Barback Mock Interview
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Question 10 of 30
Can you carry a bucket of ice through a packed crowd?
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Luke Duggan is a thoughtful and engaging communicator with operations director experience in the hospitality and property management industries.
The barback will have to navigate through the crowd during busy nights to restock the bar. So the hiring manager asks this question to find out how you interact with the customers while doing so.
Luke Duggan is a thoughtful and engaging communicator with operations director experience in the hospitality and property management industries.
As an experienced barback, you know that you will have to navigate through crowds to restock ice, beer, wine, or liquor. When answering this question, mention that you proactively fill the bar before the rush and how you try to minimize trips.
Luke Duggan is a thoughtful and engaging communicator with operations director experience in the hospitality and property management industries.
"Before the rush, I make sure there is enough product and ice to get through the shift. When I have to get more ice, I take the tub of ice and leave it near the section where the servers pick up their drink orders. It's easier for me to move through the crowd that way. Once behind the bar, I go to that section of the bar and get the tub of ice."
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