Breaking Into Bartending
Want to become a bartender but don't know how to actually get behind the bar?
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What nobody really teaches you is how to break into the bartending industry in the first place.
Most of the bartending jobs people actually want already expect experience. So how are you supposed to get experience when nobody wants to hire someone without it?
That's exactly what this guide is about.
Breaking Into Bartending is the guide I wish I had when I was trying to work my way behind the bar.
I walk you through how the industry actually works, how to find places where you have a realistic shot at moving up, how to apply with zero bartending experience, what to say to managers, how to position yourself for a promotion, and how to leverage your first bartending job into better opportunities.
INSIDE THE GUIDE:
- The two most realistic paths to becoming a bartender
- How to find bars and restaurants with real opportunities to move up
- My Bartender Opportunity Scorecard
- Exactly how I'd apply with zero bartending experience
- What to say when you call, walk in, and interview
- How to answer the "no experience" problem
- How to become the obvious choice when a bartending position opens
- What I actually think about bartending school
- What you really need to know about cocktails before starting
- How to handle your first shifts behind the bar
- How to leverage your first bartending experience into better jobs
- 10-Place Application Tracker
- Offer Scorecard
- Exact Scripts
- Step-by-Step Action Plan
This isn't a bartending school in PDF form.
It's an insider guide to getting into the industry.
If you've been saying "I want to bartend, but I have no idea how to get started," this is where I'd start.