# Complete Practicum while unemployed

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/complete-practicum-while-unemployed/91594>\
**Category:** HubSpot Academy Support\
**Created:** [October 11, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/complete-practicum-while-unemployed/91594 "2023-10-11T17:14:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JAbrams88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@JAbrams88](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JAbrams88)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/complete-practicum-while-unemployed/91594/1 "2023-10-11T17:14:39Z")

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I’m in the midst of a career transition into Sales Ops and I’m acruing certifications to boost my appeal to employers.

I recently got my Salesforce Admin Certification and now I’m aiming for the Reporting and Revenue Ops HubSpot certifications.

My question is: since I’m unemployed and don’t have access to a live HubSpot instance filled with data, how can I complete the practicums to get my certification?

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**Author:** ![jnix284](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jnix284/32/29_2.png) [@jnix284](https://community.hubspot.com/u/jnix284)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/complete-practicum-while-unemployed/91594/2 "2023-10-13T20:01:06Z")

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Hi @JAbrams88

Here are a few options for dummy data:

[generate with python](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/Share-Your-Work/HubSpot-Dummy-Data-Generator/td-p/803426)

[generate data with youtube and examples](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/Share-Your-Work/How-to-create-Hubspot-test-dummy-data/m-p/547034)

and my personal favorite: [https://www.mockaroo.com/](https://www.mockaroo.com/)

Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![NicoleJ](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nicolej/32/76591_2.png) [@NicoleJ](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NicoleJ)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/complete-practicum-while-unemployed/91594/3 "2023-10-16T18:50:42Z")

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Thanks for posting here, @JAbrams88!  
You can also receive a free trial of HubSpot software products to complete any course exercises. If you need one, create a free HubSpot account and reach out to Support, who can provide you with the free trial(s). I hope this helps!

Take care,

Nicole

Community Helper & Sr Support Specialist

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