WHY BECOME A BARTENDER?

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Appreciating The Bartending Culture


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Working in the world of hospitality can be lucrative, as some bartenders take home hefty six-figure salaries!

Signing up for the most profitable bartending shifts may cost you nights out with friends, It isn’t always glamorous and you never know when a customer will leave you a stingy tip. Like any other industry, you’ve got to hustle your way up the ladder, and even though there aren’t any technical requirements to become a Master of Booze, not everyone’s cut out for it. You’ve got to be able to think on your feet, be a self-starter and, most importantly, a team player.

Here are top five (5) reasons why you should become a Bartender

Bartending is a promising Market

Understand that people around the world need to drink, period! So when you are about to pursue this very specific career of yours, always remember drinking is a universal phenomenon.

This means bartending skills will always be in demand wherever there are people, hospitality and nightlife. And this automatically means there will never be a shortage of jobs for a skilled and confident bartender anywhere you go round the world. Hospitality is what moves the world. Do you see it?

You learn how to sell

A bartender is also a salesperson. It’s up to him to try to sell as much as possible, increase his commission, keep the customer satisfied, and get a good tip because of the great service provided.

There are multiple sales techniques that you constantly learn and practice by being a bartender, that you can use in many situations of your life.

Meeting new people and cultures

Working in a bar puts you in contact with people from all over the world. You meet new people daily and with it, you can have a lot of friends and create a new network of opportunities for yourself. Also, remember you can use your selling skills to convince your client and close up a good deal.

A bartender is known to be a high performance and multi-task worker when you dominate the art of the profession and really get into it, you will love what you do. Opportunities will never stop coming as bartending is a profession that allows you to work anywhere in the world.

With Experience, its possible to have your own business when you retire

In the whole of history, experience has proven to be one of the greatest teachers of mastery. With the amount of experience and knowledge gained from the bartending world, it makes it a good starting point to opening and owning your own bar, when you finally decide to retire.

You can also manage a company and assemble your own team of bartenders to attend events, explore the digital world, and also provide bar consultancy services and training, amongst others.

You are able to be a good host to friends and family

When you decide to be a professional bartender, you have also chosen to bring good vibes and happiness to your friends, family and loved ones. You initiate that through the art of cocktail making.

Just as food gives us pleasure, so does a good cocktail. A bartender knows how to welcome friends for parties, dinners, and even impress them with host ability, serving the right cocktail mix at the right time.

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