I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at LA Fitness
Interview
I initially applied online and got no response. I went into a club in person to submit my resume, and got an interview and was hired on the spot. The Training Director was not a personal trainer, just a good salesman.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There wasn't really a difficult question asked. Very straight forward, and the Director was not a personal trainer, so he really didn't know much about the fundamentals fitness (just how to sell it).
The interviewer was very nice. He asked me questions about my personal training history and why I want to be a trainer. He asked a couple more questions about my background. I felt good after leaving the interview. I received a call to let me know I got the job and the next steps for onboarding.
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Question 1
What led you into this profession as a personal trainer? What's your story?
Great interview process. Fast and efficient. More like a screening and relaying info than an in depth interview. They didn’t really ask me questions about my qualifications or experience. Mostly on explaining the job process.
Everything was rushed. The vp of sales immediately started sexually harassing me. I complained to their headquarters. I never got paid for the time that I worked. I tried to file a claim with the EEOC.
Personal Trainer applicants have rated the interview process at LA Fitness with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Personal Trainer roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 106 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at LA Fitness overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at LA Fitness as a Personal Trainer according to 106 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 12%
Phone interview: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Group panel interview: 1%
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