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Originally Posted by Bossnass
Chat up a bartender. Become friends with a bartender. Be nice to the manager. I happened to have a classmate who was a bartender, we went for wings a couple times where he worked, a met a couple other people that worked there. I didn't know one of them was the manager, until she picked up one of tabs.
I went from zero service industry experience to being a bartender on any friday or saturday night I can make it. Sure, I only do shots, beer, and simple highballs, but that keeps 90% of the customers happy.
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That, my friend, is exactly the key.
You don't need to go to bartending school. Become friends with your local neighborhood bartender and watch them work. Take a job in the kitchen or serving--eventually you too can become a bartender. Depending on where you live, it's different, but here in Oregon bars are required by law to serve at least 4 food items. That means a bartender has to be able to not only tend bar but serve food sometimes.
Having general foodservice and service skills sets you up better for bartending than bartending school ever will.