> Somehow I get the idea that the only people who are going to get work
> are the attractive, sociable people.
This made me laugh. Im a 29 yr old, female, married, and am a little bit
heavier than average (but not two puppies fighting under a blanket heavy). My
husband tells me I'm beautifull, but he has to. I consider myself average in
the looks department, not a knowckout, but not grotuesque.
Its the sociable part I have nailed down, and if you want to be a bartender,
you HAVE to ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY WITHOUT A DOUBT be sociable. Otherwise what
do you have? A mind full of drink recipies, intelegence enough to get the ice
into the glass or tin and to be able to do the same with the liquids? Silly,
you have to talk to people, tell jokes, do tricks, listen, be compassionate,
be a sister/mother/girlfriend to all! Or brother/father/boyfriend. This is
sociable. I have a bartender 20 years my seinior, and he is a grump, or so
you would think. It's just his face that is grumpy. He is neither attrative,
or young, but he is damn funniest man I have ever met, and boy, does he take
care of his coustomers. At his fount, you will never run dry.
I realize finding such a coveted job in the cities will be tough, shoot, I
look in our want ads and six of the 10 local bars here are looking for
bartenders. Go figure. It's diffrent everywhere. One suggestion I have is
to include any resturaunt experience you may have on your resume. Cooking,
bussing, washing dishes, waiting tables etc. This shows that you do have some
experience in the industry and makes you a little more viable. Dress nicely,
get to know the bartenders in a place you want to work, etc.
Keep trying, no one ever said that life was fair, that bartender classes make
you a bartender, or because I stand in the alley by the trash cans drinking
beer with my buddies makes me Hank Hill.