Bartender Course / Job

Igor2155

Hi

I just wondering is there any cheap bartender course in Dublin? also could u tell me something more about bartender - is this hard ? I always like to serving drinks to my friends and I mixed them, also I like alcohol so I dont know is this con or pros to be a bartender

irish_goat

What kind of bartender do you want to be? Regular local pub? Cocktail bar? Restaurant? Craft beer bar?

Igor2155

Well I was thinking about night club bartender / local pub

sonyvision

Igor2155 wrote: »

Well I was thinking about night club bartender / local pub

Nightclub work is easy

done it for a few years pub work is the same

real skill is in cocktails search for a bartending thing on facebook my friends go to it 1s a month and do competetions all over the world was in amsterdam there a few weeks back

sonyvision

Its bartenders association of ireland

would post the link but im on my phone...

hit it in there plenty of lads working in the trade should hook you up and possibly with some work

irish_goat

There are always jobs going in nightclubs, especially coming up to Christmas. They may not take you on as a bartender straight away but as a "bar back", which means you'll be getting ice, loading the glasswasher, cutting limes, replenishing stock etc. After a while then you could ask to be bumped up to bartending. If you're a quick learner and get friendly with a bartender you can ask them to show you the basics when it's quiet thus making it easier for you when you ask to be bumped up.

Local pubs can be harder to get into as they may have established staff that have been there years and so there's less chance of an opening but it's worth asking. A lot of places will be looking for staff at least in the run up to Christmas.

One word of advice, if you're handing in your CV always ask to see the manager, don't leave it with the bartender as the manager will rarely consider it if he/she hasn't seen/spoken to you.

Igor2155

Okay thanks all for reply

My question is is that really necessary to take some course (like bartender course which costs is 950 euro for 3 weeks

http://www.dublinbaracademy.com/courses/the-courses

I know that will be an advantage but they can put me without any courses? Im fast learner, I have mainly skills like floor staff or cleaning, I was thinking about drop some CV in local pubs / clubs but I dont know if they will take me serious without course / experiance

sonyvision

irish_goat wrote: »

There are always jobs going in nightclubs, especially coming up to Christmas. They may not take you on as a bartender straight away but as a "bar back", which means you'll be getting ice, loading the glasswasher, cutting limes, replenishing stock etc. After a while then you could ask to be bumped up to bartending. If you're a quick learner and get friendly with a bartender you can ask them to show you the basics when it's quiet thus making it easier for you when you ask to be bumped up.

Local pubs can be harder to get into as they may have established staff that have been there years and so there's less chance of an opening but it's worth asking. A lot of places will be looking for staff at least in the run up to Christmas.

One word of advice, if you're handing in your CV always ask to see the manager, don't leave it with the bartender as the manager will rarely consider it if he/she hasn't seen/spoken to you.

Plus 1 about asking for the manager if he does not see you handing in the cv... chances are he will never even know its there.

sonyvision

Igor2155 wrote: »

Okay thanks all for reply

My question is is that really necessary to take some course (like bartender course which costs is 950 euro for 3 weeks

http://www.dublinbaracademy.com/courses/the-courses

I know that will be an advantage but they can put me without any courses? Im fast learner, I have mainly skills like floor staff or cleaning, I was thinking about drop some CV in local pubs / clubs but I dont know if they will take me serious without course / experiance

Course they will my first job was doing promo for a nightclub.....

in a year i was getting the most hours in the nightclub and picked up the bar skills in a few weeks there is nothing hard if your willing to learn


good money to be made in the states was working in manathan for tips only 2 years ago in 6 hours i was making around 300-600 dollars a night easy tax free

irish_goat

That course is aimed at professional bartenders i.e. people working in upmarket bars and clubs who plan on staying in the pub trade for a long time. I don't think it would be good for you until you've got at least some experience anyway.

If you have floor staff skills already you should be grand to get a foot in the door in most places.

Igor2155

Okay great, I will drop cv tomorrow
so this course wouldnt be a good idea? I found this:
http://www.bartenderschool.ie/our-schools/dublin-barschool/

But the price is just too big to pay off once at time

Anyway thank u all I will drop CV tomorrow in local pubs maybe someday I will service you

minidazzler

Just a word of advice, a great bar back will never be full time on the bar. If you're a guy this is what you're most likely to be. But being really great at it is few and far in between.

I'm a bartender and bar back in the largest (capacity and size) in Cork city, a place with all stairs. If you are trying to work in a nightclub remember this if nothing else, you HAVE to be HAPPY. There's no choice in the matter, you can be a miserable sod in a local bar because people won't care, but in a nightclub, it's weird to see a miserable bartender, bar back, floor staff. There is nothing worse than it.

So, make sure you have a very happy face before starting in a nightclub, because if hard work makes you get frowny, you'll always be sad.

I can't knock being a bar back though, given the nightclub I work has 200+ stairs and no lift, I'm in the best physical condition of my life, I am happy every night I work because of endorphins and every now and then a random girl will give me her number and/or kiss me when I am unable to resist......nightclub work is fcuking awesome for a young, quick, charming and motivated person.

If you're in Dublin, I'd try the usual big spots, Coppers, Diceys etc....But I'd actually like to work in Lost Society or the Twisted Pepper (they just got nightclub of the year)

This post was kinda rambly, but I'm hungover, so I can't read back. If you take anything from this, it's to be happy all the time in work.

irish_goat

+1

Nightclub work is great for keeping fit and meeting girls. :pac:

Best of luck lad.