PBSA.com Bartending Blog
Our Tampa School, The American Bartending School has been keeping quite busy in helping staff bars and restaurants in not only the local Tampa Bay area but in other great areas of Florida.
Assistant Director Tracy Zuluaga reports that the school's job placement database generally will have as many as 30 to 45 listings posted each week. Zuluaga says that they have students getting jobs, and as long as the grads listen to the school staff in how to go about getting a great bartending job, they will be successful.
Recent graduate Rachel Tygart knows this all very well. In a Facebook Recommendation for the school,
Rachel writes,
"This school is more than what anyone thinks. The instructors are great and the classes are fun. And after successfully completing the course, the doors are always open and inviting for you to keep coming back and practicing whenever you need to. I would (and have) recommended going to this school to anyone even remotely interested in bartending now or in the future. And as for job placement, if you put in even just a little effort, it's not difficult in the slightest, with the schools help, to land a job. I had 2 interviews yesterday at 2 very established and popular clubs in Ybor City and with the things I learned from attending the school, I landed both jobs. Anyone can do this so go do it! What are you waiting for?"
Rachel is currently working at Club Prana, a very trendy posh nightclub that has become one of hottest two-story nightclubs in Tampa Bay.
She also is bartending at Club Underground a night club which features some of the biggest and hottest events that come to Tampa.
Joshua Poirier is also is a very happy graduate of the school as well. In a Facebook post for the school earlier this week Joshua writes,"Moving to the keys sunday! Got a bartending job at the cheeca lodge & resort!"
Zuluaga responded,
"We love Josh Poirier! His first job was at the Magnuson Hotel Marina Cove in St Pete - from there he starting working at the Black Palm in St Pete and he came by my office yesterday to tell me he landed a job on the fabulous Isla Morada in the Keys - not only will he be bartending but housing is included and he will be living on the stunning Cheeca Lodge & Resort Isla Morada"
Congratulations to both Rachel & Joshua as they continue making a great living behind bars!
Randy Bullen - PBSA Inc.
Latest Graduate News - Nick Krapfl is the newest addition to the Darden Family - he is working at Olive Garden!
Our Cleveland Professional Bartending Schools of America Graduate and Instructor, Rob Turek, was featured on The Dr. Oz Show! There, he made three anti-aging cocktails with the help of anti-aging expert Dr. Tanya Edwards: the Memory-Boosting Bloody Mary, the Heart-Smart Cooler and the Anti-Wrinkle Chocolatini. He also showed off his outstanding flair skills!