Advice on applying to la county assessors office as an appraiser assistant

[Javierh93]

Greetings I recently applied to the assessors office at LA county for an “appraiser assistant”,Wanted to know if it’s hard to get accepted? I really want this job any advice or knowledge would help a lot thank you.
My job experience, I work at an animal hospital and I also have my real estate license so I know how to do comps and use the CRM

 

[Mejappz]

It would depend on how many other candidates are applying for the job. If you are a registered trainee, that should help as you have experience in appraising Real Estate. I know a former trainee I worked with in the mid-2000s who applied, took a simple test, and was accepted a few weeks later. I was shocked when he got the job because he was the worst appraiser I have ever met. Eventually, he was fired about a year later.

During the COVID refinance boom, many appraisers working for the county quit their job and went back into the field to cash in on the refinance boom. I know many did not even know about the UAD and all the changes in the field when they last left. I would say it would not be that difficult to get this job as long as you don’t have many applicants and you can make a good impression.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Assessor work is a different animal from fee work. Mass appraisal - can be in house or hired out CAMA organizations. If hired take all the classes they will let you.

 

[George Hatch]

The California Board of Equalization actually has a lot of their training materials available online for public access.

Appraiser Training and Certification

The Property and Special Taxes Department has developed a self-study training session designed to provide information about the local equalization process. Completion of the training session will qualify as the mandatory training required by Revenue and Taxation Code section 1624.01 for members...

www.boe.ca.gov

 

[Javierh93]

It would depend on how many other candidates are applying for the job. If you are a registered trainee, that should help as you have experience in appraising Real Estate. I know a former trainee I worked with in the mid-2000s who applied, took a simple test, and was accepted a few weeks later. I was shocked when he got the job because he was the worst appraiser I have ever met. Eventually, he was fired about a year later.

During the COVID refinance boom, many appraisers working for the county quit their job and went back into the field to cash in on the refinance boom. I know many did not even know about the UAD and all the changes in the field when they last left. I would say it would not be that difficult to get this job as long as you don’t have many applicants and you can make a good impression.

Thank you mejappz, I’m currently working on getting my trainee license at appraisal institute, apparently you don’t qualify for the position if you don’t get a CPT certificate from Rio hondo college which I have. I’m just nervous because HR send me a message about the job opening and it had an attachment of 400 emails I was shocked.

 

[glenn walker]

Get in line with 500 others and see what happens

 

[Javierh93]

I submitted my application already , next week I’m receiving a date to take my assessment exam.

 

[glenn walker]

I submitted my application already , next week I’m receiving a date to take my assessment exam.

Good luck hope you live near the office if you get the job.

 

[Javierh93]

Good luck hope you live near the office if you get the job.

I actually live 16 minutes away but with traffic it’s going to be 30 minutes

 

[Tiffany Gibbons]

I submitted my application already , next week I’m receiving a date to take my assessment exam.

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