How we hire
Here’s what you can expect when you apply for a career with Lake Appliance Repair.
At Lake Appliance Repair, we take pride in hiring top talent to join our team of skilled technicians and support staff. Our hiring process is designed to be straightforward, efficient, and transparent, ensuring that candidates have a clear understanding of what to expect at each stage.
Whether you’re applying for a hands-on technician role or a remote support position, here’s how our process works:
Career FAQs & Helpful Tips
We opened in January 2005 as Folsom Lake Appliance. In 2007 we incorporated the business and began transitioning to Lake Appliance Repair due to our ever expanding coverage area outside of the Folsom, CA market.
Between our field technicians and office support staff, we have approximately 80 employees. We do not use any subcontractors.
After we receive your resume and cover letter we will review your qualifications to determine if they match the requirements of our open position. If we are satisfied with your submission you will be contacted by one of our hiring managers to discuss the next steps. If your qualifications do not match our position requirements we will retain your application according to state guidelines.
Our hiring managers want to know as much as possible prior to scheduling an interview. Here are some of the following checks that are made when reviewing a resume:
- Month and year of employment in work histories, plus an explanation in any gaps of employment
- Years of attendance/graduation of any education, volunteer work, certificates obtained
- Current contact information
- Presentation and format of resume
- Any links to social media profiles such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Additionally, after submitting a resume, hand delivering a second copy in person will ensure you get remembered and offers a great opportunity to check to see if we’ve had time to review yours yet.
Get to know us by reviewing our website, social media outlets, videos, review platforms, etc. Be ready to discuss not only your strengths, but developmental needs as well. We want to know your accomplishments, goals, and what your expectations are. Ask questions and be yourself!
Each employee will be compensated 3 Sick Days, 15 Accrued PTO days, and eligible for our 3% company 401K plan. We have a $750 referral bonus program. As far as wages, you can expect the following:
Technicians: This is entirely up to you. You will earn a base hourly rate which will range from:
- $18-20/hr to start 1-2 years experience
- $20-30/hr with 2+ years experience
In addition to the hourly you will aiming to hit commission which is determined by the amount of labor sold per day. Our competitive, commission-based plan allows you to earn more through add-on sales at the homes of residential customers.
Office Support Staff: At Lake Appliance Repair we promote from within. When you get hired with us you will be hired at an entry level position in one of three departments; inventory, customer service, or accounting. There are vast opportunities to climb the ladder, get pay increases, and ultimately advance yourself into a management position if that is what you desire. The quality of your work and eagerness will be the determining factors in your success at Lake Appliance Repair.
Yes, absolutely! Since Covid we’ve taken our business remote. We allow most of our positions to be conducted anywhere in the United States with a strong internet connection, dedicated home office, and if you have the ability to be as productive working from home as you would be in an office, we’d love to meet with you!
We will initially interview you through Google Chat for a Virtual face to face interview. If you’ve been accepted for an interview you will be emailed a calendar invite with a link to join our meeting. We’ve found this to be a fantastic and seamless way to get to know each other without you having to drive to our location.
We will continue building upon our success for generations to come. It’s exciting talking about the possibilities and what Lake will look like in 5, 10, or 20 years from now. We know there are endless amounts of opportunities and we need people like you to join our team to make those dreams possible. A service academy, an avenue in which we will train skills to those in our communities who desire to make a very good income. Connected homes, as technology advances and devices are all intertwined we will be the company to support these consumer needs. That may mean we have separate divisions for Electrical, HVAC, Fireplace, Pool & Hot Tub Equipment, and other Home Services. We know the service industry well and want to continue to raise the bar.
