Our FREE Guide10 Things You Absolutely Need To Know Before Going To A Bartending School could save you hundreds of dollars and countless days by stopping you from selecting the wrong bartending school and getting ripped off. Below is some of the kind of information available in our guide.

What's The Difference Between Online And Live Classes?

Some people find it difficult to choose between online and live bartending classes. Online classes are usually cheaper. Also, if your life is very busy and you have difficulty making the live class, an online bartending school maybe for you.

What are the drawbacks, it's likely you will not learn as much as from live classes. It's difficult to learn bartending by sitting at home and reading a book or looking at a DVD. Bartending is a trade that is best learned by working behind a real bar with real equipment. It's also possible employers may not accept your online classes.

You may learn more from a live instructor at a live class. In addition, live classes offer networking opportunities which can be important for future job opportunities. Last, offline bartending schools often offer much better job placement assistance than online schools.

The downside of attending live classes is that they are more expensive, take longer to complete and are usually harder to get to (depending on where you live, traffic, etc.)

How Does Job Placement Work After I Attend A Bartending School?

Quality bartending schools help with job placement after you graduate from their program. The better schools should have been providing placement assistance for graduates for a long time and have established a great reputation for providing well-trained professional bartenders.

Upon graduation you will meet with a Job Placement Director or similar school personnel to review current job openings. Some schools give you a job placement form to complete which ask in detail the types of bars you would like to work at, the hours, days, part or full time, location, how much money you would like to earn and more. You have a choice regarding jobs and do not have to interview for jobs you do not want.

Many schools have the job placement director do all the searching for you and send you out on job leads until you find the job you want. Some schools provide this service for life.

The higher quality schools have bar owners and managers call them when they need a bartender for their establishment. If they do not have job openings for the week, their staff will call bars in your city to get the necessary openings for graduates.

Technically savvy schools offer online job placement assistance. Graduates use a personalized assistance program and check out a list of jobs from the convenience of their computer.

What Should I Look For In A Good Bartending School?

First things first: make sure you only look for bartending schools that are licensed to teach and have the correct professional credentials. It's important to remember that serving alcohol professionally carries legal risks and obligations, so it is imperative that you train through a reputable program. A reputable school will be able to provide this information and will not put pressure on you to sign up for a course. They should have affiliations with hospitality industry organizations.

It's important to choose a bartending school that offers job placement assistance. The purpose of going to bartending school is ultimately to get a good job and skip the "work your way up" the ladder program. Quality schools help you get a job which in turn helps you make your money (school tuition) back faster.

The schools instructors should have real life bartending experience. Preferably their instructors should be currently tending bar somewhere.

Look for schools that offer flexible schedule programs. This allows you to attend school when it is convenient for you. You can take any combination of available day, evening or weekend classes that fix your schedule.

Also look for a bartending school that has been in business for a while - you don't want to go to some fly-by-night operation that may go out of business while you're in school.

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