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Subject: Re: Bar School on Resume
From: Kelson
Posted: Sun Sep 4. 2005, 19:19 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Bar School on Resume"  by Josh  (Sun Sep 4. 2005, 14:29 UTC)
But what if you have yet to get a bartending job?  Would you still list the 
school on your resume?

I have experience serving, expediting, bussing, hosting, dishwashing, delivery 
driving and even managing a restaurant.  But I am just now looking to be a 
Bartender.  I'm going to school to get some basic skills, not to become an 
expert (lol).  I don't see how 2 weeks of school could equal more than 2 weeks 
of work experience, to be honest.  I think the claim of it being worth 2 years 
of experience is totally bogus.  You may learn the same amount of recipes as 
someone who's picked them up over time for 2 years on the job, but there's a 
lot more to tending a bar than just recipes.  You can't learn everything you 
need to know in school.  Like everything else, hands on is best.

So if I were to try to break into the market, would I be better or worse off 
for listing the school on my resume?  I've read a couple posts about any 
resumes with bartending school getting trashed on sight, but is this the norm 
or the exception?


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