028 Fitness & Beauty Professional
Hiring Personal Trainers... Do you use a checklist when you are hiring staff at your gym? What follows here is the checklist for hiring personal trainers that I use as a structure for the interview and hiring process. As a small business owner and fitness center owner and manager you have to be organized to the point of being obsessive compulsive. In the corporate world of big gyms and worldwide fitness franchises you get all kinds of support that s not available to the independent owner. Being an independent business owner also has its virtues but as an entrepreneur you need to be much more resourceful.
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One way to do that is to develop checklists for the kind of activities that are really important and detail oriented. Activities that you may not have to run through often enough that you can breeze through without missing some important point. This is definitely the case when you are engaged in something so formal as hiring a new staff member.
The best reason is really so that you can stay organized, dot the i s and cross the t s. Paper work gets done a lot more quickly if it conforms to a standard format and you know where all the information is when you need it. To that end I ve included a checklist for the hiring process for personal trainers.
Personal Trainer Hiring Checklist Part 1: Interview and Assessment
• Questions and answers during the interview process • Confirm their willingness to pursue certifications (to include Special Populations & Certified Inclusive Personal Trainer) • Mock session and assessment
Part 2: Confirmation • • • •
Check professional and personal references Verify personal trainer insurance Order the background check Verify certifications
Part 3: Documents For The Hiring Packet • Completed IRS Form W-9 • Completed Direct deposit form for payroll service • Copies of current insurance certifications • Copies of CPR card