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i was just wondering if anyone knew wich courses i need to have passed and in what grades if i want to go into bartending when i graduate from high school
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qualifications for bartending school in quebec,canada
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If you want to be a bartender I would suggest you get a job busing or serving then work your way into it. Much better than spending money on a "school" imo. You just have to learn about all of the different alcohols, what they taste like, how they combine, and what a couple dozen drinks consist of. Its all about feel and sensing what will taste good and in what proportions.
There are a couple tricks for mixing, spinning vermouth, running tabs, different ways of taking care of the bar, etc. All of that comes from experience of working around bars.
There are a couple tricks for mixing, spinning vermouth, running tabs, different ways of taking care of the bar, etc. All of that comes from experience of working around bars.
Jerry Atrick
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This is very good advice ^
I've been to bartending school, the prerequisites are (a) can you fog a mirror? and (b) do you have several hundred dollars to shell out?
They don't give a shit about you or your past experience or education.....really it's a money-making scam. They don't teach you anything you can't learn by working in restaurants. They often claim to provide job placement upon "graduation" but when I went, that was a bold-faced lie. Their idea of job placement was to give me the number of a chinese food restaurant - I called and the manager didn't even speak english
Do what Mehm said, get a job waiting tables and work your way up.
curiosity
Bluelighter
This is very good advice ^
I've been to bartending school, the prerequisites are (a) can you fog a mirror? and (b) do you have several hundred dollars to shell out?
They don't give a shit about you or your past experience or education.....really it's a money-making scam. They don't teach you anything you can't learn by working in restaurants. They often claim to provide job placement upon "graduation" but when I went, that was a bold-faced lie. Their idea of job placement was to give me the number of a chinese food restaurant - I called and the manager didn't even speak english
Do what Mehm said, get a job waiting tables and work your way up.
alright thanks for the advice but does having a certificate from graduating bartending school change how hard it is to find a job as a bartender or the pay?
Jerry Atrick
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Most bars are only gonna hire someone with real world experience. The only way to get that experience is to work your way up. Like I said, I graduated from bartending school and it never got me a bartending job because I didn't have the experience.
Don't get me wrong, I learned how to mix a lot of drinks at bartending school (all of which I forgot because I didn't use the knowledge). But bartending is more than just mixing drinks. If you've never waited tables then you'll be at an ENORMOUS disadvantage. I have several years of food serving experience but never stayed at one restaurant long enough to break into a bartending position.
As far as the pay, bars and restaurants pay a couple of bucks an hour and the rest of your money you make off tips. So no, graduating bartending school won't affect your pay.