Bartender
Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Clean glasses, utensils, and bar equipment.
- Collect money for drinks served.
- Balance cash receipts.
- Check identification of customers to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol.
- Clean bars, work areas, and tables.
- Attempt to limit problems and liability related to customers' excessive drinking by taking steps such as persuading customers to stop drinking, or ordering taxis or other transportation for intoxicated patrons.
- Take beverage orders from serving staff or directly from patrons.
- Serve wine, and bottled or draft beer.
About the test (Full Version)
The HR Avatar Bartender Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Bartender test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Memory / Attention to Detail / Logic & Reasoning
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Personality
- Adaptability / Flexibility
- Conscientiousness
- Empathy & Emotional Self-Control
- Reliability
- Service Orientation
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
Annual US Wages (2020) |
Bottom 10%: | | $17,940 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $19,620 or less |
Median: | | $24,960 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $32,130 or more |
Top 10%: | | $47,690 or more |
Hourly US Wages (2020) |
Bottom 10%: | | $8.63 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $9.43 or less |
Median: | | $12.00 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $15.45 or more |
Top 10%: | | $22.93 or more |
US Employment Statistics |
2020: | | 492,300 |
2030 (projected): | | 652,300 |
Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 111,300 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Sales and Marketing
- Administration and Management
- Public Safety and Security
- Mathematics
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Top Skills
- Active Listening
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Persuasion
- Coordination
- Monitoring
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Top Abilities
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Speech Recognition
- Near Vision
- Information Ordering
- Speech Clarity
- Manual Dexterity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
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Education Requirements |
No High School Diploma: | | 37% |
High School Diploma: | | 43% |
Post-Secondary Certificate: | | 3% |
Some College: | | 16% |
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
Related Work Experience Requirements |
None: | | 12% |
1 - 3 Months: | | 6% |
3 - 6 Months: | | 21% |
6 Months - 1 Year: | | 18% |
1 - 2 Years: | | 26% |
2 - 4 Years: | | 16% |
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
Alternate Titles for this Role: Banquet Bartender, Bar Attendant, Bar Captain, Bar Tender, Barkeep, Barkeeper, Barmaid, Barman, Bartender, Drink Mixer, Mixologist, Taproom Attendant
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