The Bartending Job Search

Now that you've polished your Bartending Resume it's time to figure out which lucky establishments will receive your decree for employment!

Sure you can apply for jobs that are on craigslist or through the local newspaper, but it's best simply to go for volume with your search and be persistent. Using this strategy you'll be able to meet more bar managers and pick the types of bars you'd ideally like to work for.

Now, if you haven't considered this yet, think about the many Bartending Styles. Each bar is unique and serves a different style of drinks, food, and has a unique clientele - be aware of this.

A couple of questions to ask when you're thinking about places to work:
Who will my co-workers be?
What kind of music will they be playing?
Will I be serviing food?
Will I be dealing with a lot of really drunk people?
Are there fights here often?
How late are they open until?
What is their typical clientelle like?
Are they busy, or are there not many people there?

My ideal bar is this:
Either a night club where I'm running my butt off all night and constantly pounding out drinks or a pub style atmosphere where I can get to know patrons and have regulars. Either one works for me, but that's just my style.

I also know that I don't like country music, bars that serve a ton of food, bars that are known for having a lot of fights, or bars that only hire female bartenders (because I'm male!)

So now that you've made a short list of your criteria go through the local phonebook and match your priorities to the local bars that fit your bill. You could also find such a list online as much larger cities offer nightclub directories and reviews with pictures.

In my case I've made a list of 100 bars in Honolulu where I'll be moving. I won't post the list on here, but it's basically 100 of the busiest restaurants based on reviews and online information sight unseen before I arrive.

This should be the funnest and one of the easiest parts of your search.