Being a recent bartending school "grad," any tips/recommendations?

...i've never bartended before, but just finished bartending classes, can you describe your first bartending job? any tips/hints/recommendations you want to share for the first gig?Being a recent bartending school "grad," any tips/recommendations?
Use these three strategies:

1. Put together a sharp resume. Focus on any experience you have in hospitality. Be sure to highlight any salesmanship or customer service skills. Practice your interview skills. Many managers know it is easier for them to train someone likable how to tend bar than it is to teach a bartender how to be likable.

2. Go to bars. First, observing real bartenders in action will go a long way towards bridging the gaps in your experience. Second, talking up folks who are already working in your industry will help you grow and bring you opportunities. Restaurant folk talk with other restaurant folk, so even if that bar isn't hiring, someone likely knows of one that is.

3. Focus on areas of opportunity. Look for new places that need to completely staff up for their opening. This is how I Ianded my first job behind a bar in Pasadena, CA. Be aware that established places often promote servers, barbacks and even hosts -- people that have proven themselves -- to bartending, so you should be willing to take any of these positions to gain experience in a hospitality setting.

If you feel you need anymore pointers, email me at remy@betterbartending.orgBeing a recent bartending school "grad," any tips/recommendations?
I know this is after the fact, but bartending schools are a waste of money. They do nothing to teach you the real ins %26amp; outs of being a bartender. How to deal with customers, keeping a clean bar, dealing with it being super busy or super slow. Bar prep, keeping the glasses %26amp; ice going and not running out of either one of them etc. Dealing with drunks/fights/flirts/cheaters/crooks etc.

I went to a bartending school after an idiot owner decided that we (3 newly hired bartenders and his inexperienced brother in law) didn't know what we were really doing because we never went to 'school'. It was a big joke and we all new it. The 'teacher' had less experience than any of us - but was a recent graduate of same school she was teaching at. We had a lot of chuckles together - excepet the brother in law of course - as we made Mai Tais %26amp; martinis out of colored water.

Good luck - I had fun (most of the time). Wouldn't mind doing it again.Being a recent bartending school "grad," any tips/recommendations?
Congratulations on choosing an exciting job! The fact that you finished a bartending course will help you land that first job more easily. With that said, please know that having that schooling does not hold much value to a potential employer if it's a rockin' place. Nothing beats experience. However, you have an edge on others with no experience if you do the right thing and apply at a smaller local watering hole, golf course, bowling alley or just an outright dive! lol...but I'm not kidding. Do that, work there for 6 months or so and with your schooling and experience you will start to climb the ladder real fast! Good Luck to you! http://www.EarnBiggerTips.Blogspot.comBeing a recent bartending school "grad," any tips/recommendations?
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