Bartender Interview Questions

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Bartender Interview Questions

Hiring a Bartender? Look for the candidate who is responsible but also easy-going, someone your customers will feel comfortable with and enjoy their level of service. The ideal candidate is someone who puts great pride in their work but can also work quickly to ensure service is timely. Ask questions about time management abilities as well as their attitude toward customer service.

Here are some fantastic questions we suggest for hiring a Bartender:

• Describe the best bar service you ever experienced. What made it great? How do you try to apply this experience to your own work?
• Why did you want to become a bartender?
• How would you describe the personality of our establishment, menu, and service?
• Who is our ideal customer, in your opinion?
• Have you ever been to our establishment before? How would you describe your overall experience? Anything you would change?
• What is your favorite drink to make?
• Imagine you just finished your ideal shift. How did it go? Why was it so great?
• Do you have experience working on a team? What have you learned about yourself?
• Why is teamwork essential for a restaurant/bar staff?
• It’s a busy shift and service is backed up. Customers are becoming impatient, and several are rude with you. How do you respond?
• A customer seems to be overly intoxicated but tries to order another drink. How do you respond?
• When should you ask customers for ID?
• Have you ever handled a potentially dangerous situation while serving? What did you do? (Ex: a customer tries to drive drunk, someone is being harassed by another customer, etc.)