Writing a CV for Personal Trainer roles

[JaxConrad]

Hi all, I completed my UK gym instructor course/certification (REPS Level 2) this past summer and I will be starting my Level 3 ‘Certificate in Personal Training’ course/certification next month.

For financial reasons I really need to start working as soon as I get certified so I’ve started looking at vacancies advertised online at various fitness clubs/chains, etc. I’ve noticed they all seem to want a CV. Now I know how to do a standard CV, but I’m assuming that a CV for a fitness role might be quite different from that of an office based administrative role (which is what I’ve done for the past 15 years). So my question is this, if I’m applying for Personal Trainer roles, what should my CV look like?

BTW, I should mention that I have not worked in the industry previously and don’t really have a sporting or fitness background either professional or personally to show a history or interest in sports or fitness.

 

[Typhon]

You might be suprised at what commercial gyms are after. PT's at the places I go to are primarily sales and PR people. Getting people fit is about number 2 or 3 on their list of priorities, number 1 is revenue generation

If I were you I'd play up any client facing/sales roles you've ever had

 

[JaxConrad]

You might be suprised at what commercial gyms are after. PT's at the places I go to are primarily sales and PR people. Getting people fit is about number 2 or 3 on their list of priorities, number 1 is revenue generation

If I were you I'd play up any client facing/sales roles you've ever had

Thanks for the response. I think things might be a little different in the UK. At least two of the large chains I have looked at (Fitness First and LA Fitness) both employ their personal trainers on a freelance basis so I think there is less sales pressure. I suspect if it was a salaried role then it would be more sales orientated but with Fitness First for example, freelance trainers pay them a weekly rental fee (which is dependant the club location and demographics of the week and not how many hours or clients you train) and the maximum rental/rent per week should equate to no more than 3-4 training session prices, so technically they get the same money off you whether you train 5 or 50 clients a week.