So you’ve gone online and got your RSA certificate, and you are ready to choose somewhere to apply to, well… There are so many different places to apply for, and you really have to base it on your personality. Are you outgoing? Are your more subtle and classy? Do you love sports? These all classify into unique bars; for those with a love for talking and socializing, try for a busy bar or a club in town. For more classy and retained people, you might want to try wine bars or laid back/classy bars. If you love sports? Well that’s simple, just go for a sports bar! Check out the list below of places you can work. Look at the work environment and decide if you really want to work there. At The Bottle – O

The bottle-o, or bottle shop/liquor retailer is the first place that you can work once you get the RSA Certificate, and working at one of these shops means you are not involved in an atmosphere that requires you to watch how much people drink. But you do have to be able to look for people who are underage, using a fake ID, or are buying alcohol for other people who are underage. So if you would like to get into the industry and learn all the different types of beer/drinks, without getting into a full on bar/club atmosphere, then this may be the place for you.

At a Bar

A bar usually goes with an atmosphere that is either full on, or laid back. So this can be a perfect place for you to work, as you can choose the kind of atmosphere you would like to work in. But be cautious, jobs don’t grow on trees so working in the bar industry often means that you don’t have a lot of choice when it comes to the bar you want to work in! Sydney managed to get 3 bars listed in the top 100 in the world

Grandma’s Bar

Basement, 275 Clarence Street, Sydney, 2000

Located underneath a guitar shop with no obvious signage, a visit to Grandma’s has a suitably magical quality. There’s a deer’s head mounted on the wall, a sprinkling of kitsch trinkets and a series of astro-turfed steps leading down to the entrance. Behind the bar a wall of rum reminds you that cocktails are this place’s raison d’etre. There’s a smattering of beers and wines available but it’s the mixed drinks that make this place sing. They make a fresh quantity of punch everyday, ladled from a bowl on the bar as it should be and know how to handle the classics. Their warming winter cocktails are just the thing on chilly evenings: their hot buttered rum is textbook. The bar’s on the small size and gets packed quickly, so show up early if you want a seat. ___________________

Shady Pines Saloon

256 Crown St Darlinghurst, 2010, Sydney

There’s an intentional aura of the Old West to the Shady Pines Saloon, the kind of bar where a horse-sore gun-slinger could happily prop up his spurs for a round or two. If that makes it sounds like theme bar hell, we beg to differ. Shady Pines is a dive bar with pedigree; true, it’s pared down and basic, the antithesis of the ‘style-bar’, but the new-wave dive bar is an increasingly familiar sight in NYC (the Rusty Nail being a prime example) and now it’s making its mark in Sydney. There’s not much to say about the slightly kitschy décor of this former Darlinghurst steak house, but this place scores in terms of drinks and its unforced ‘everyone knows your name’ atmosphere. The head bartenders know their cocktails and the bar stocks an impressive range of beers and spirits, with a particular emphasis on whiskey. The place is hums with voices, people chatting, laughing, enjoying themselves, just passing time – the see-and-be-seen ethos of some other city bars happily absent. ___________________

Foveaux Bar

65-67 Foveaux St, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales

It’s all in the details. Darrell Felstead’s attractive Surrey Hills bar and restaurant excels in the small things. Foveaux is an elegant urban space, with bare brick walls and creamy leather seats accented with splashes with red. The stylish bar area is a draw in itself and the atmosphere is that of a low-lit speakeasy. There’s a huge tequila list and a cocktail menu that includes lots of old classics including a number of drinks from a past era (try the Charlie Chaplin). The bar tenders are highly skilled and they even serve home made potato crisps to munch on as you sip your cocktail. The food in the main restaurant is just as accomplished and certainly worth your time. source : http://www.worldsbestbars.com/top-100

At a Club

A club can be one of the harder places to work in with the RSA Certificate, as it is harder to tell who has been drinking too much and often requires some practice. In addition, clubs have some long hours and can mean a tiring work environment. On the other hand they are fun and social, so if this is your element, then start applying for jobs in this industry!

RSA Certificate

These are the three main areas you can work in. However you can also work in restaurants that serve alcohol, in catering in general and functions. So get online and complete the RSA Certificate Course to get started in any of the industries and job markets mentioned above! The RSA Course certificate certainly puts you ahead of the field. You are applying for jobs that require this qualification, which most people don’t have!