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Subject: Re: Contemplating bartending school in FL
From: Spellbinder
Posted: Sun Jul 16. 2006, 16:31 UTC
Followup to: "Contemplating bartending school in FL"  by burgANDI  (Sun Jul 16. 2006, 16:03 UTC)
> Hi, all.  I have recently developed an interest in bartending and I 
> am considering enrolling in a bartending school.  Here are my 
> questions:
> 
> *I am a 43-year-old female, but I do look young for my age.  Am I 
> considered too old for bartending?  Is there a general age in which 
> people begin to do this?  Will I be considered "the old lady" in my 
> class?
> 
> *Is it best to go to school first, then apply for jobs?  Does 
> bartending school result in getting better jobs?
> 
> *What are the best schools in/around Florida?  I have contacted the 
> ABC Bartending School in Orlando, but that will be an hour+ drive one 
> way for me and I would like to find a closer location to Melbourne, 
> if possible.
> 
> *Upon getting my first bartending job, does the establishment start a 
> newbie with an afternoon shift (or slow shift) to break you in, or do 
> they start you out with night shifts (basically just throwing you in 
> the pool!) 
> 
> I appreciate any help you can give me!!

I don't have time to hunt down the other message I've posted on ABC, but read 
this one [Spellbinder] Re: Schools.... for a 
few comments I made about them.

-- 
Cody


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