octrainer
California,#2UPDATE Employee
Fri, June 11, 2010
I proctor fitness nutrition for NHE in Orange County and it's been a stable job for me. My only concern has been lately about the new CTR guidlines which are supposedly going to decrease our completion times? This is going to put a lot of pressure on us that are barely meeting the current requirements. Has anyone else heard about this rumor? The managers at NHE have said it's in the works but I'm concerned it's a sure thing. Worse case scenerio I'll cut some of my pt clients to meet the new guidlines because the NHE pay is better, but I don't want to lose the people I have as clients because they are faithful to me and always have been.
Brandon
United States of America#3Consumer Comment
Sat, June 05, 2010
Scott, I was just wondering if u landed the job with nhe. I am interested in taking the test and want to purchase the study guide but was worried about the lagitimacy of the company. Will u respond to me and let me know thanks.
Scott
United States of America#4Consumer Comment
Thu, February 04, 2010
I applied for an examination processor job there and I finally got an interview set up for the end of the month. It took a while but I am glad to finally know the truth about the company and its hiring procedures. I have to admit that I was starting to doubt their legitimacy but now I understand that they are just being thorough. Looking back I now see how seriuos they take these jobs because they don't seem to leave any stone unturned. You just have to have patience and if you're qualified, you will get an interview and possibly a job. Anyone who says they are not a real certification doesn't know what they are talking about. The NHE exam is one of the best I've taken and I have taken lots of them in my 16 years in the industry.
Pat Kum
United States of America#5Consumer Comment
Sat, January 30, 2010
Its not a scam. Ive failed the exam twice and never once paid for anything. Its just really hard, thats all. I have a friend who passed and was hired and its driving me crazy that she can pass and I cant. She never bought the study guide and so I know thats not the reason. This whole thing about knowing doctors and neurosurgeons, and physicists and rocket scientist who couldnt pass the NHE exam is just peoples desperate way to over emphasis their point that the exam was more challenging than they anticipated. People pass it all the time; its just that many of us dont. This notion that it is impossible to pass is silly, along with this idea that the jobs arent real because I didnt get one. Theyre real and its pissing me off that I underestimated how challenging the stupid exam was. TWICE!!! Im just going to buy a study guide and get it over with because I'm not a quitter.
Alton B.
Chicago,#6Consumer Comment
Fri, January 29, 2010
First of all, if you search for information about the NHE organization you will quickly find that no one who is familiar with the fields of personal training or exercise physiology has heard of this certification.
Second, you will see numerous reports on various websites about this scam. These are usually accompanied by some rebuttals to the suggestion that this is a scam. These rebuttals (seen above) are without a doubt from the people who are running this scam.
This is a "soft con" as there is no pressure to buy the guides. However, if you ever take this exam you will quickly find out that there is no way you can pass it without the study guides. The exam has nothing to do with knowledge of the subject, but rather understanding the strange and impossible format of the exam.
I have spoken with PhD's and graduate students who could not come anywhere close to passing the exam without the guides.
When you do buy the guides they just coach you through the tests; they do not give you any knowledge that would be applicable to the field being tested.
The scam is that they get you to take the exam the first time without buying the study guides knowing full well that you will fail and have to buy the study guide if you want to pass and get the "job."
Furthermore, if you do purchase the guides and pass the tests YOU WILL NEVER GET A JOB OFFER. The jobs simply don't exist since this is not a real certification program and no one is actually taking this exam.
This scam has been going for awhile under the NHE certification name, but it has been done under other names (by the same person) before. Undoubtedly it will pop up again under a new name when the NHE name as been thoroughly destroyed.
Tim C.
Boise,#7Consumer Comment
Thu, December 31, 2009
I agree because if you are a seasoned professional then you are not probably thinking about getting a study guide but even if you want one it's your prerogative. This isn't a scam because a scam is a venture that requires fees for promises made and according to the paperwork I received, there are no required fees and no one has promised me a job even if I sucessfully pass.
Tbill
Palos Hills,#8Consumer Comment
Wed, December 30, 2009
Assuming you are a qualified candidate, you shouldn't need to bother studying for the exam. I received the same automated response and it sounds legitimate to me. No purchases are required for this position and that is pretty good because I have worked for organizations that require you purchase your own materials. Side note* the $150 price is not a "vast amount" of money. It's pretty cheap actually but if you can't afford the study guide then simply don't buy one. I haven't decided whether or not I'm going to but it does seem like a good idea just to fresh up on some of those anatomy subjects :)
Stephanie
Greensboro,#9Consumer Comment
Wed, December 30, 2009
You are not supposed to need a study guide to prepare for an exam that relates to your expertise. You are already supposed to know the material. It would be questionable if maybe the study guides were a requirement or you had to pay for the exams but nether seems to be the case.