How can I move to Las Vegas and become a bartender at a nightclub ?

Question

My name is Mike. I am in my thirties and I just got layed off from my banking job. I am enrolling in bartending school to become a bartender and then my dream is to move to Las Vegas and become a bartender at a nightclub. Can someone out there tell me what that will take ? How can I accomplish that goal with no experience ?

Answer 1

To be qualified for most casinos, you have to have some amount of experience in the hospitality industry. This means high-volume hospitality environments, not a mom-and-pop restaurant that dishes out a few drinks here and there. We're talking thousands of customers per shift. If not, your best bet is to take a class in bartending or dealing when you get here. Don't bother taking a bartending class before you head out as Las Vegas bartending requires a unique set of skills for serving the clientele. Some of the places I found while scouring the streets are:

* ABC Bartending
* PCI Dealers School
* Las Vegas School of Dealing
* Dealers Training Center

These schools say that they will teach you "Las Vegas Style Bartending" in a week or two and they will provide a qualification class to help you obtain your Alcohol Awareness Card. Of course, prepare yourself to have to put out the money up front and find a place to stay while going to class and job hunting. However, most of the schools in the area provide placement counseling to help you find a job when you graduate.

Answer 2

Get experience.

Start working at a bar while you're going to school. Then, once you get out of school, and have worked the bar scene for a few months, start calling around to the clubs in Vegas. Or, just move out there after you finish your schooling, get a job in a small bar and work your way up.

Answer 3

You can cross your fingers and hold your breath. The clubs out there need people that are used to working in a fast paced atmosphere

Answer 4

I trust KK. club promoters are everywhere. while you're with a gaggle of lovable females they are going to attitude you and placed you on their record. while you're fat and unsightly, overlook it - get in line early and anticipate to pay a conceal. in case you opt for to circulate to a club located in the palms lodge, carry out and walk around on the palms for the time of the day or dress up and visit dinner there. in case you get skanky they are going to come.