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LA’s Finest
Posted by: | CommentsSorry I haven’t blogged for a while, i’ve been busy with my Nutrition and Weight Management course, which is actually very interesting and more appealing to learn about than I thought. I’ll write a bit more on that soon, promise.
So a while back I sent my CV out to a few gyms around London looking for some part time experience, well surprisingly, yesterday I got a call from LA Fitness, about a Part Time position with them as an “LA Coach”, which is just basically a Fitness Instructor with some reception work thrown in when required.
We had a 5-10 minute chat on the phone, where they asked me a few “interviewy” questions and explained a bit about the role. I must have passed the initial test as they invited me to an Interview with them on Friday and if successful, I will be offered the position.
Whilst on the phone she mentioned that as a level 2 instructor the pay is 14k (annual for full time) so would be pro-rata’d to part time etc, which isn’t much at all, but as its only a Part Time job to work around my current office job, im not concerned at all about the pay, I just want to get some experience and get in the industry.
She also mentioned that as I’d mostly be working of an evening I’d have to take some classes which they would provide training for, would that be ok? Err, yeah. Free Training and experience doing classes, right result.
Will let you know tomorrow how I got on, fingers crossed.
Gym Instructor CV
Posted by: | CommentsIt just occurred to me, that I posted up the covering letter I sent to Gyms with my CV for a Gym Instructor job, but I never put up my CV. So here is it, my Gym Instructor CV:
C H R I S S P R I N G
M: 07545 XXX XXX E: ctspring@gmail.comSKILLS
- Level 2 Gym Instructor
- Certified Circuit Instructor
- Core Stability and Torso Training
- Theory of Anatomy and Physiology
SKILLS CURRENTLY TRAINING FOR
- Personal Trainer and Advanced Instructor
- Nutrition and Weight Management
- Nutrition for Sport and Exercise
CAREER HISTORY
XL Insurance May 2005 – Present
Property Underwriting AdministratorXL Insurance is a global corporate Insurance provider.
Key Achievements:
- Promoted within my first 18 months at the company to a more advanced Administrating position
My Role:
- Liaising with Underwriters to provide an efficient service for Global Property Insurance Programmes
- Ensuring Quarterly Payment Deadlines to key Re-insurers are met
- Invoicing, booking premiums and ensuring that this is paid within the scheduled time frame
- Assist in Training of team colleagues and new starters
- Calculate and submit yearly payments to the London Fire Brigade
R.L. Davidson & Co Ltd September 2002 – May 2005
Motor Fleet TechnicianR L Davison is one of the leading independent Lloyd’s and London Market Brokers, placing wholesale and direct business on behalf of a wide range of brokers, clients and other organisations throughout the UK, Europe and around the world.
My Role:
- Process Underwriting Certificates and Policy Documents
- Processing annual and ad-hoc premiums
- Build strong relationships with Underwriters and Sub-Brokers
- Liaising with Claims and Accounts department
Professional Qualifications
- Foundation Insurance Test – Pass – July 2004
PART TIME RETAIL EXPERIENCE
JD Sports, JJB Sports and Debenhams Menswear 2000 – 2002
To support myself whilst studying at Collage I undertook part time work in retail.
My Role:
- Provide Customer Satisfaction by meeting customer needs
- Assisted with opening and closing of shop
- Stock Checks
- Cashier
EDUCATION
Palmers Collage 2000 – 2002
A Level: Business Studies and History. AS level: MathematicsWilliam Edwards School 1995 – 2000
In my final year I was appointed School Prefect and House captain, which included managing pupils in lower years and liaising with members of Staff.
English Language/Literature (C/C), Maths (B), History (B), Office Applications (C), Sociology (C), Religious Education (C), Economics (D) and Science (D/D)
INTERESTS
Lifting weights, spinning, cycling, playing five-aside football, music, films, internet
REFERENCEAvailable on request.
So if any one has any suggestions in ways that I could improve it, let me know. Obviously most of my CV is irreverent to the Fitness Industry as I’ve spent the last 7 years working in an office.
If your a Manager of a gym reading this, I hope you liked my CV… can I have a job please? lol
Be Cool, Get REPs Certified
Posted by: | CommentsAs part of my Personal Trainer Diploma with Future Fit, they provide you with your first years memberships to REPs (Register of Exercise Professionals).
What is REPs?
REPS is an independent public Register which recognises the qualifications and expertise of health enhancing exercise instructors in the UK. One of our key functions is to provide a system of regulation for instructors and trainers to ensure that they meet the health and fitness industry’s agreed national occupational standards.
What’s the importance of REPs?
- Provide clarification and recognition of qualifications that meet agreed national standards available in the fitness industry
- Provide confidence in the quality of services provided by fitness professionals
- To safeguard the livelihood of professionals who have invested time and money into their education
- To protect the public from individuals who do not meet nationally recognised standards
Basically, anyone can call themselves a Personal Trainer and start training people, no qualifications are actually needed. So any Tom, Dick and Harry can start playing around with peoples health’s and bodies, which isn’t very safe.
So now, a lot, if not, all gyms will only employ REPs certificated Instructors, Personal Trainers etc and its highly recommended that if your going to Train with a Personal Trainer outside the Gym, to make sure they are REPs certified.
You can find out more information by visiting the REPs website.
After completing my Gym Instructor course the other month, Future Fit applied for my Membership and I recently received this through the post the other day, YAY. Although strangely I only got a Level One membership (there are four levels altogether), I should be level 2, as I have passed my Gym Instructor course, which qualifies your for Level 2. So I had to send my Certificates to them and they have to upgrade my membership. Pretty lazy on Future Fits behalf, as they could have just applied for Level 2 membership for me.
Upon completely my Diploma I will be Level 3 Certificated, and to get to level 4, you have to do extra courses, which I will do in a few years.
So if your thinking of becoming a Personal Trainer, make sure you get REPs Certified, or face a very hard job getting any work.
If you do become REPs Certified, you get the right to display this cool badge, which is worth the membership alone!!:
Whats Happening
Posted by: | CommentsWell, since my last post, where I advised you all that I sent my CV out to numerous Gyms around the City, including, LA Fitness, Fitness First and Gym Box, to date I have had… NO replies. Absolutely nothing. Not even a courtesy reply. Am I now finding out how tough this industry is going to be? Or are there just dicks that work in the gyms I sent my CV to?
Im not actually that bothered about getting a Part Time job in the Industry, yes, it will give me some experience and see how things are done, but im going to be so busy over the next few months I don’t think im going to have time to work a full time job, work out, study and work a part time job.
So what’s happening in the next few months? Well next week im starting my 8 week Nutrition and Weight management course, which will be completed Online. That is followed by a 8 week case study, in which I will need to apply my newly found knowledge on foods etc to a Guinea Pig… my Brother.
Whilst doing that Case study, I will be attending a 5 day work shop in January for Personal Trainer and Advanced Instructor, which is also followed by a Case Study, a 12 week one. And then once I have completed that, I can start my final part of my Course, Which is more Nutrition stuff.
So pretty busy, but am looking forward to it.
The CV is Sent
Posted by: | CommentsOK, haven’t updated this little bad boy for a while, I’ve been lazy. But in my defence, not to much has been happening on the Training front. I am not due to start the next section of my course until November, which I’m looking forward to. Its an 8 week online, home study on Nutrition and Weight Management. Which is then followed by an 8 week case study, which also falls online with my Personal Trainer Case study, so I have a lot to do from November will March. Read More→
