Start Your IT Career at Gophermods
Get on the fast track to in-demand jobs in technology, hands-on experience, and join a talented, highly motivated team committed to creating positive change.
About Us
Gophermods started in the founders dorm room at the U of M Pioneer hall in 2009. We started off as a custom video game accessory supplier, and we slowly turned into a repair company as we had more requests for repairs than accessories. Six months later after outgrowing the basement bedroom in the Como neighborhood, Gophermods opened up a commercial shop in the University Tech Center in Dinky town. We hired our first employees whom were all U of M students and we all ran back and forth from Dinky town to class, and the founder kept that up until graduating in 2011.
We are a Minnesota company with a passion for technology. We enjoy learning and being re-inventors in our field. We were your friends in science class and the person next to you in line to get the latest gadget.
We are dedicated to finding solutions to everyday technology problems. Our drive is to provide customers with cost effective results
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No previous experience required, only a strong desire to learn and grow.
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Culturally focused small business with a passion for technology.
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Thorough ten week training process, taking you from a repair novice to a repair pro.
Culture
We prefer to treat others how we would like to be treated, and that is like family.
Systematic
Ensuring the experience is always great time after time through the most due diligent service process for devices.
Reinventors
Finding solutions to the industries most complicated problems is hard-wired into every Gophermoder.
Customer First
Our passion for technology combined with our systematic approach ensures we put the needs of our customers first.
Passion
We live and breathe technology and have a burning desire to learn everything in the technology world.
Gophermods Career Path
Repair Trainee
Start your career at Gophermods as a technician in training. Learn how to diagnose hardware failures, software bugs, customer service best practices, sales presentation skills, repair troubleshooting techniques and advanced repair solutions during your ten week training program.
Repair Technician
Beginning the second stage of your career at Gophermods, you’ll continue to advanced into more complex repairs and training at Gophermods. Learn advanced soldering techniques, motherboard level repair diagnosing, business account sales training and independent freedom that more advanced repair technicians are granted at Gophermods.
Ast. Repair Manager
After mastering the repair skills and customer service skills, during your first two career steps at Gophermods you’ll be introduced to advanced store level operations. As the assistant repair manager you will help the store manager run the day to day operations of the store, and maintain store processes, trainings and development of newer repair trainees.
Repair Manager
As a repair manager at Gophermods, you’ll be in charge of a store and you will oversee the development of repair trainees, technicians, assistant repair managers, the oversight of customer service, inventory management and store growth. You’ll be offered new leadership training opportunities, quarterly leadership outings and independent growth and development of you and your store.
Regional Repair Manager
Regional repair managers at Gophermods will be overseeing a multitude of stores. Day to day oversight of repair managers, area development, marketing and grass roots marketing efforts in the local community. Regional repair managers will have a positive leadership attitude that encourages and motivates the team to reach to newer higher of repair and customer service skills.
Timeline
The Life of a Gopher
Culture
Since we have started, culture has been the cornerstone of our success at Gophermods. We began as a group of school friends running back and forth from the classroom to the repair shop everyday to a budding enterprise. That foundation is still present to this day and something we never want to see leave. We’re a small business and we embrace the benefits of the small business culture of: togetherness, friendliness, family spirit and “in it together” mentality. That mentality is the reason why Gophermods is so special and why we will continue to succeed in the future.
Looking for the corporate culture and benefits that come with the corporate culture? Please do not apply. We’re not looking for corporate machines, we’re looking for unique individuals that want to enjoy the genuine feel of a small business and enjoy the satisfaction that they can see the value they are adding everyday to this company.
If our companies core values resonate with you, chances are you’re going to be a fantastic fit at Gophermods. We constructed these cover values based off our longest, highest performing and most dedicated team members. We live, breathe, hire and adhere to these core values in every aspect of our business.
Group Activities
Summer Pick-nicks
Movie & Game Nights
Quarterly Company Outings
Frisbee Golf Tournaments
Pro-Kart Racing
Leadership Retreats
Holiday Party
Saint Paul Saints Games
Kickball League
Wolves & Wild Games
We believe when a culture is truly working, you’ll look at the people to the right and left of you and realize they’re not only coworkers, they’re friends. When you work with people you enjoy being around, it makes the work day not feel like work. We want to make sure you’re excited to go to work, and not “I don’t want to be around him/her, ughh I hate work when I have to be around them!”
Benefits Summary
Gophermods firmly believes that our technicians are the most important investment for success, and we are committed to providing them with an industry-leading benefits package. The purpose of our benefits program is to attract, retain, and reward the people responsible for the company’s long-term growth and profitability. It is designed to provide our technicians with the options that are most important to their stability and security.
Our a la carte benefits package includes
Dental
Premiums may be covered through monthly reimbursements.
401(K) Retirement Savings Plan
Up to 4% Match
15 PTO Days
Closed all major holidays
Tuition Reimbursements
Up to 6% salary increases every six months.
Eligible for first increase in first 90 days after employment begins.
Gophermods firmly believes that our technicians are the most important investment for success, and we are committed to providing them with an industry-leading benefits package. The purpose of our benefits program is to attract, retain, and reward the people responsible for the company’s long-term growth and profitability. It is designed to provide our technicians with the options that are most important to their stability and security.
Our a la carte benefits package includes
Dental
Premiums may be covered through monthly reimbursements.
401(K) Retirement Savings Plan
Up to 4% Match
15 PTO Days
Closed all major holidays
Yearly accumulation increases
Tuition Reimbursements
Up to 6% salary increases every six months.
Eligible for first increase in first 90 days after employment begins.
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Advice
Please review everything in the Gophermods career section of the website. During your phone interview you will be asked about your knowledge of Gophermods. We will ask you to rate your strengths and weakness in our core values and have a general understanding of why you want to start a career at Gophermods.
No previous experience required, only a strong desire to learn and grow.
Culturally focused small business with a passion for technology.
Thorough ten week training process, taking you from a repair novice to a repair pro