Select Page

Bartending

What is Bartending?

This is a very “in vogue” profession. With more and more pubs flourishing, more of cocktail parties happening and drinking not remaining such a taboo, bartending could be a good career choice. In this profession, you would be making the drinks, mixing drinks, setting up bar, know what service and glasses for which drink, know the various bar tools, know the temperature various drinks need to be served at, accompaniments with drinks, reading a label, opening of wine and champagne bottles, knowing champagne and champagne services, liqueurs and liqueur service, detailed cocktail formulations, garnishes and bitters, mock tails, punches and beer.

When Can I Enroll for Bartending Course?

One can enter this field both through hotel management institutes. For direct entry the vacancies are generally advertised in the newspapers and the minimum prescribed qualification is graduation with not less than 50 % marks. The hotels themselves train them for a period of 1-2 years. OR for those who have passed 10+2 can enter by getting admission in hotel management institutes and qualify their examinations. Some institutes offer Certificate course after class 10th too. The duration of the course ranges from 3-6 months and also 1-year.

How can I Become a Bartender?

Formal training in the field through workshops, few private courses and few university courses would give you the professional touch. Need to know the mixing of cocktails and liquors and their compositions. There are a number of workshops [a day program] for anyone interested in learning the skill. These workshops range from a few hours to a day or 3 days too.

What Personality Traits Are Required to Become a Bartender?

  • Vigilant
  • Innovative
  • Sense of humour
  • Knowledge on a wide range of subjects
  • Good communication skills
  • Physical fitness
  • Constant updating with the industry

What Aptitude Is Required to Become a Bartender?

  • Above Average Abstract Reasoning
  • Good Psychomotor Ability
  • Minimum Average Intelligence with hard work and consistency is preferred

Job Prospects Afor an Allopathic Doctor

  • Hotels/Motels
  • Pubs
  • Airlines
  • Wedding Planners

Related Blogs

Last Minute Exam Preparation

Last Minute Exam Preparation

With the board exams closely approaching, the preparation of students has intensified. The prelims’ are a reality check for students as the results...

Exam Anxiety

Exam Anxiety

Exams have always been viewed as a challenge; but after the pandemic, it has increased more than ever. Though we know that exams are a test of...

Exams will be offline!!

Exams will be offline!!

Exams will be offline!! This thought itself has troubled many youngsters. For the past 2 years, students were tired, bored studying from home, and desperately waiting for schools/colleges to re-open. Their wish was certainly granted but lasted only a while when they realized that exams will not be offline.

New Career Myths & Facts

New Career Myths & Facts

New Career Myths & Facts – About Career – Career Development – As new career myths & facts evolve, the myths regarding careers also are re-generated. So, today, let’s explore some myths prevailing and the facts around it. 1. Chef means my kid would work as waiter a. A chef‘s is expected to be in …

11th CET

11th CET

Instead of celebrating the joy of passing and securing amazing marks in10th standard; many students have got a little irritated about the fact they have to prepare again for the next exam. While they were happy that there was no board exam, they are upset with the…

Results and Parents

Results and Parents

Results and Parents – Reporting Test Result To Parent – Sharing Examination Information with Students & Parents – Exams panic students and results panic parents. This phenomenon has been on forever and will be on forever. But this year, there has been relief for both. No exams for students and …

Importance of Mix ’n’ Match Courses

Importance of Mix ’n’ Match Courses

Importance of Mix ’n’ Match Courses – Different Learning Style – We come across so many combinations like for eg. a B.A.[History]+ Computer course & working in the HR department of a Company or a B. Sc in Zoology and working in the marketing department of a Company and many more such ones wherein ..

Early Career Choices

Early Career Choices

Early Career Choices – Career Opportunities – Prospect – Golden Chance For Career – Situation 1: “My daughter [who is 8th std] is interested in research”, “my son [in 9th std] is passionate about machines”, “I know my child [studying in 11th std] very well and she is going to join IIT only”…

Career…still Undecided??

Career…still Undecided??

Career…still Undecided?? – How to Make a Career Choice – How to Choose a Career Adviser in Mumbai – I don’t know what I like” “I am confused about what I want to do” “I don’t know what I want to do”. Many students are quoting their current state of mind and a very frequent question we get from …

Course After 12th

Course After 12th

Course After 12th – Professional Courses After 12th – “I have been preparing for more than 2 years, now I am tired of studying the same thing again”, “ I had put everything on hold for the entrance exams, but I don’t think I can continue with preparation”, “ I have lost interest in the preparation..

Initiating Careers – What Is a Career?

Initiating Careers – What Is a Career?

Initiating Careers – Planning – Starting a New Career – What Is a Career?-Every student wants to have a great career. But what does it mean to have a career? It means different to different people – admission to a dream course; entering a prestigious institute, getting a high salaried placement …

All About Careers – Career Information – Career Exploration

All About Careers – Career Information – Career Exploration

All About Careers Once the myths are clear, we understand that it is essential we start thinking seriously about the careers. The numerous career options available today make the process more challenging. But before we understand how to plan, lets understand why plan a career? As…

College Selection Criterion After 10th

College Selection Criterion After 10th

College Selection Criterion After 10th – Criterion of Admission – Exploring the youth life-The current class 10 batch, which will be soon joining college is disappointed as, their dream of being in college and leading a college life seems to have postponed. The dream of going to college, making …

Online Professional Career Counseling

Online Professional Career Counseling

Online Professional Career Counseling – Seek Online Career Counselling – Career Guidance – one field which has gained a lot of importance in the past few years and yet one of the most misinterpreted terms. It is a process of helping / facilitating the career decision of a person. The person seeking

10th Board – 2022

10th Board – 2022

Most 10th graders this year, are praying that the board exams shouldn’t happen like last year. The online studies and stay at home for the past one year has started working on the minds and motivational levels of the students. Trapped in a web of questions such as why…

To Prepare or Not to Prepare

To Prepare or Not to Prepare

To Prepare or Not to Prepare-This year, just like last year has been a roller coaster ride for students, especially for those in the 10th and 12th. Exams… postponed exams.. this ambiguity about exams has created much more frustration amongst students as well as their parents than ever before. ‘To…

Cancellation of Exams but Not Education

Cancellation of Exams but Not Education

Cancellation of Exams but Not Education – Postpone The Exams – Finally, one of the board makes the wishes of many students.,. in fact many generations’ prayers come true – Cancellations of exams!! A dream come true!! This year, rather since last year everything is undergoing a sea change and …

Career Decision Parameters

Career Decision Parameters

Career Decision Parameters – Training and Education – Usually April – May are the months where the student life takes a break from regular academics, studies and prepares for vacation. This year the scenario is different. As much as the happiness that came along with the cancellation of exams

Digital Health During Covid Times

Digital Health During Covid Times

Digital Health During Covid Times – Social Connectedness – 2020 a unique year, when it started, we were all excited about it but little did we know that something different was awaiting us this time – “The lock-down”. The impact of COVID has not only affected our physical health but also …

How to Make the Best of Covid Times

How to Make the Best of Covid Times

How to Make the Best of Covid Times – Coronavirus (COVID-19) parenting tips – In this episode, Ms.Suchitra Surve talks on How To Make The Best Use of COVID Times. A few months ago we entered the brand-new decade and suddenly the world just flipped, the reason, Pandemic and because of it, we all …

Tips on Parenting During Lockdown

Tips on Parenting During Lockdown

Tips on Parenting During Lockdown – Get Instruction – With the lockdown, the entire school and the education system have come at home. Isn’t it a fantastic thing, all the kids are at home but is it really good, are there any concerns? As counselors we are getting to know a lot of things from many ..

Career in Nautical Science

Career in Nautical Science

Have you ever wondered how do the ships go from one place to the other, from one port to the other? When there are no signs, no signals and there is no route. Yes, it is worth thinking and for the people who have zest and who love the sea life, the adventure this is…

Do’s and Don’ts While Working From Home

Do’s and Don’ts While Working From Home

Do’s and Don’ts While Working From Home In this episode, Ms. Swati Salunkhe talks on certain Do’s and Don’ts while working from home. Work from home, the new normal. The New Normal which has come into existence from the past three to four months across the world and across sectors. So now we have ..

Instead of Looking Down at Lockdown…. Look Beyond!

Instead of Looking Down at Lockdown…. Look Beyond!

Instead of Looking Down at Lockdown – Look Beyond Pandamic – While our routine hectic life was on, we all were complaining of lack of leisure time, quality time with family, being at work, traffic,… and so on. And now with the lockdown, we seem to be complaining more work in the house, spending …

Career & Stress

Career & Stress

Career & Stress – Reduce Stress – Stress At Work, Education… – Recently there was news that a young guy of 30 yrs died of heart attack. “Heart attack at the age of 30?” Unheard of, but the truth if today’s generation. High blood pressure, backache, acidity – these have become a reality of many …

Generation Gap

Generation Gap

Generation Gap – For Student and Children – Cultural Generation Gap – Every generation will have to feel for itself that the stove is hot.” This is the generation gap – when you are telling the child not to touch something hot but he/she will do it anyway until he/she burns himself and learns …

Managing Conflict – Part 1

Managing Conflict – Part 1

Managing Conflict – Part 1- Analyse the Conflict – Accept Conflict – Would you agree that we live in a world full of conflicts? Just watch the news on television or pick up a newspaper. From the terrorism to tiffs in the neighborhood or unfriendly colleagues to business rivals … all are …

Managing Conflict – Part 2

Managing Conflict – Part 2

Managing Conflict Part 2 – Analyse the Conflict – Accept Conflict – Managing Conflict can actually be exciting and rewarding. It can be a chance to get to the heart of a problem, rather than only focusing on the surface or obvious issues. Most conflicts have core causes and once those are …

Failing Failure

Failing Failure

Failing Failure – Failure”, “Flop”, “Loser”…. These words, used almost interchangeably, automatically spring a picture into the mind of a person who is totally incapable and inefficient or a situation that is completely useless and hopeless. These harsh labels and its extremely negative….

Kuch Karona

Kuch Karona

Kuch Karona – Covid, Pandemic situations Issue – Lockdown – I was talking to a colleague of mine about the current corona issue – in terms of the lock down and she said – this is how our retired life will look like! Gosh… such a simple way of looking at the harsh reality. I started thinking …

Going to 11th

Going to 11th

Going to 11th – Class 11 Admission – Prepare Yourself for 11th – The students who appeared and are waiting for the 10th std exams to get over, this is tough time. Tough in the sense of waiting – to get a sense of completion. It is a time of students having mixed emotions and uncertainty.

What Students Want?

What Students Want?

What Students Want? – What Students Want from Teachers – Being in this field for almost 20 years, I have realised that many a times, students are very clear what they don’t want, but confused about what actually they want. Sounds absurd, but it is true. The idea of a clearly defined career path …

Teaching

Teaching

Teaching – Career as a Teacher – Career In Teaching – Teaching as a Career Option – What is Teaching?Teachers are an inseparable part of an individual’s growing up days and have a great impact on the thinking and behavior of any person. Through their intelligence, patience, and wisdom, teachers attempt to not only hone the student’s intellect and…

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts – Career in Liberal Arts – Liberal Arts as a Career Option – What is Liberal Arts?Liberal Arts include not only humanities but commerce and science subjects as well. Liberal Arts is a system of education which combines various streams and gives the opportunity to study various combinations of humanities, sciences, mathematics,..

NGO Management

NGO Management

NGO Management – Career in NGO Management – NGO Management as Career Option – What is NGO Management?NGO Management mainly focuses on the management of the organization, setting up of the goals and objectives of NGO activities, thorough understanding of the organizational framework of NGOs, and distribution of portfolios among its members. NGO…

Retail Management

Retail Management

Retail Management – Career as a Retail Manager – Retail Management as Career Option – What Is Retail Management?The word retail means ‘to sell in small quantities to the final consumer.’ Retail is much more than attending to customers on the shop floor or across the counter. Retailing is big business today, with plenty of diverse opportunities. As a…

Sports Management

Sports Management

Sports Management – Career in Sports Management – Sports Management as a Career Option – What Is Sports Management?Sports Management is the study of planning, supervising and organizing various sporting activities like international and domestic tournaments. A course in sports management inculcates leadership qualities in an individual and helps him to…

Travel & Tourism

Travel & Tourism

Travel & Tourism – Career in Travel & Tourism – Travel & Tourism as a Career Option – What is Travel & Tourism?Travel and tourism industry provides services for people travelling for the purpose of Business, Adventure or just a vacation. As it is Service industry it includes to provide information about the destination, hotel ratings, cheapest and the…

Hotel Management

Hotel Management

Hotel Management – Career in Hotel Management – Front Office – Engineering & Maintenance – What is Hotel Management?Hotel Management is all about managing the hotel in the most resourceful manner to give the best hospitable atmosphere to the customers. Hotel management refers to professional management techniques used in the hospitality sector. Hotel…

Event Management

Event Management

Event Management – Career in Event Management – Event Management as a Career Option – What is Event Management?Event management is all about organizing the event for a particular target audience. It involves visualizing concepts, planning, budgeting, organizing and executing events. It also involves lots of discipline and meticulous planning to be in…

Management

Management

Management – Hotel Management – Event Management – Executive Management – What is Management?The word ‘Management’ means getting things done through other people. The purpose of management is to make best use of available resources. In any organization management personnel are involved in decision..

Beauty Care

Beauty Care

Beauty Care – Caree as a beautician/ Beauty Care Professionals – Career in Beauty Care – What is Beauty Care?Beauty care is a field which requires eye for beauty and interaction with others. The job of a Beautician is to make other people beautiful and attractive. There is no dearth of beauty conscious people in Indian cities and towns who throng beauty…

Air Cabin Crew

Air Cabin Crew

Air Cabin Crew – Flight Supervisors – Air Hostesses/Flight Pursers – Flight Attendants – Who is an Air Cabin Crew?The Air cabin crews are the personnel responsible for taking care of the passengers in the aircraft. They include: Flight Supervisors Air Hostesses/Flight Pursers Flight Attendants How Can I Be a Cabin CrewEligibility to become an Air Hostess..