation) + knowledge spine (loop structures, STAR, project narration, salary, trick questions) |
10b_Topic10_Interview_Process_Answer_Sheet.md | Module 10 SEALED answer sheet — model answers, REDOs, drills, full capstone model script, 35-question rapid-fire, one-card key |
11_The_Edge_Playbook.md | Meta-layer (not an incident module) — AI-leverage tooling, elite learning-science tactics (calibration training, failure taxonomy, stress inoculation, delayed napping), career-positioning/networking hacks, 2026 Salesforce insider trends (Agentforce/Data Cloud/Well-Architected), and a sourced India salary/hiring-volume table for target ISV companies (Salesforce MTS, DocuSign, nCino, Veeva, etc.), with a sequenced rollout plan |
12_Communication_Presence_Playbook.md | Meta-layer — call/video presence mechanics, vocal pacing & structuring (BLUF/PREP/signposting), evidence-based calming protocols (physiological sigh, anxiety-as-excitement reframe, pre-performance routines), freeze/live-coding/"I don't know" recovery scripts, and Indian-English clarity drills (stress-timing, shadowing, filler reduction), with a sequenced 4-week drill plan |
Research Trail (_research/)
Full audit trail of how the deliverables were researched: agent prompts, raw tool dumps, agent reports, and sources.
| Path | Contents |
|---|---|
_research/PROCESS_LOG.md | Round-by-round log: agents, task IDs, truncation/resume events, synthesis flow |
_research/raw_tool_outputs/ | 10 unmodified raw tool-output dumps + MANIFEST.md (attribution table) |
_research/round1_master_report/ | Agents 01–06 (Apex core, LWC/UI, integrations/async, real interviews, flows/security, traps/cheatsheets) — each with prompt.md, report.md, sources.md; plus links_master.md (82 URLs) |
_research/round2_module1_prep/ | Agents 07–08 (learning science, real incidents) — same structure; links_master.md (96 URLs) |
Suggested Reading Order
Salesforce_Interview_Prep_Report_3to4yr.md— the landscape (weightages, what interviews test)00_Learning_Method_and_Module_Protocol.md— how to learn (why problem-based)01_Topic01_Apex_Triggers_SOQL_Limits.md— Module 1 workbook (do the incidents; write the answer-sheet; then verify against the research)02_Topic02_LWC_UI_JS.md+03_Topic03_Integrations_Async.md+04_Topic04_Flows_Declarative.md+05_Topic05_Security_Sharing.md+06_Topic06_Testing_TestClasses.md+07_Topic07_DevOps_SFDX.md+08_Topic08_Data_Model.md+09_Topic09_Admin_Basics.md— Modules 2–9 workbooks, same protocol (answer sheets sealed)10_Topic10_Interview_Process.md— Module 10, the final week-before-interviews module (process, STAR, salary, capstone mock loop)_research/— only when you want to see where the material came from
Status
- Topic 1 (Apex/Triggers/SOQL/Limits): module + answer sheet ✅
- Topic 2 (LWC/UI): module + answer sheet ✅
- Topic 3 (Integrations & Async Apex): module + answer sheet ✅
- Topic 4 (Flows & Declarative Automation): module + answer sheet ✅
- Topic 5 (Security & Sharing Model): module + answer sheet ✅
- Topic 6 (Testing & Test Classes): module + answer sheet ✅
- Topic 7 (Deployment / DevOps / SFDX / CI-CD): module + answer sheet ✅
- Topic 8 (Data Model & Relationships): module + answer sheet ✅
- Topic 9 (Admin Basics for Developers): module + answer sheet ✅
- Topic 10 (The Interview Itself): module + answer sheet ✅ — full curriculum complete