| Do you want to know the type of establishment | | | | you are excited to work there and hope he/she |
| that often hires first time bartenders, trains you | | | | will look over your resume. Include your phone |
| in fantastic customer relation skills, and once on | | | | contact information. |
| your resume will help you get a job just about | | | | Step 3: If you have heard back, awesome. If not, |
| any place in town? Learn how to become a | | | | call the F&B Director the next day. DO NOT |
| bartender and get bartending jobs in the fastest | | | | call during a busy time. Try to call between 2:00 |
| way possible and with absolutely no bartending | | | | and 4:00. This is a slow time. When you do get in |
| experience. | | | | touch with the F&B explain that you sent a |
| The Place | | | | resume and are following up hoping for an |
| The answer to the above question is Country | | | | interview. Be Persistent. Things get hectic at a |
| Clubs. The 1990's and the early years of this | | | | Country Club, especially when there isn't a full |
| decade saw an explosive growth in the private | | | | staff yet. Call once a day for a couple of days if |
| club industry - especially Golf and Country Clubs. | | | | you have to. Re-send the e-mail if necessary. If |
| There are good ones in almost every moderately | | | | you want to learn how to become a bartender |
| sized American city. This means there are | | | | you will have to be a little persistent. |
| probably some near you. Country Clubs care | | | | Step 4: Ace the interview. Remember that |
| more about an employee's attitude and | | | | Country Clubs put a lot of stock in personality and |
| personality then they do about bartending | | | | attitude. Present your self as mature, reliable, |
| experience. So if you want to know how to | | | | likeable, friendly, out-going, and customer service |
| become a bartender without any experience at all, | | | | oriented. Bring your A game and you will get your |
| you're answer is Country Clubs.. You can learn | | | | first bartending job. |
| how to become a bartender on the job and get | | | | The Pros and Cons |
| paid while you learn. | | | | Country Clubs have both pros and cons. I'd like to |
| Country Clubs, depending on the location (but also | | | | tell you a little about both so you know what you |
| in general), have two busy seasons. The long | | | | are getting into. |
| busyseason is the summer and if you time your | | | | Pros |
| application to come in around mid April to mid | | | | Great place for your first bartending job |
| May, you are almost guaranteed a job - especially | | | | Will learn both regular and banquet bartending skills |
| when you use the tactics discussed in this article. | | | | Training can be phenomenal (especially on |
| The other busy season is Thanksgiving to New | | | | customer service)- Learn how to become a |
| Years because Country Clubs do lots of banquets. | | | | bartender on the job and get paid while doing it. |
| Hint : If you apply about 1 week before Mother's | | | | You interact and meet the most influential people |
| Day (the busiest brunch of the year) or in late | | | | in your community (great if you're in school and |
| August/early September; you will have an | | | | not looking for a bartending career b/c members |
| additional advantage. Country Clubs often rely on | | | | own businesses and often offer jobs to those |
| the labor of college students. This makes the | | | | they know who graduate from school. Even if |
| beginning and end of the summer busy season | | | | they don't have something for you they know |
| difficult because most college students are still in | | | | people who do!) |
| school. | | | | Can be lots of fun |
| These are not the only times to apply, just the | | | | Some places allow uses of their facilities (DO NOT |
| ones that will give you the greatest leverage and | | | | ask about this in the interview) |
| increase your chances of getting your first | | | | Good Money |
| bartending job and learning how to become a | | | | Cons |
| bartender. | | | | Tips are often pooled - This means that all the |
| The Steps | | | | checks have a gratuity on them and this service |
| Step 1: Get the names and e-mail addresses of | | | | charge gets pooled amongst all the staff. This |
| the Food and Beverage Director at 5 Country | | | | means it isn't a traditional bartending job where |
| Clubs in your area. If you can't find the e-mail | | | | you can expect to take home $100+ cash a shift. |
| address on their website (some country clubs | | | | Chances are you will earn some cash, but most |
| have terrible sites) just call and ask for it. Explain | | | | of your earnings will be in your paycheck. The |
| that you want to send in a resume and most | | | | bright side is that this is why you will be able to |
| places will give it out easily. Just make sure you | | | | get the job with no experience. Experienced |
| get it for the Food and Beverage Director | | | | bartenders want cash immediately. If you are |
| (Manager). | | | | willing to make $13-$18 an hour, while you learn |
| Step 2: Write a cover letter with a customer | | | | how to become a bartender, with some |
| service story. Conflict resolution and sales stories | | | | supplemental cash - country clubs are perfect. |
| work great in bartending cover letters but at | | | | May include early morning shifts. This is unusual |
| Country Clubs, Service is King. Stress that you | | | | for bartending jobs but a fact of life at Country |
| understand what it is like to have repeat business, | | | | Clubs. Morning shifts pop up from time to time. If |
| give impeccable customer service, and go above | | | | you are an aspiring bartender looking to get |
| and beyond customer expectations. E-mail your | | | | started those are really the only cons I can think |
| cover letter and resume (as attachments) to the | | | | of. |
| F&B Director. In the e-mail body explain that | | | | |