Update: Are Remote Tech Careers Still Relevant in 2026

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Jonathan Mendonsa & Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media, Inc

Investing, Business, Careers

4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

90% of Talent Stacker graduates land Salesforce jobs in under 60 days—but does this program still work in 2024? Bradley Rice returns with data from hundreds of career transitions, addressing skepticism about online courses and the volatility of tech jobs. He breaks down current Salesforce salary data, why these skills transfer across industries, and what separates successful career pivots from those that stall out. The conversation covers the practical mechanics of transitioning careers: networking strategies that actually work, the role of hands-on experience versus certification, and how the Talent Stacker community creates job opportunities. Between 400 and 500 ChooseFI listeners have used this program to break into tech without prior experience, with entry-level positions averaging over $72,000 in 2023. Key Takeaways 85-90% of Talent Stacker program completers land jobs within 60 days of finishing [00:23:17] Entry-level Salesforce roles averaged $72,000+ in 2023 [00:20:32] Salesforce skills apply across finance, healthcare, education, and other sectors, providing recession resistance [00:31:50] LinkedIn networking significantly increases job placement success [00:10:54] 400-500 ChooseFI community members have successfully transitioned through Talent Stacker [00:19:47] Timestamps [00:01:40] Bradley Rice's Background [00:04:57] Talent Stacker Overview [00:10:25] Online Course Skepticism [00:18:43] Career Transition Strategies [00:28:30] Salesforce Job Market Insights [00:33:09] Conclusion and Resources Resources Mentioned Talent Stacker - Career transition program for Salesforce roles Salesforce for Everyone Podcast - Insights into Salesforce careers What is Talent Stacker? Talent Stacker is a career development program designed to help individuals transition into Salesforce jobs with training, networking, and community support. [00:05:13] What skills are necessary to get hired in Salesforce? Key skills include Salesforce certification, networking, hands-on experience, and interview readiness. [00:18:15] Is it still relevant to get into Salesforce in 2024? Yes, Salesforce continues to be widely used, and the demand for Salesforce professionals remains high. [00:27:11]

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to choose a five today in the show we have a good friend Bradley Rice back on the show it's been quite a while since we last had a mind to talk about Salesforce transitioning to new, how to use LinkedIn to find the hidden job market,
0:16.5	which we talked about on episode 379, which was incredibly interesting.
0:20.9	And this is really the latest ultimately the second installment of our update
0:26.0	series so I actually had a bunch of people email I think it was three in like a six day
0:32.4	span where they basically paraphrase said hey Brad you haven't
0:36.2	updated us in years on those sales force jobs or talent stacker that you talked
0:41.0	about a lot a couple years back.
0:43.0	Is it still relevant in 2024?
0:45.0	So I reached out to Bradley, who's a long time
0:48.0	choose a Vai community member,
0:50.0	and I said, hey, you want to come back on?
0:52.0	Let's talk about this. Is it relevant in 2024? Is Talent Stacker still working for people to get jobs? And I think this is, of course, but one way that people can transition from a current career into another career potentially making more money.
1:09.7	But what's cool is, I think it seeds that mindset of, okay, how can I think about transitioning?
1:16.8	Maybe I'm not happy where I am now.
1:18.7	How can I think about moving?
1:20.0	What are the steps that I could take?
1:21.7	And I think that's what Bradley has done really, really well
1:24.4	over his prior appearances. So I think this is going to be a fun update and with that,
1:28.4	welcome to choose up fine. Bradley welcome back to Chisavai. It's good to see you my friend.
1:40.0	Man, it is great to be here. It's been a minute, so I am excited to be back and get to hang out with you for a little bit. So thank you for having me on.
1:47.0	Yeah, you bet, my friend. It has been a minute. And yeah, it's wild to think back to when we first met, which was at, I guess, Camp Phi, Southeast, so many years ago, at least six years?
1:59.6	Was it January 2018, possibly?
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