I took a two-week, 40-hour evening bartending course where you practiced with colored water. The course itself was actually a ton of fun.
Obviously, like every first waiting/bartending job, you have to make up fake prior experience. Heck, they even taught us that in the course. I never knew anyone who didn't have to make experience up in order to get their first job. Plus I definitely "dumbed down" my resume a bit -- bar owners have no interest in your coding experience.
And of course, it helps (both financially and in terms of finding a job) to be in a major metro area. For me it was NYC.
Obviously, like every first waiting/bartending job, you have to make up fake prior experience. Heck, they even taught us that in the course. I never knew anyone who didn't have to make experience up in order to get their first job. Plus I definitely "dumbed down" my resume a bit -- bar owners have no interest in your coding experience.
And of course, it helps (both financially and in terms of finding a job) to be in a major metro area. For me it was NYC.