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FOR THOSE INTERESTED
IN A BARTENDER RESUME
KNOW
My style of bartender resumes have been
time-tested.They've been through many transformations and tweakings
with the sole intention of grabbing immediate attention. And from
the feedback I get from clients, they meet that expectation.
About 20 years a ago a guy came into the
bar where I was working and handed me a resume with a Martini glass
on it to accompany his application. After he left I stood there
just staring at it because I had never seen that approach before.
My first thought was, "Wow, this guy is serious and proud of
his profession."
It left a lasting impression with me,
so from that day on I did they same. Every time, every where, every
manager remembered the girl with the cool resume. And most of them
passed it around because when I'd show up for an interview everyone
would recognise me and say, "Hey, you're that girl with the
great resume!"
Bartending is looked at as a blue collar job
in America and a resume isn't expected. Of course it's not like
a normal business resume and it shouldn't be.
If I could say only 11 words about it I'd say, You don't
get a second chance to make a first impression.
UNDERSTAND
Please
understand that my prices are 3 times lower
than
standard resume services. Understand that my services do not include
assisting you with every detail; writing, rewriting, and embellishing
of your resume. You simply provide ALL the resume information
in an organized (and practically typo-free manner) then I take your
provided information and apply it to the resume style you choose.
If you need further consulting or assistance please contact me so
that I can determine the additional cost.
Please
send ALL your info at one time and not in parts spread throughout
several emails.
Take a minute and get organized.
TIME
FRAME
If you are very organized with
what you send me then I can have your
resume ready in one hour (if I'm sitting at the computer). Longest
turn around would be between 12-24 hours, but this mainly depends
on your communication with me. I will begin emailing you PDF drafts
of your resume until you approve it (Make sure you have the FREE
Adobe Reader downloaded on your computer. You can get it here.).
Upon approval of the resume, simply burn your file on a CD for safe
keeping. Take or email the PDF file to a printer. I suggest having
it printed on a color laser printer for the best quality. This should
only cost 50 cents to $1. I don't recommend home printers because
they don't print professionally crisp.
FUTURE
CHANGES
I understand that people change jobs,
get a new phone #, etc. so I allow one FREE
future change up to 50 words. This does not include restructuring
the entire resume for you.
As for a file for you to make future changes,
know that this is possible. I use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
so you will need to have those graphic programs. Just request the
original file. Also, another option is to request the blank style
design so that you can bring it into Illustrator or Photoshop and
create your resume any way you want.
Changes made by me cost $30 after your
one free change. This includes if you want me to transfer your resume
to a new resume style/design.

1.
GATHER ALL YOUR INFO
1.
The resume style # you want.
2. Your resume
info
• The exact name you want to use.
• Contact info. (Phone # and email address. Write the
home address on on the application.)
• Bar Experience (fake or real) with city, state and years.
(Months go on the application.)
• Other Experience (fake or real) with city, state and
years. (Months go on the application.)
• Education--if any--with city, area of study and years.
3. An image where
nothing is obstructing your head and neck. I can crop out other
objects. I highly recommend sending an image because
managers have tons of aps & resumes on their desk and do
not remember the faces that go with them. Seeing your face on
the resume will help him remember you. As they
say, a photo is worth a thousand words. (Please do not send
me 2+ photos asking me to choose one. Send the photo you wish
to use. The bigger the better.) |
RESUME
SAMPLE
(Do not send me your current resume/resumes. Please organize your
info in this format below.)
Name, phone, email address.
BAR EXPERIENCE
Bartender, Angel's, Corona, CA 2004-2008
Tapas
and Steaks. Huge menu and an enormous Spanish wine list, complimented
by my menu of classic cocktails - with a twist. Priced OLCC catalog,
set up Micros POS, trained a hardworking staff of bartenders, barbacks
and cocktail servers, and conducted liquor classes for the staff
of two restaurants. Fast-paced atmosphere, Disco Night on Thursdays,
and a very demanding thirtysomething clientele blah blah blah.
Bartender/Cocktail, The Town Pump, Ana, CA 2002-2004
Huge
thirty-five seat bar, and the hottest club in town. Late nights,
stiff drinks, intense fast pace, two bartenders and a lot of smoky
blues blah
blah blah.
Bar Back, The Blue Martini, Los Angeles, CA 2000-2002
Buttoned-up
black-tie service for the pre-theater crowd. Northwest cuisine done
in the French bistro tradition, washed down with bottles of Pinot
Noir. Huge French and Pacific Northwest wine list, dessert crowd
at ten, open kitchen and bistro-style zinc-topped bar blah
blah blah.
(These
decripts are taken from Jefferey Morgenthaler's sample below. I've
found that the response of these types of descripts are well received,
so I highly recommend that you provide similiar decripts. However
if you do not want descipts then that is fine too.)
Bartender, Freelance, 1999- Present
Provide bar service for private parties, weddings,
events, and occasions.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Personal Assistant /Trainer, Cingular Wireless, Irivine, CA 2000-2002
Barista. The Coffee Bean, Costa Mesa, CA 1999-2000
Server, Janba Juice, Costa Mesa, CA 1996-1999
(No
decripts needed for thr other experience because your focus is a
bar job. This experience just shows you are well rounded.)
EDUCATION
California State University, Long Beach, CA , B.S. Nursing 2005
ABC Bartending School, Los Angeles, CA 1999
(Bartending
school is fine to list if you show a few years experience after
going to school. I discourage listing it if you don't have expereince
to go with it.)
ServSafe Certified
(Or any other info you want to be known like TIPS
Certified, References Upon Request, Bilingual, etc.)
2.
PAY THROUGH PAYPAL
BAR RESUME
For
me to create your resume costs $60. Below are the 7 resume style
samples again. If
you have another idea for a resume email
me
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COCKTAIL PAPER DESIGNS
The
cocktail paper designs cost $22. They
are also great for stationary! To look at a thumbnail version
of them click here.
If you want them simply click the button to pay through paypal.
If you purchase my resume services then
you will also receive the "100" cocktail paper designs
for free.(If
you
see
a design you'd like me to use to create a bartender resume
for you, lemme know!)
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BARTENDER BUSINESS CARDS
Don't
forget, I also have 12 bartender business card designs here.
To
design a card for you is $20 (the business card page will
tell you what you get for your money). Bartender biz cards
help you drum up business for and at private parties. Plus
it's kinda cool just to have one.
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3.
EMAIL YOUR INFO
Email
me here or cheryl@misscharming.com. Most
times you can IM me through AOL and Yahoo if you have questions.
Name: Charming1960

Jeffrey
Morgenthaler
I love the job/establishment descriptions from Jeffrey
Morgenthaler. He says, "When
you’re filling out the job description for each establishment
you’ve worked in, I feel that it’s more important
to convey a sense of what sort of place it was, rather than
recounting what you did there. Face it, you did the
same thing at every job: served customers, worked the cash
register, and cleaned. I don’t care. What I
want to know as a bar manager is what sort of establishment
you worked in, as I haven’t had the chance to visit
every bar and restaurant in the country. Was it a dive bar?
Fine dining? Nightclub? Let me know. Some of us in fine dining
are actually looking for people who come up from high-volume
chain restaurants. You never know, so dont’ be shy,
and do be as specific as possible."
Here
are some examples:
Head
Bartender • El Vaquero • Portland, OR •
2005 - Present
Head bartender. Tapas and Steaks. Huge menu and an enormous
Spanish wine list, complimented by my menu of classic cocktails
- with a twist. Priced OLCC catalog, set up Micros POS, trained
a hardworking staff of bartenders, barbacks and cocktail servers,
and conducted liquor classes for the staff of two restaurants.
Fast-paced atmosphere, Disco Night on Thursdays, and a very
demanding thirtysomething clientele.
Bartender/Waiter
• Marche • Seattle, WA • 2001 - 2005
Bartender/waiter. Buttoned-up black-tie service for the
pre-theater crowd. Northwest cuisine done in the French bistro
tradition, washed down with bottles of Pinot Noir. Huge French
and Pacific Northwest wine list, dessert crowd at ten, open
kitchen and bistro-style zinc-topped bar.
Bartender • Chanterelle • Olympia, WA •
2002
Bartender. Full-service, fine continental restaurant.
Early crowd, small kitchen, tough German chef, fast pace.
Bartender • The Vet’s Club • Portland, OR
• 2000
Bartender. Huge thirty-five seat bar, and the hottest
club in town. Late nights, stiff drinks, intense fast pace,
two bartenders and a lot of smoky blues.
Bartender • The Tiny Tavern • Portland, OR •
1996-2000
My first bartending job. Four years, five nights a week
in one of the toughest bars in town. Famous chili, pitchers
of Olympia, loud music and a lot of smoke.
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For
the most part in America, bartending is a blue-collar
high-turnover position that is looked at as a transient position
in America, so I have no problem embellishing little things here
and there. It’s not brain surgery or something else that could
cause another harm. If you have tended bar for at least a year then
you pretty much know the mechanics of it.
If you need a little embellishing then I would make it appear
that you've been in the biz as soon as it was legal for you to be
in your state. I also suggest making it appear that you have worked
your way up in the food and beverage biz. So a place of employment
from age 16-21 should be progressive; host/busboy/server/barback/cocktail
server. If you’ve moved from another state then this is a
perfect chance to include an embellishment.
Keep in mind that this resume alone will not get you the job,
but It will be the first impression of you. And as I said before,
you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.
Combine this attention-getting resume with a walk of confidence,
good eye contact, a great handshake, and awesome smile housed in
a well groomed body then 9 times out of 10 the job will be yours.
I suggest paper clipping (or stapling) this resume to the front
of the application you'll be filling out. When you turn it back
in to the person ask if the manager will be able to speak to you
today. Most times, trying between 2-4 in the afternoon is the best
chance to get an interview.
If
you have more questions that aren’t covered here just ask
me.
email me
Cheers!,
Miss Charming
P.S. I have
so much info for you as a bartender in my Bartender
Lounge.
There are over 1300 Bartender Q & A’s to look through,
Bartender Tips & Hints, FAQ's, History to learn, the Best Bar
Books to own, and so much more.
Also, I highly
recommend that you pick up a copy of my latest book, Miss
Charming's Guide for Hip Bartenders and Wayout Wannabes.
It's the only bartender book on the market that really tells
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It's pretty cheap right now on amazon.com.
The reviews have been awesome from the top bar & cocktail
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movie cocktail, JB Bandy).
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