Fitness Instructor Jobs – Writing a Resume
Once you’ve identified that job you want, you need to get your foot in the door. So, how do you get that crucial interview? It starts with an inquiry and a resume.
The Importance of Qualifications
Admittedly, many gyms and small businesses aren’t expecting a resume out of you. In fact, they may have an application they’d like you to fill out instead. But first impressions are everything, and you impress hiring managers with *qualifications*. Therefore, walking in and handing the boss a resume with qualifications popping out like flashing lights makes a much better first impression than walking in and asking the clerk at the desk for an app.
Making Your Qualifications Pop
A lot of people worry about how to write a resume “right,” or how to fit it into some standard mold that is universally accepted. See, we’ve lost the point of a resume here. It doesn’t actually matter what the format is. The only reason formats tend to be standardized is because people smarter than us have studied how brains read things, and that “standard” resume format helps bosses see what they need to see quickly: whether or not you’ll be good for the job.
This is why less is more. If you can keep it to a page, do so. If you can’t, definitely no more than two pages. And steer clear of big, long objectives, career summaries, and long sentences. Use bullet points, keep them short, and don’t repeat yourself. Too many words on the page makes bosses less inclined to read them.
Sections of a Resume
- Contact information. Make it easy for the boss to reach you. If your email addy is purpleprincess@yousuck.com, get a free address at Yahoo, and make it professional. That’s a suggestion – you can use a witty name that applies to fitness instruction, and it might work on some bosses. I’d probably hire you. But I’d hire you if your email address was Jane.P.Doe@yahoo.com, too, and you’re taking a risk if you go the witty route. If you need an immediate fitness instructor job to make the rent, you might stay away from risks for now.
- Objective. Keep this short – less than a line – and cater to the job. If you’re dropping a resume with the manager at a big-name gym, you might say, “To work as a fitness instructor for a solid, reputable gym.” The small biz owner that runs the local personal trainer business might appreciate, “To work as a fitness instructor for a small company where I can make a large impact.”
- Work History. This is where you make your qualifications pop. Brainstorm everything you’ve done related to fitness instructor jobs and include it in the list. Did you do volunteer work in the neighborhood or your church? Mentor a friend’s kid to help him make the basketball team? List it. Just keep it relevant.
- Education. Do you have a degree? Certifications? List them here. And in fact, if you just graduated with a fitness-related degree and have very little relevant work history, list this section first.
- Special Skills. Have a black belt in karate? Something that makes you special and maybe particularly qualified? List it here.
- References. It’s acceptable to state, “References available upon request.”
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