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Subject: Re: Bartending school and jobs
From: Miketendingbar
Posted: Fri Feb 9. 2001, 07:14 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Bartending school and jobs"  by Celestina  (Fri Feb 9. 2001, 03:01 UTC)
I found a job within a few weeks of finishing a week long bartending school 
(20 hours). I had no experience in the hospitality industry, but I did have 12 
years experience working with the public. I started as a banquet bartender for 
a large national hotel chain. I've worked there for a year. It's a good place 
to start for several reasons. First, there's a demand. Where I live, there are 
ads every month for banquet jobs at large hotels. Second, the drinks are 
basic. Banquet bars dont usually have room for a lot of liquor or mixes so 
you're making fewer drinks, although there are exceptions. This is a good 
environment in which to learn. Third, every function is different so you get 
lot's of exposure to different customers. Finally, its very fast paced. I also 
worked in a restaurant bar. Banquets will keep you hopping!
Good luck.
Miketendingbar

> start out being a server for a year and then a dishwasher and then a 
> cocktail waitress and then a barback and then a bartender. (you get 
> my drift)  I don't have time to do all that. I really want to be a 
> bartender and I'm just very curious as to whether those who've 
> graduated from bartending school landed an actual bartending position 
> within a couple of weeks of completing the course or if they had to 
> still start from the bottom, if even hired for a job at all.   


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