Bartender

Bartenders are often also called barkeeps or mixers and prepare and serve soft drinks and alcohol behind the bar, usually at the licensed restaurant. The bartender generally maintains the supplies for the bar. A barman usually mixes classic cocktails like Cosmopolitan Manhattan Old Fashioned and mojitos. Bartenders also have to check if customers comply with the legal age to serve alcohol.

Contents

1. Do you have it you?
2. Commitment as a Student & Job Commitment
3. Basic Qualification
4. Attitude Aptitude & Skills
5. Future Prospects
6. Other Professions

Do you have in you?

A Bartender is not someone who loves to drink, but is in love with cocktails. The colorful liquids intrigue and excite him. A Bartender is an expert; an artist; as important for a bar as chef is to restaurant. Anyone who is interested in trying out different things and not scared of taking up the challenges of a less sought after profession, Bartender is the profession. It is playing with different components to create an exciting combination. Sounds interesting? A Bartender does exactly this.

Commitment as a Student & Job Commitment

A Bartender has to be able to work round the clock. There is no timing especially during the party, festival and marriage season. You have to be able to take the pressure of the job. And strive constantly to not only serve the regular and known combinations, but new ones as well. Only one who is truly committed can survive in this profession as the demand is for the best here and as it is not a huge sector, highly paying jobs are less. It is an effort of a lifetime. You have to also be able to face the people who look down upon this profession and maybe even your near and dear ones. This is not to make you apprehensive or de-motivate you; but this can be the bitter reality of the profession. A dedicated approach is a necessity.

Basic Qualification

Considered to be a segment of hotel management course, today there are separate specialized bartending institutes that teach specifically the art of mixing drinks. If you have decided that this is what interests you, is your passion and you want to make this your profession, then it is always a better option to join such an institute than a generalized one. This will provide expertise and better knowledge as well as training.

Attitude Aptitude & Skills

You have to love your profession. This may not be a cake walk that will guarantee an instant high paying job to you. Patience is the trait that you will need to master. An apprenticeship is helpful. Long working hours and working under all circumstances is an integral part of the job of a bartender. At times many abuse bartenders when they are not in their senses or may make unreasonable demands. A bartender should be able to tackle as well as handle such situations. Highly experimental and not having the fear of failure or scorn are traits that need to be imbibed. Also you have to be able to judge your customer before you provide a drink. A good bartender is one who knows exactly what, and in how much quantity, should be served. Never say no, but also be diplomatic. And complete love for the profession is the most essential requirement of the profession. It can be heart breaking or upsetting at times, and only a strong determination will see you through. Those who survive are the ones who actually deserve the credits and benefits of this profession. And when you have customers coming up to you to thank you or appreciate you, or come to your bar specifically to have the toast served by you, or the papers have a feature on you, the pride will show on your face. A never-say-die outlook paves the way to fame and success.

Future Prospects

A profession that had negligible regard and opportunities, has become a highly paying and upcoming profession. Expert bartenders are sought after by hotels, restaurants, and the corporate sector. And they are in much demand in high profile parties and get together. Today trained and experimentalist bartenders are employed the way good chefs are. They draw the crowd and are thus in great demand. If you can experiment and tingle the taste buds, then you will not find a dearth of jobs in this field. And the good news is that even women are being employed.