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Subject: Re: Can't find a job
From: Jrock
Posted: Thu Oct 18. 2001, 01:19 UTC
Followup to: "Can't find a job"  by Luna  (Tue Oct 16. 2001, 03:57 UTC)
Luna,

     Well I too attended a bartending school.  I graduated about 6 months ago. 
 When I first graduated I was under the impression that I would hit the ground 
running...boy was I wrong!  After going to about 5 interviews I realized that 
most employers do want experience.  After realizing this I wanted to at least 
get behind a bar.  I went to a club I knew was hot in the past but had fell 
off a little recently and applied for a bartending position.  The manager said 
that currently they weren't in need of any bartenders but they could use 
another bar-back.  I decided to take the job knowing that when business picked 
back up I would be first in line for a bartender spot.  Well all the skills I 
learned from school payed off as a bar-back, and all the bartenders loved me.  
After only about a month or two of barbacking I was getting "fill in" spots 
for others who didn't show up for work.  I proved my worth as a good bartender 
and after only a few more weeks of that.  I now have three shifts a week 
behind the main bar and am loving life.  The lesson is just go in with an open 
mind and prove that your worthy of the bartending job.  I was the #1 student 
in the history of the bartending school I went to (speed and product 
knowledge), but I swallowed my pride and now am as happy as can be.  Sorry for 
this being so long.


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