Sobhan Mohmand, Career Expert
2 Oct 2023
As a gym manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a gym or fitness/leisure centre. Your duties will include managing staff, budgeting, marketing, maintaining fitness equipment and ensuring the centre complies with health and safety regulations.
Competition for this job is high so you need to have an impressive CV to get hired for this position. Use the guide below to help you write a perfect gym manager CV and increase your chances of securing more job interviews for this job.
Let’s begin!
22 The Grove
Hampshire
BT45 1AN
Mob: 079 8823 8422 Email: [email protected]
I am an ambitious, hardworking and versatile Gym Manager with a degree in Fitness Management from Keele University. I have worked in the fitness industry for more than two years, and I have a huge drive to succeed. I am currently looking for an opportunity to manage a gym to make it the best, fun and most friendly environment for all customers and visitors.
2012 – 2015 | BA Fitness Management | Keele University | Grade achieved: [1st Class Hons] |
Relevant Modules:
2010 – 2012 Results: Physical Education (A), Biology (B) and Economics (B) | A Levels | London Sixth Form College |
2003 – 2010 Results: 11 GCSEs A*- C, including English (A), Mathematics (B), Biology (B) and Physical Education (A) | GCSEs | St John’s Secondary School |
May 2015 – Present | Deputy Gym Manager Stealth Training |
Main duties performed:
Jan 2012 – Sept 2012 | Assistant Receptionist Richmond Fitness Centre |
Main duties performed:
As a keen sportsman of tennis, I also play other racket sports (badminton, squash) and attend the gym regularly to work on my fitness. I volunteered at the local Dance2Fitness event during the summer holidays to provide a healthy and social environment where local teenagers can spend their free time instead of being on the streets.
How to save your CV as a PDF document:
Let’s start from the top of your CV.
The first details that go on your CV are your personal and contact details:
Next, write a compelling personal profile for your CV.
A personal profile is a short statement/paragraph that tells the employer about your characteristics, skills, abilities and experience.
It is the first thing an employer will see and acts as an introduction to your CV. If the statement is well-written and powerful, employers will likely spend more time reading your CV.
Guidelines:
Gym manager CV personal profile statement
I am a motivated and inspirational fitness centre manager with more than three years of experience in the sports and leisure industry. I started my career as a fitness instructor, quickly being promoted to assistant manager after 12 months on the job. My excellent management skills have allowed me to recruit, manage and inspire a team of 12 fitness staff at a busy fitness centre in Dewsbury. I am business-minded and competent in budgeting, keeping financial records and making purchases. I am currently looking for a position where I utilise my skills to grow both personally and professionally.
In this section, you list your key achievements or accomplishments.
Examples of personal, academic and work-related achievements:
The employment and work experience section is arguably the most important part of your CV. It contains details of your current and previous jobs, including full-time, part-time and voluntary jobs.
For each entry, you need to give the following details:
January 2020 – September 2022 | Gym manager LAD Fitness |
Main duties and responsibilities performed:
Gym manager duties to add to your CV
The education section of your CV contains details of your educational background, including school, college and university-level qualifications.
2018-2021 | BA (Hons) Sports Management | University of East London | Degree classification: 2:1. |
Relevant Modules:
2017 – 2018 Results: Business (B), English (C) and Physical Education (B). | A-Levels | City of Bath College |
In this section, you can mention any additional qualifications that you hold such as any health & safety, IT or industry-specific training qualifications.
The skills section contains a list of your competencies.
To find out which skills to include or are relevant to the job, look at the job’s specification under essential/desirable requirements and mention those on your CV if you possess these skills.
The hobbies and interests section of your CV, as its name suggests, contains a few of your hobbies and interests that are relevant to the job and add value to your application.
For example, stating that you enjoy exercising or playing sports indicates to the employer that you are a fit, healthy and active individual who cares about their health and well-being.
This makes you a more suitable candidate for this role than someone who shows little interest in these areas or simply wants a job for the sake of the salary.
The last section of your CV contains the details of your two references.
Your references are people who know you well and who can vouch for your character, skills and abilities to the employer.
One of your references needs to be your current or former employer. The other can be your former teacher, tutor, lecturer, coach, manager, etc.
Look at the example below to find out what information you need to include for your references: