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Subject: Re: Bar search
From: brandy76
Posted: Fri Sep 21. 2007, 17:49 UTC
Followup to: "Bar search"  by Anton Cherkassky  (Wed Sep 19. 2007, 04:11 UTC)
I went to a bartending school in NYC, but after working for a bit as a 
bartender & reading this board, I realized most employers look down upon 
bartender school graduates.  So now when I talk to people at my bar, I never 
say I went to school for it, nor do I put it on my resume.  The good thing 
about the school for me was it taught me a lot about drinks, since I knew 
nothing.  And they also had student nights at local bars where students got a 
chance to bartend for an hour.

In NYC it's hard to find a good gig, since many of them require 2yrs 
experience.  Check out craigslist as NYC has a lot of listings.  You should 
try barbacking first to get your foot in the door.  

The good thing about the city is since everyhting is so close you can just 
take an afternoon to visit a lot of bars & drop off resumes.


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