Various Career Options For Bartenders
Here we have comprised information about an unconventional career in the hospitality industry. i.e Bartending. Bartending as a career falls under the food and beverage department of hospitality and tourism industry. Even though bartending was omnipresent in the hotel management field, it gained much popularity as a career after the Hollywood movie cocktail starring Tom Cruise was released. People who serve drinks or cocktails as per the taste and requirement of customers or guests in bars, restaurants, hotels and clubs are bartenders or mixologists. Bartenders, who work in full service bars where drinks are served only to diners at tables, may not have direct contact with customers. They just fill the drink orders taken by waiters. But majority may work in establishments that take direct order and have direct contact with customers. To become a bartender you need to be genuinely hospitable and have a liking for hospitality industry. As bartenders play an important role in attracting customers, they need to develop a rapport with guests, be friendly, humorous and attentive to guests.
Course Areas
There is no specific formal degree or qualification required for this career. However, some of them enter this career after completing a course in Hotel management or a certification course in Bartending. Now due to demand in this field those students in hotel management and hospitality field are taking short term courses in bartending as an add on to their skill.
Career Options
Job prospects for this career is now much more than earlier in India with the mushrooming of hotels, resorts and night clubs. Bartending jobs are available both as part time and full time. In fact, Bartending is one of the best part-time jobs available to college students. Strong competition is expected for bartending jobs in popular restaurants and fine-dining establishments. Those who have graduated from bartending schools and those with previous work experience and excellent customer-service skills will have the best job prospects. There are various career options for a bartender. From bars, night clubs/country clubs, resorts, hotels, cafes to fine dining restaurants, airlines, cruise lines they can choose their preferred working environment to suite their personality and bartending skills. They have an option to work in all service bars where they just fill orders and don’t have to directly interact with customers. They can also do freelancing without being tied down to a single restaurant, hotel or nightclub. Banquet functions almost always call for a bartender to cater to events like weddings, baby/bridal showers, communions, parties etc. Once they have gained experience in bartending, bartenders can start their own outdoor bartending business. They can also choose to work with leading alcohol brands for testing and training. They can enter into tie up with an event management team. Among these jobs, the most alluring one is the life on cruise lines where a bartender serves on passenger cruise ships.
Remuneration
Earnings vary greatly, depending on the type of establishment. Further wages vary from country to country, however in most cases bartender’s tips are higher than wages. A trainee bartender can earn approximately Rs.3,500 to Rs.6,000 a month, whereas a main bartender can take in Rs.10,000 to Rs.20,000, exclusive of daily tips. Remuneration in this field in much higher in 5 star hotels. Those Bartenders at passenger cruise ships get a lucrative package. An efficient freelance bartenders earnings can go up to Rs.10, 000 per night.
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