Spoke over the phone with owners, Then met in person in the space next door. Gym wasnt currently open so we met in a space close to the gym. They seemed great I seemed like the right candidate for them also.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Anytime Fitness (Detroit, MI) in Nov 2014
Interview
The hiring process was very simple, I got in touch with the owner and got an interview set up right away. They make sure to look at if you have had a sales back round and if you are good at talking to people.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Anytime Fitness (Dayton, OH) in Aug 2015
Interview
Interviewed with district manager less than a week after submitting my resume. The interview went very well. I was only asked a few questions including why I was looking for a change from my current employer. The base pay was $400/wk for 44 hours a week (less than $10/hr) with a degree and several certifications. The job mainly was making phone calls, social media, and any other means to get people appointments to come in and buy personal training. There was a complicated commission system that was partially based on how many members left the club. So if I signed up 10 people and 11 people left, I was in the negative regardless of the packages of training that was sold. Trainers are also expected to make phone calls between clients. The jobs hours were 8-12 and 3-8, but I've heard they are much more. The job also involved doing 6 week reassessments of current clients to keep the trainers and clients on track with programs, and the club has 300 active members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you sell training to a prospective training.