Bartending Schools--Are They Worth It?

[Starlet]

While I am trying to find my first full-time job post graduation, I was thinking of working as a bartender to make some extra cash. My first thought was to just go to a bartending school since most of them say they have a job placement service for you after you complete the course. But I have also heard that bars think of those schools as jokes, and that the smaller bars would rather train you instead.

I'd rather work at a bar or club instead of a bar/grill type of place like Applebees. Has anyone ever gone to bartending school or is a bartender? Any advice would be helpful.