How to Become a Bartender

Bartending is a great way to earn extra money. There can be negative aspects to bartending including late nights and having to turn away customers who have had one too many drinks. Nevertheless, learning how to bartend can make you the life of the party, that is if you don't mind mixing work with pleasure. Following are some steps to help you break into bartending.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Enroll in a bartending class. These classes usually run for two hours each and take place fives times a week for close to a month. At the end of the class you will have to make all the typical drinks for the instructor. Some instructors give you a list a drinks to make in a certain time period to see if you can handle the pressure.

2. Join an online bartending school if you do not have the time to attend a class. These classes are geared toward memorizing how the drinks are made. These classes are usually at your own pace.

3. Check to see if local bars are offering positions with on-the-job training. Bars will train you to become a bartender and then may hire you after you are trained. Sometimes they will have you shadow one of their bartenders before you manage the bar yourself.

4. Practice, practice, practice no matter which route you take. A good bartender knows how to make the most requested or popular drinks, while also keeping up to date with new drinks.

Tips & Warnings

• When you begin bartending, don't be timid or afraid to cut someone off. It is your responsibility to keep your customers safe.

Resources

• An online bartending school.
• Directory of bartending schools.

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on 10/23/2009 Great tips! Bartending is more about being cut out for that type of work than "learning the drinks" as most would assume. If you are a good waitress or waiter and like doing what you are doing, you'll likeley be a great bartender! If you hate serving food and aren't very good at it, you probably won't like bartending.

Having food serving experience is often enough to get your foot in the door as a bartender. Of course, as the tips suggest in this article, learning some basic drinks before your interview is a great plus but in general, bartending schools have little effect on you getting hired.

Bowling alleys or small local taverns are great places to apply with no experience. If you have the right attitude and are willing to learn, you'll often be given a chance, especially if you have some food serving experience under your belt. http://earnbiggertips.blogspot.com/2009/05/barten...