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Since 1968 The Professional Bartending School has trained more bartenders and provided bartending job placement assistance for bartender jobs throughout Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland than any other source. For over 40 years, over 1,000 nightclubs, hotels, restaurants, bars, country clubs, and pubs have relied on The Professional Bartending School to fill their bartending jobs with certified bartenders.

Bartending jobs can work for everyone. Its a terrific full-time job. Bartending is the perfect, fun flexible part-time job. Bartending is a great transition job. Since the 1960's Washington region students have helped pay their way through school with bartending. No matter your age or preferences our grads can be found bartending throughout Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia. In fact check this informative fun web site of DC bars clubs and lounges. Our grads are working in most of these popular places.

Job Placement Updates: First 2 Weeks of July: If you are looking for a bartending school that REALLY helps grads with placement help....look no further. Since the beginning of the year we have been updating summaries of real grads landing real jobs throughout Maryland, DC, Virginia and beyond. No other bartending school in the region can do this.

During the first 2 weeks of July about 15-20 grads picked up substantial catering opportunities including a huge event that guaranteed more pay in one week than the cost of enrollment. How is that for payback? Actually the largest caterers in the region have been using our grads for years. They have had on site recruiting visits. We have a great fix on how to use catering all the time as a great source for part time income.

Meanwhile almost 30 additional grads landed regular bartending gigs. Besides half of them picking up bartender positions in DC, grads landed bartending jobs with restaurants, bars, and hotels in Temple Hills, Bethesda, College Park, Bowie, Capital Heights, Greenbelt, Clinton, Rockville, and Fort Washington on the Maryland side. In Virginia grads picked up bartending gigs in Arlington, Alexandria, two in Sterling, two in Fairfax, and one in Ashburn during this time period. You can see specifically who and where by visiting our facebook page.

Job Placement Highlights First Half of 2010: Since Jan 1, grads have landed almost 500 bartending jobs. You can see an actual list of who is getting bartending jobs at our Facebook Page

We also got this terrific testimonial from Allison a grad who not only enjoyed the 40 hour program but describes the job she landed through our job placement assistance program. Since the beginning of the year week after week grads land about 20 bartending jobs. Some are in new places; some have hired from us for years. During the last 2 weeks of June, these employers that have hired from us for many years hired recent grads including; Austin Grill, La Porta in Alexandria, Columbia Country Club, Doubletree Restaurant on Rhode Island Ave, Paper Moon in Georgetown, Uno's, Hogate's, Friday's, Heavon and Hell, Summers in Arlington, Timheri in Adams Morgan, and Legend in Temple Hills. Each of them have been hiring grads for well over 5 years. On top of that you should see the list of grads working at totally new places!!!

First Half June 2010 Update: Pretty consistently as over the last several months, over 40 grads landed hard bartending jobs at bars, hotels, clubs, and restaurants in DC, MD, and Va. There was more. A number of recent grads moved from the area, picked up bartending jobs in different cities. They used our unique methods for landing a bartending job anywhere. They also used reciprocal bartending job placement with schools around the nation. In fact we placed a bartending school grad from a different school in this market. Bar school operators around the nation know they can depend on us for our help.

If you check the list of grads on our Facebook Page who landed jobs over the last few months you'll see that some bars hire from us on a regular basis. Some hire groups of grads. The current list of bars that hire our grads keeps expanding dramatically as more and more bar owners see our tremendous success.

May 2010 Placement Update: Our bartending school focuses on placing grads throughout the region and elsewhere. Instead of citing platitudes We show you who is getting work. Over the last two weeks of May just under 50 grads landed bartending jobs!! In Maryland our grads became working bartenders in Forestville, Bethesda, Fort Washington, Chevy Chase, Largo and Clinton. In Virginia grads started bartending in Woodbridge, Arlington, Alexandria, Ashburn, Fredericksburg, and Lansdowne. In DC a popular Adams Morgan Club that has hired our grads since the late 1990's hired a bunch. We saw a lot of grads land jobs in Georgetown, in Northeast and Southeast, on the Waterfront, in the Penn Quarter and of course the club and its owner who has been hiring our grads since the late 1980's.: Love Nightclub. To see which grads are actually working where you can arrange a visit to the school or check out our page on Facebook (Professional Bartending School Washington DC)

Mid May Placement Update: Placement activity remains HOT! Over 40 grads landed bartending jobs through the first half of the month. Besides over 20 grads landing jobs in DC our grads landed Maryland Bartending Jobs in Greenbelt, Wheaton, Chevy Chase, Betheda, Temple Hills, Lanham, Oxon Hill, Ft Washington, Hyattesville, and at FedEx field. Grads landed Virginia bartending jobs in Ashburn, Lovettsville, Fairfax, Leesburg, Alexandria, Arlington, Tysons, Vienna, Springfield, Herndon, and Manassas. You can see who these grads are and where they are working by visiting our new Facebook Page. Find this page by searching for Professional Bartending School Arlington...and be sure to bookmark it!!!

April Update: As of the end of April grads landed over 80 additional bartending jobs. Its very impressive. Since we upgraded our job placement assistance program last summer, we have steadily improved these results. Since January 1, this year we have assisted grads in landing over 300 bartending jobs. You can see most of this activity by going to Facebook and search for our Group: Professional Bartending School DC.

We still haven't seen another bartending school report these kinds of results, or give prospective students an actual list of real grads with real jobs....and its all happening right NOW. Last Monday I picked up the phone and a grad from the previous Friday was returning a call from our placement director. He had the chance to go through initial placement that Friday. Bingo!! Monday we had a job lead for him!!   Success breeds success. Check it out. Arrange a visit and see what we do that makes this school so different from other bartending schools around the nation.

Mid April Update, 2010: Our placement director is still producing awesome results. Since the beginning of the month about 40 grads have landed bartender jobs in the region. We are getting an enormous amount of activity at both Reagon and Dulles airports at both the airport bars and nearby hotels. Meanwhile, we had a recent grad land a bartending job at Tattoo in DC. That is a killer bar/club/lounge. On the other side of the coin, Laura, a grad is making very posh and fancy drinks at Morton's in Reston. You can see exactly who is getting these jobs and where if you arrange to visit the school and see our placement lists. They are awesome. We have been updating on a more regular basis since December of last year and have yet to see any bartending school in the entire nation report anything like this overwhelming volume of grads landing specific jobs.

March and First Quarter 2010 Updates: Graduates landed over 90 bartending jobs in March. That makes well over 200 bartending jobs since the beginning of the year. During March grads landed jobs in towns such as Silver Spring at Eggspectations and Taste of Morocco, in Manassas at Ramblin's Bistro and Bar, Ruby Tuesday, and WOW, and in DC around Union Station at Capitol City Brewery and Uno's. Actually one of those hiring managers has been contacting us for at least 5 years. You can see about these grads and more at our Facebook GROUP site by searching for Professional Bartending School DC or you can arrange a visit to our school, ask questions, see the classes, speak to students and staff and evaluate for yourself.

March 23, 2010 Update: In the last week our placement director reports 21 more grads with jobs. Since this past summer our placement director and our new efforts are helping more grads land more bartending jobs than we have ever seen. And we are doing this in a recession!!! You can visit us and see who is working where.

If you hang out or stop for drinks in DC you might see some of our grads who have landed bartending jobs at these places (just counting since Jan. 1, 2010): Penn Qtr. Sports Lounge, K Street Lounge, 3rd Edition, Ozio's ( a couple of grads) Fridays at Pa Ave. and 21st, NW, Alero, Grill for Ipanema, Cafe Bonaparte, XII, Ultra Bar, ESPN Zone, Red Lounge, Green Lantern, Heaven and Hell, and of course grads at the reopening of Love Nightclub. There are more. (Maybe in the next two weeks we will list places in Md or Va.). Its hard to stop somewhere in the region without running into one of our grads.

March 14, 2010 Update: Only 2 weeks into March and we can report another 40+ grads landed bartending jobs. Is any school giving you this kind of info? Does a bartending school located in Arlington serve Maryland? You betcha!! This month Tainika landed a bartending job at The Velvet Club Nightclub in Baltimore, Meagan took a bartender job at BWX Lounge in Hanover, near the airport, and Stephanie hooked up a bartending job at The Landing in Hagerstown. There are more!!

In the last few days Will, Erwin, Nikki, Dante, and Alona landed bartender jobs in DC. You can visit us and see where they are working and their pictures. There are lots more. In fact Tina got a bartending job in Atlanta...whoa!!! In Virginia Laurie took a bartending job at La Sandia Tequila Bar, Naomi landed a bartending gig at the newish Thirsty Bernie's in Arlington and a second gig at National Harbour, Dennis will be bartending at National Conference Center in Lansdowne, and Maggie got a bartending spot at Charlie Chiang's in Shirlington. In fact there are too many to list...So if you want to find out where are grads are getting jobs arrange to visit us, see the school, and find out how we can report this volume of job placement activity.

February, 2010 UPDATE: February Recap: We can report about another 70 grads landed bartending jobs in February. They ranged from Dave and Busters at Arundill Mills, to Kilroy's in Woodbridge Va, and Paul's Deli in Williamsburg, Va. They included swank dining spots/entertaning spots like Peachez Cafe/Lounge in Upper Marlboro to the largest Country Western Bar in the region, Nicks in Alexandria, to Delta Blues Juke Joint in Waldorf. A host of grads picked up bartending gigs in Adams Morgan and U Street. We saw grads become a bar manager and bartenders on H Street, NE. Several Friday's hired a bunch of grads for different locations. Finally a couple of grads picked up hotel bartending gigs in Bethesda and Downtown. Nice going PBS grads. Now start earning those TIPS!!

What were you doing during the horrible snows of the second week in February. We were helping graduates land bartender jobs. We can report that 17 grads landed regular bartending gigs while snow stopped everyone else in the Mid Atlantic. On top of that we continue to staff parties, and catered events throughout the area. Oh yeah....the week before..when it wasn't snowing we saw 18 grads land bartending jobs (again not including parties and catered events).

Since the beginning of the year, we have had graduates that range in age from the low twenties to the late 40's land bartending jobs. They are students,they were unemployed, and they are working full time at other jobs.

Since January, grads have landed bartending gigs as far South as Fredericksburg, Va, and as far North as Eldersburg, Md. We have grads use our methods and contacts to land bartending jobs in other states. They've landed bartender jobs in chain restaurants, Hot clubs, neighborhood bars, clubs, hotels and sports bars. The graduates that have landed recent jobs include both graduates from this year, and bartending school grads from years ago. They've been landing jobs in Hyattsville, Adelphi, Mitchelville, Bethesda, DC, and of course Northern VA, including right around the corner from us. Everyone likes our placement program.

January, 2010 UPDATE: Here is something you won't find anywhere in this region. You won't see this kind of information anywhere in the nation!! Our placement director reported 70 grads landed bartending jobs in January. 70!! You can come in and see who landed bartender jobs and where. They stretch from Eldersburg, North of Baltimore, to Fredericksburg in Va, in Southern Md, and of course in PG, Montgomery County, in DC, in Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. Clubs, hotels, bars, etc. Arrange to visit and see which bartending grad is working near you!!

December, 2009 UPDATE: Our bartender job placement director is doing an awesome job. We are seeing more grads get more bartending jobs at more places in Maryland, DC, and Virginia than at any time in the past. You can see the activity. Either schedule to visit the school or use Facebook and look up our GROUP. Do a search in Facebook for Professional Bartending School DC.

Check it out. Join the group. Arrange to visit and see how we use hands-on realistic instruction, experienced fun instructors and a dynamic bartender job placement program to assist students in landing bartending jobs.

As the Washington DC area's only full service bartending school, The Professional Bartending School offers you:

A fast bartending course for fast results

Flexible scheduling - Weekday and Saturday bartender classes

A full-time bartending job placement assistance office with updated leads for all grads! We have more contacts with more bartender employers than any source througout Maryland, DC, and Virginia! Check out both the amazing testimonial letter from a grad bartending in Fairfax Virginia and an email from a Maryland bartender employer on our job placement page . When you are checking out bartending schools make sure you see how active the current job placement is. We will show you our leads list and where our grads are working.

Flair bottle flipping classes (in an additional class - contact us to find out more)

TAM Certification - National restaurant alcohol server training certification

Big Picture Updates--Want to see pictures of our graduate bartenders working near where you live and work? We are currently adding great pictures of recent and older grads who are bartending near you right now!!! From neighborhood places to chain restaurants to the hottest clubs. Check them out. Some of our recent '07 grads are bartending right now near you. You'll also find some very "hot pictures" that describe why bartenders have so much fun!!

Happy New Year 2008. Its only early January and we just received a job lead from one of Prince Georges County's most popular clubs. They need 3 bartenders ASAP!!!! Set up a visit and see our active job lists!!!!

National Bartending Job Placement Assistance: We get asked about this all the time. Here are some relevant updates. Having operated this school, and others for decades here is what we do. We actively cooperate with schools all over the nation. In fact we are unique. We encourage cooperation. We aren't parts of unique groups that cooperate with schools in some cities and not others. We cooperate and work with everyone. It works so much better for our grads.

But there is more. Our own job placement assistance program comes with an initial "How to get a bartending job anywhere A to Z checklist. Having operated bars, been bartenders, worked with thousands of bar owners and managers--it is more thorough, more complete, and more realistic than all other materials we have seen. Its a great summary of how to get a bartending job anywhere and in any setting.

When it comes to relocating to another area with bartending schools our open door cooperative basis works with schools everywhere in every metropolitan region. We contact them, ensure the follow up remind them of our efforts on your behalf. We basically go the extra mile to ensure you get well taken care of. In fact we have excellent established relationships with a well known New York Bartending School where they've helped our grads in NYC and we've helped their grads in DC.

Here are some sample schools where the local owners will go the extra mile to help you in a thorough manner. If you are thinking of parts of California then we'll ensure you get great assistance at the Los Angeles Bartending Schools. Thinking of the New York City area? Check out this other New York City bartending school. We have been working with them for years. We have plenty of other contacts and will be happy to help you out.

DECEMBER '07 Updates: Jonas, one of our favorites is the Bartending Manager at Park at 14th in downtown DC. You have to stop at Park. It is very hot. Live in Southern Maryland? Stephanie, is a killer bartender at the Hard Times Cafe in Waldorf. Stop by and buy a drink from her. She is terrific. Cagney is bartending at O'Malleys' Sports Bar in the Holiday Inn at Crystal City. That is a great gig, and during holiday season it can't be beat for making money. Both Casey and Christina bartend day and evening shifts at at Kitty O'Shea's just down the street from us in Arlington. Stop by to see them. Brian landed a bartending job in Gaithersburg, and Nathan, is bartending in Olde Towne Alexandria. Kyree is bartending in Chevy Chase at Indique Heights full time. And by the way, our friends are operating a Pittsburgh Bartending School; 2121 Noblestown Road, Pittsburgh, PA. If you are hanging out in Adams Morgan visit recent grad Tony at Heaven & Hell. Tony bartends Thursday through Saturday nights where he is serving up a new drink he created, Liquid Ice. He gave the recipe and its on our New Drinks Page

November hirings and opportunities: In some ways this is the easiest time of the year to get immediate bartending jobs. Its Party Season. Last December we received requests for over 100 bartenders each from 3 separate caterers for three weekends. THEY NEEDED 900 bartenders!   And that just touches the surface. We provided bartenders for lots of parties in Maryland, DC, and Virginia.

Even while that is happening we heard that Gina landed a bartending job at Buffalo D's in Arlington, James, who has been consistenty bartending for almost 2 years as a part time gig on top of his regular job took a bartending job in Clinton at Ruby Tuesday's, Christina landed a job close to the school in Arlington--cripes you can visit the school and walk a block to ask her about bartending jobs, and Eddie looks very cool working at the main bar at Jury's Hotel in Downtown/Dupont Circle area in DC!!!!

Our Flair Bartenders Hit the Big Time!! When Washingtonian Magazine covers a topic in its "AFTER HOURS BLOG" you know its a big deal and worth seeing in the region. Well they interviewed two of the best flair bartenders on the East Coast, our own instructor Moe,and his flair partner Freddie B. Both are members of The Pour Boys. Its a fun article to read. These guys are real, they are nice, and they are amazing to watch. Check it out in the article, at one of their shows, or see what they are up to at our school.

Nifty Testimonial: Its October and we just found this nifty testimonial about our DC bartending school written back in July, '07. Its fair. Its not just a made up statement but includes comments that debate the issue. But we appreciate the positive comments. And those grads are aware they can not only get refresher courses but they can get updated job leads whenever they wish. In fact its October and reviewing our latest job leads we see a lot of recent bartending job leads from close in Arlington and Alexandria but also from out in Dulles. In Washington DC we have a lot of hotel bartending job leads. And in Maryland we have recently added bartending jobs from Bethesda, Greenbelt, Silver Spring and near the Baltimore Washington Airport. Check our leads on a visit. You'll find bartending job opportunities from throughout the region.

Meanwhile we got a visit from our 2004 grad Vino. Vino has been bartending at Love since then and holds down a weekday corporate job. He thinks that the last 10 new hires all came from our school. Love, formerly known as Dream, has over 50 bartenders on staff for their various shifts. This summer we trained and certified their entire management staff in our DC accepted alcohol management program.

And another update from an old grad who has worked at least 7 different places; always part time always while he has held a steady job: Jay called the other day. He graduated at the end of 1999 and has kept steady part time bartending jobs for the last 7.5 years. He currently works at the Pinzimi Bar at the Westin Gateway Hotel in Arlington down the street from the school. Over the years he has had part time bartending work at the Left Bank, City Tavern Club, an Applebee's, Uno's, Ridgewells, and still foundly remembers the very first bartending gig he got at the now closed Heart and Soul Cafe on Capitol Hill, 8th Street, SE. That came right off our job leads list. Jay referred his sister Shayla currently in grad school. We reminded him to tell her to hit us up for job leads, especially since the busy catering season has again started. What was amazing and timely Jay, who has always been a part-time bartender had his best week ever just two weeks ago. Working only 3 days he earned between $1,500-2,000 during a very busy week at the hotel. Congratulations, Jay!!! He is currently working Mon, Wed, and, Fridays. If you want to find out about bartending and sit in a very sleek sharp bar....visit him.

Summer Updates August '07. We have been busy and and haven't been able to update...so here is some cool news about graduates and staff.

Over the last 10-15 years...if you asked people in the know about the single best bartending job in the entire DC region, including Suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia...9 times out of 10 you'd hear the River Bar at Sequoia Restaurant in Georgetown during the summer. Victor, a 2005 grad has been working the river bar all summer. Congratulations Victor.

The Crystal City Sports Pub in Arlington has been voted the 20th best sports bar in America and the best in the DC area. Open since 1994, the bar recently expanded by building two additional floors to handle its huge crowds. Joey, a 2006 grad recently landed a job as a bartender and manager. Congrats Joey!!

Harris, a spring '07 grad, has been in the food business his whole life. He opened Buffalo D's Wings and Things in the beginning of July this summer in Ballston in Arlington....and this place is jammed already. Its got the best prices and enormous crowds. If you live near Ballston, stop by at Buffalo D's--hot wings, cold beer, a great crowd and great prices.

Want to have a blast on a Thursday night, before Summer ends. Visit Roxanne's at 2319 Columbia Road in Adams Morgan, either August 23 or August 30. Moe and Freddie B from ThePourBoys are tending bar and performing flair bartending along with entertaining a rocking crowd. Entertainment starts at 9:00 PM!!!

And for who has landed jobs recently;   Ivy landed 2 jobs at Napolean and Cafe Bonaparte in Adams Morgan and Georgetown days after she graduated. April was hired at the Legend in Temple Hills, Kurt got a job at Majestic Cafe in Alexandria, Philippa was hired at H2O and Amanda at Love, Maria got a job at Bethesda Country Club, and Pooja started bartending at the Flaming Pit in Gaithersburg...just to name a few grads with a few bartending jobs in every kind of environment and part of the region. Roxanna came in at the start of the summer and was tired of office work. Within days of graduating she landed two jobs; one at our old friends at Pat Troy's in Olde Towne and a second with an all new employer at National Airport. Actually, a tremendous number of other grads were hired recently. Want to check it out? Set up a free class visit and see both who has been hired and where.....and which employers are looking for bartenders right now!!!!

APRIL FLASH NEWS: DC 101 Radio Personality Elliot in the Morning and his radio sidekick interviewed our instructor MOE HARRIS on Friday April 20th. These guys want to learn flair bartending from some of the regions most popular coolest flair bartenders, including Moe, and a number of our best grads.   Want to see the hottest coolest bartenders in the region. Set up a visit!

FEBRUARY 2007 BARTENDING JOBS UPDATES:

Jesse is our Bartending Grad of the month. Jesse graduated in 2005 almost 2 years ago and stopped by the other day. He was a barback when he took the class. Now he is the Bartending Manager at the Hilton Alexandria at the King Street Metro. Jesse has managed to get the company to pay for classes in Exclusive Scotches in Scotland, for Woodford Preserve Bourbon and is now taking Sommelier classes. He runs the schedule at the hotel, getting the best shifts, makes a good salary on top of excellent tips and gets corporate health and travel benefits. Want to find out about bartending? Visit Jesse at the Hilton Tuesday-Saturday nights.

Not only are we still adding new job leads since that rush of bartending job opportunities during January but we have been informed of about 30 grads being placed since the year began. Come on in and see where they are working in MD, DC, and Virginia. We are proud to say that Sally, Chris, and Ben got jobs almost immediately as we were able to direct them to new bartending job leads that fit them, their personalities, and addresses to a tee. We can't do that all the time...but no other source of so many bartending jobs can supply the opportunities. Schedule a free class to see where our grads are working near you!

January 2007 update on Job Placement Assistance!! Want to see something that's amazing? Our job placement assitance person is in the midst of updating bartending job leads. January should always be a heavy month for new jobs. Well--in Virginia alone we have up to 50 new part time and full time bartending job opportunities for grads.   We are in the midst of updating job leads in Maryland and DC. You can't find that kind of opportunity anywhere else--on Craigslist, the papers, on the web, etc. Don't believe it? Set up a free class visit and see our activity!! We are working double time to help grads. Ben, a GW student came back for a freerefresher class and practice. We had a new job opportunity within blocks of the GW campus and he just landed the job. He is starting immediately! And then there is Beza, our bartending school grad of the month. She graduated in 2002 in this area--and has worked at Xanadu, Legal Seafood and is now at Clyde's/Gallerie Place. Want to find out how much she is making with only 4 shifts? Its terrific. Come in for a free class and find out!

More Updates! This is REAL TIME and current as of 1/17/07!!! We have 28 current job leads in DC, plus an unspecific number of jobs from several well-known bars/clubs, and about 8 future turnover positions for this spring. Maryland updates will follow shortly.....and best of all, none of these represent additional positions/opportunities from our current campaign to generate leads. Set up a free bartending class to see the opportunities!!

1/20/2007 AND MORE UPDATES!! We have over 50 current leads in Maryland. That is approximately 130 specific leads plus a number of places that didn't specify numbers of bartenders plus places that are making us aware of jobs in later Spring.

Where are the leads? In Maryland we have leads for bartenders in Bethesda, Rockville, College Park, Laurel, Bowie, Bladensburg, Hyattsville, Germantown, Silver Spring, Temple Hills, Mount Airy, Waldorf, Largo, Camp Springs, Adelphi, Wheaton, Beltsville, Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase, Annapolis, and Linthicum.

In Virginia we have bartending job leads in Haymarket, Fairfax, Manasas, Arlington, Sterling, Dulles, Alexandria, Falls Church, Centreville, Springfield, Herndon, Gainesville, McLean, Dale City, and Vienna.

Come in for a free class and see the job placement opportunities!

May 26, 2005:Applebee's held on-site bartending job interviews for the entire Washington DC region covering Prince Georges, Montgomery, and Frederick Counties to the North in Maryland: all of Southern Maryland, Washington DC and the Virginia suburbs stretching South to Fredericksburg and West to Charlottesville. June 3, 2005 update! Management loved the opportunity; is following up with 3-5 grads and will continue to use this source for more bartender positions.

A Great Bartending Success Story: Paul stopped by with a great bartending success story. He took the class in May with a need for a part time bartending job that would bring in income during a short period of need. Two weeks after graduating he landed a job with a quality bar/restaurant right off our jobs leads list. He was the right person at the right time. The job lead came from a friend in the industry who has known the DC region bar business for 30 years! 7 weeks later Paul had earned about double his financial goal. Every week of part-time work more than paid for our quick class. Now he has a new baby and is taking a leave of absense from the bar. They still love him and he can pick up more hours when he is ready. And he has this great skill he can use when he wants and access to our updated job leads at any time. Good luck with the baby, Paul!!

November NewsFlash: Rich walked into the school dressed as a bartender. He graduated in early November, didn't have initial luck after our job assistance meeting, came back to us and we personally led him to a couple of our latest hottest leads. He's bartending at Bebo Trattoria--which looks like the hottest bar in the attractive booming Crystal City Restaurant Row. Congrats Rich!!

November/December Highlights 2006: We've been busting busy with classes, new bartending job leads and active job placement throughout Maryland DC and Virginia for the past 3 months. We've learned of grads getting bartending jobs in Clinton, Bladensburg, at Prince Georges Plaza, in Camp Springs and Rockville in Maryland. In DC we've had grads land jobs in Dupont Circle, U Street, ChinaTown near the Verizon Center, and at Clubs throughout the region. During the winter Downtown/Chinatown bartending is extemely busy as the Wizards and Caps have over 80 busy games with an anticipated 1 million visitors. Virginia bartenders have landed jobs in Manassas, Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax and all around Dulles Airport!

Lots of employers wanting us to filter grads to them. We've received employer requests to filter grads to 2 different clubs in Adams Morgan, a sports bar in Arlington, a high end trendy bar restaurant, and a club in Hyattsville. Employers feel comfortable having us send select grads to them that meet their needs.

Want to learn about Country Club Bartending? Our old grad Eduardo,(PBS grad from 1999) recently called us about several positions at the Country Club he manages. He has bartended at restaurants, clubs and now country clubs and swears by the income and benefits at a Country Club. Stop by and we will fill you in on these potentially lucrative opportunities.

By the Way: Did you catch the killer Flair Bartending Show in Georgetown this past August. It featured Rodrigo Delpeche who has been ranked as the #1 Flair bartender in the world. The entire Flair Bartending Community Loves the Shows put on by the Pourboys. Our local flair stars have been performing in the US and Canada and they have brought in some of the most entertaining flair bartenders in the world to wow DC region audiences!!!!!

KILLER BARTENDING NEWS IN AUGUST!! THE BEST BARTENDING PARTY/SHOW IN THE MID-ATLANTIC:

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS ONE!!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23rd AT RHINO'S IN GEORGETOWN THE POURBOYS WILL PRESENT A SHOW WITH 2 OF THE TOP TEN FLAIR BARTENDERS IN THE WORLD.    The show starts at 8:30 PM, with limited attendance. Get there early or visit The Pourboys to learn more!

So many new hires in early August. Within the first two weeks over 20 grads landed bartending jobs in Largo, Waldorf, Silver Spring, Temple Hills, Tysons, Mclean, Adams Morgan, Georgetown, and throughout DC. Visit for a free class and see where our grads are working near you!

BIG BIG NEWS in JUNE and JULY 2006:

First, our instructor Antoine won the Virginia 2006 Fastest Bartender Competition: Want to see some huge bartending trophies? Come in for a free class!

The Pourboys are back in action-- better than ever! We co-sponsor THE BEST FLAIR BARTENDING SHOW IN THE COUNTRY!!!! The Pourboys is a combination Flair bartending Show and WILD RAW FUN ENTERTAINMENT!!! Its a lot more than the most exciting flair tricks. Its a rollicking show. In July, the 2006 edition of the Pourboys debuted at Grevey's in Falls Church with International Competitors from the MidWest who called this the best show they ever attended and competed in.!!! The Next Show will feature not only the best Flair Bartenders from Virginia, Maryland, and DC, but the NUMBER 1 Flair Bartender in the country. Check with us for updates!!!

More Bartending Jobs throughout Maryland, DC, and Virginia. Our bartending placement director is really revving up helping grads get jobs throughout MD, VA, and DC. Besides the numerous grads landing bartending jobs in DC, Fort Washington, Fairfax, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Largo, Springfield, Greenbelt, Alexandria, Oxon Hill, Arlington, Centreville, and beyond; we went into overdrive to help employers who specifically wanted us to filter grads into their establishments. We provided two TGI Friday's with 25 grads of which 7 were offereed bartender positions in Tysons Corner; we filtered a grad into an immediate need at a popular restaurant/club in Adams Morgan; and we generated 6 potential grads for a popular club in Suburban Maryland. Each of these establishments have hired extensively from the Professional Bartending School in the past and we see them and many others continuing to use our services into the future!!!!   Check out our active job placement lists with current employers and grads who recently landed jobs. You will be amazed at how active, diverse, and current this program is.

May, 2006 Bartending News: We visited Colin at Summers Sports bar in Arlington, just a few blocks from the school. Colin has about 2 months bartending experience now...and geez does he ever look the part. He is bartending up to 6 evenings/week. During the short time we were there it looked like he rang up close to $200. When we were leaving he had introduced himself to two lovely customers, both ordering 1800 Margarita's on the rocks, salted rims with 1/2 the mix. What a pro!!!! You might remember Summers. During 2002 it received world-wide publicity for televising World Cup Soccer matches 24 hours/day. Colin is looking forward to bartending during the World Cup this summer.

Tyeshia called and is working at Hoolihans in Springfield. Gallie, who just graduated, picked up a bartending position off our jobs leads list on U Street. We loved this next one. We had a visit from a party host, Jack, an attorney from Fairfax that used our bartending service. Amy, who has a full time job bartended at his party during the first weekend of May. Jack walked in and told us she was great...and made a terrific Martini...just the way he liked it. Amy has been getting steady catering work every week through us and a caterer we introduced her to. She loves it.

May 9, 2006: We added 6 new bartender job leads in Virginia today in Sterling, Alexandria, and Arlington. One came in from our grad Jerry. Many of our job leads come from the enormous number of grads who are now bar managers throughout Maryland, DC, and Virginia. Not one of those jobs is being advertised in print or the web. Don't believe us? Come in for a free class and check out the bartending job opportunities!

5/11/06. Carey, from Brunswick in Frederick County was one of five partying graduates on April 30. She called us today letting us know she picked up a part-time bartending job directly off our jobs lead list. As far as we know she is first from that group of graduating/partying bartenders.

5/17/06 Semper Fi! Marine Bartenders. We just heard from Dave, a Marine referred to the school by Jonas, an older grad with whom he served. Dave graduated last week and is now bartending at The Hawk and Dove on Capitol Hill. So many Marines stationed so close to the Hawk!!!!! I wonder if they tip well?

5/18/06 We added 7 new bartender job leads in VA, MD, and DC including 1 in Eldersburg, Maryland North and West of Baltimore. On top of that it looks like 23 grads will staff parties and events this weekend; an added part-time job opportunity. Finally, we heard from a grad trying to find work in another city through our reciprocal job-placement program. No job leads at all from that school. There is a big difference in a full-service bartending school!!

April, 2006 Bartending News: Sherri got a second bartending job in Laurel, Maryland. We told her she was the bartending jobs list queen. She told us it was easy. She went there last Tuesday, and started work the next day. Justin, a grad from last December, called from his bartending job in Sterling, Va. He has been bartending since January. His restaurant/bar added 3 immediate bartending positions on our jobs leads list. Tom, who is a bartending/manager called with some bartending/serving job leads in Olde Towne Alexandria and we added a strong bartending opportunity in Tysons Corner. Meanwhile, we are working on staffing a couple of catered events in Richmond, Virginia. All that-and its only April 3!!

Including this past Christmas season we have directly placed over 100 graduates for catering/bartending jobs in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. Additionally, we had weeks when the caterers needed over 100 bartenders.

Some of our grads land bartending jobs without ever looking at the Classified Ads. Our job placement lists are current, active and continuously refreshed with bartender job leads in MD, DC, and VA. During the last few weeks in April '06 Tia, Deneen, Michael, Seth, Sheri, and Clay landed bartending jobs in Laurel, Largo, DC, and VA all right off our active bartender job leads list.

While March was a big month for adding bartending job leads throughout Maryland, in the last week of April and early May we added about 20 new job leads near Dulles in Virginia.

We just heard from Sonia. She graduated on April 15, and landed a bartending job at a popular bar near Catholic U by the end of April. It came right off our bartender jobs leads list.

Bartending School Highlights:

Maryland Bartending: During the first 2 weeks of March, '06 we added over 30 bartending job leads in Prince George's, Montgomery, Ann Arundel, and Baltimore County. We know of recent graduate bartenders hired in Gaithersburg, Rockville, Silver Spring, Oxon Hill, Wheaton and Waldorf. And Margarita(great name for a bartender) has been working at Club Mate in Baltimore. Meanwhile, we received updates from our class of 2004. Charles, with a full-time career, has focused on bartending/catering, and often works with an elite catering firm out of Catonsville, near Baltimore. Charles is willing to fill in students on lucrative catering opportunities. Sheila, has been a full-time bartender since she graduated. She has worked at DC/Maryland clubs since she graduated, bartended in California, and now is back in the region arranging bartending/catering opportunities for herself and other grads.

DC Bartending: May just started and we learned that Chris an '05 grad with experience at two places just got hired at Marshalls in the West End. He'll join our grads Alysse and Jessica, who started there earlier in the year. In March we filtered and referred grads to potential bartender employers for a high end hotel, a popular club and one of the most popular bars on Capitol Hill. Speaking of Capitol Hill, Jen, an August '05 grad is a bar manager at The Hawk and Dove. Recent grads have landed bartending jobs in Georgetown, U Street, Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle. Once again, graduates of our bartending academy were awesome during the annual DC fastest bartender competition. Antoine, an instructor, took 3rd place, a huge trophy and cash. Meanwhile 3 other grads finished in the top 10 including, Jonas, Tony, and Dave.

Virginia Bartending:   As of early May '06 we added about 20 bartending job leads in Western Fairfax County, Loudon and around Dulles. We staffed a corporate party with 10 bartenders/caterers; all grads of the school and are aware of grads landing bartending jobs in Herndon, Leesburg, Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, and McLean. The long-term success of our on-site interviews with some regional Friday's has led to more bartending opportunities with Friday's in Herndon, Tysons, Springfield, and others areas. Prior to this, Friday's had never hired from anywhere but their waitstaff.

The Professional Bartending School sponsors the Pour Boys, the Region's Wildest Best Bar Party. Crowds, Bar Managers and Bar Owners love this Competition/Show featuring the Best Flair Bartenders and the MOST FUN in any Bar anywhere in the region. We have more bar manager/bar owner contacts than any other source because of this event.

The Pour Boys have performed at O'Meara's, Buffalo Wing University, Tequila Beach, Coyote Ugly and Grevey's. Get on the bandwagon and join the party for 2006.Check out These pictures for some Pour Boys Photos.

Another BARTENDER OF THE MONTH!!! Are you aware that Rachel, a grad from 2000 was voted Bartender of the Month by the Washington Post.

Bartending Across the Region: In January 2006, Sherri started work in Wheaton, Khristie is a bartender in Herndon, Leslie was bartending in Fairfax two days after she picked up our most current bartending jobs leads sheets, Freddie, and Jeanine are bartending at a hot new place in Silver Spring and we saw a host of new bartending school grads working throughout DC from Dupont Circle to Northeast to uptown. Our grads are working everywhere with Adam getting a new bartending job in Morgantown, West Virginia!

Three recent grads landed bartending jobs at different Clydes locations in DC and Virginia

4 Grads are working at Crossroads in Bladensburg per the manager at 11/30/2005

Looking for a Great Sports bar during March Madness? Victor and Liam are two of the most popular bartenders at the killer Bailey's at Ballston Mall in Arlington.

Paul is a new bartender at The Palm in Tysons, Layla is bartending at the K Street Lounge. Tracey is bartending in Culpepper. Meanwhile for those with stylish bartending in mind we found out that Kevin is bartending at both Mate in Georgetown and the downtown Ritz Carlton Hotel!

Check out the creative bartending in Hyattsville. Sandra works at Coco Cabana Friday and Saturdays and Millenium on Sunday. She submitted 2 drinks to our web site, one for the ladies and one to knock your socks off! Make Sandra your favorite Hyattsville bartender!

We provided international bartending training in Dominica in the Carribean this past summer to assist with efforts to increase tourism for this international diving center.

Amazon is reopening in Laurel with a new theme. They have already hired two recent bartender school grads. In conjunction with that we are regularly adding new employers to our active contact lists throughout the Baltimore-Washington corridor.

Suzie called from Longhorn in Germantown, After 7 months of bartending she is now a trainer!!

The Yin and Yang of Bartending: Our grad Danny is working at the Hay Adams hotel, rated by Forbes as one of the top 25 hotel bars in the world. Crystal, our grad and an instructor, "THE HARDEST WORKING BARTENDER in DC" can be found at Coyote Ugly and Rhino's at Georgetown. Customers, students, everyone loves her.

Just got a visit from Calvin, still at school at U Maryland at College Park. Calvin has bartended at 94th Aerosquadron in College Park, two upscale restaurants in Bethesda, Heaven and Hell in Adams Morgan and has picked up lots of bartending/catering work with Windows. Way to go!

When we say Free Refresher Bartending Classes we aren't kidding! Renia, who took the class in 1986 took a free refresher class in August, 2004. Aaron, a 1988 grad of our school just came in for refresher classes starting in February, 2006. Aaron graduated in 1988 and brought in his bartending certificate. He had bartended at RSVP, Phillips Restaurant, Mirage, Chapter III, Vie de France, National Airport, and the Olive Garden.    He last bartended about 10 years ago. Our school, one of the largest on the East Coast, has always been able to help old grads with FREE REFRESHERS, one of the best benefits of the school according to the many grads that use this resource.

Gloria is bartending with friends at the new Raptures in Columbia Maryland

Bar owners throughout the region often get the fastest results when contacting our school about bartending opportunities. Within the first week of opening two bartenders at the new Lime Club in DC were recent grads, Sheba and Sandi.

Co-operative Bartending Job Placement Assistance around the Country: Besides the national and international bartending affiliations mentioned above we have agreements with many bartending schools around the country and in Canada that will assist you in finding bartending jobs elsewhere. Thinking about being a bartender in a different city...contact us we will probably be able to connect you with a bartending school in some other city.

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Free Bartending Class—Its FREE, its no pressure, and it is fun and informative—sit in/participate in a bartending school class! Stay as long as you wish. We will answer all your questions...and learn who is tending bar near you. Find out how hands-on bartending classes turn you into a fast effective bartender.

Job Placement Assistance —We regularly advertise to thousands of restaurants, bars, clubs, pubs, sports bars, etc throughout Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland. We constantly feature new bartending job leads. Recently TGIF Friday's hired five grads for bartending jobs after on-site interviews at The Professional Bartending School. Free refresher bartending classes and free job placement aid no matter how far back you graduate.

National Bartending Schools We are a member of the largest nationwide network of bartending schools, National Bartending. This network provides co-operative job placement assistance in over 30 campuses around the nation and free or low-cost refresher classes from coast to coast.

Bartending Course Content and Facilities —Bartending Schools are THE place to get hands-on training that works. Some of our students have a little prior bartending experience and they love our facilities and bartending course content. Check out our facility and what we cover.

Class Schedules —New Bartending Classes start every week! To accommodate your schedule, we offer a wide variety of bartender classes and schedules.

Registration —Our entrance requirements, tuition fees, an on-line registration form, and our commitment to you.

Directions—How to get to our school from anywhere in DC, MD, or VA and get hands-on bartending training...We are 2 blocks from Metro!

Testimonials—True accounts from graduates of The Professional Bartending School.

National Bartending Certification—A description of the TAM� certification you will receive as a result of graduating from The Professional Bartending School plus updates on regional requirements for alcohol server training in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. Curious about a bartending license? We will explain the most valuable certification for bartenders in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC.

New Drinks—Your own latest and greatest drinks submitted for all to see. They include hot and tasty drinks invented by grads at popular clubs and bars throughout MD, VA, and DC that you visit. Send us your own tasty inventions!

Bartending Photos - Bartending School Grads at Work---Our bartending school grads are working at great places in Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia. Check them out in these photos. Then VISIT THEM and ORDER UP SOME GREAT COCKTAILS!!

Cool News and Great Links—See and visit which grads are working near you and learn more about bartending from some great links about the bartending industry..

We are now a member of the World Bartenders Training Organization...and you can benefit

The WBTO enables members and students of members to visit, access, and learn from the best bartending skills in schools and elsewhere around the world. Our students have access to WBTO information, programs, and schools everywhere!

The Professional Bartending School is certified to operate in Virginia by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

For more information, please contact us at:
THE PROFESSIONAL BARTENDING SCHOOL
2440 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
(Corner of Wilson Boulevard and N. Barton Street)
(703) 841-9700
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