I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Equinox (Chicago, IL) in Jul 2009
Interview
I applied for the job on the craigslist sending both a cover letter and a resume. The employer called me in a couple of days, and told me what I would be doing, and if it still interested me. He asked what wage would you be satisfied at. I said considering my past credentials of working in various sporting goods stores, being athletic, and having past customer relationship skills, proudly said $12-$13 an hour. Equinox says they pay the highest wage of all the other major gym names--I don't believe them.
We talked a little more and then he said you can have the position but you would get paid $9 an hour and have open and free access to the gym. I said No to the offer.
I believe the employer should have told me right away how much the position pays instead of trying to take my pride away and lower myself in the case I would have accepted the offer.
He sounded nice and his intentions appeared to be true. But if you are looking for a job and would like to make a little money and have free access to a gym, then this would be a great job for you. This is not a career!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your availability and when could you start?
Quick phone screening, asked about my resume, asked about career experience and company knowledge, gave overview of scheduling (what shifts they offered) and asked to come in for in person interview.
Face to face interview with GM, Job offered on the spot. Easy behavioral questions and why Equinox questions. Will ask about you and your experience based on your resume. No group interviews from what I had seen.
very simple, informal in person interview asking why you are interested in this role and what you know about equinox. if you're good with a forward facing role interacting with people, especially in New York City and good at dealing with conflict
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you deal with conflict between members or from an outsider coming into Equinox?
Front Desk applicants have rated the interview process at Equinox with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 58% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Front Desk roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Equinox overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Equinox as a Front Desk according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 48%
Drug test: 19%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Phone interview: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
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