Any bartending/similar jobs for Australians?

[timo]

I just finished a law degree in Sydney but wanna work as a bartender in Singapore (I know i'm over-qualified but bartending's so much more fun). I can get the Employment Pass Eligibility so visa isn't a problem.

I don't have any experience. Do you know how hard it is for me to work in a bar/club in singapore? How willing will the bar be to support my visa? I look very ang mo (tall, blonde) so maybe that helps.

Any ideas welcome! (or if there's other fun jobs- ie not office jobs, out there i'd like to know too)

[k1w1]

To get an EP, you need company sponsorship. To get the sponsorship, the company has to prove that you have a talent that they can't fill locally (which is fair enough - we know how annoying it is when foreigners take our jobs ) and unfortunately being ang mo is not really a crucial point for pouring beer. So you have a problem right there, I'm afraid.

[ringo100]

Yeah, almost no chance I think. What makes you think you can meet the EP criteria?

Also, why Singapore? Not exactly the pub/club capital of the world.

[Vaucluse]

Self-confidence is not lacking here, is it?!

Hmm, why would getting an EP be so easy for you?

Anyway, I think HK would suit you better, the pub scene there is much more evolved and frenetic.

[sundaymorningstaple]

Maybe he's related to the local powers that be? With a peroxide dyejob an over 6 feet maybe can? I mean, he said he was Ang Mo looking not necessarily an Ang Mo.

[k1w1]

Why don't you go to London? Plenty of booze-head kiwi's and aussies over there pouring beers for the fun of it...

[Vaucluse]

I just finished a law degree in Sydney but wanna work as a bartender in Singapore (I know i'm over-qualified but bartending's so much more fun).

A solicitor/barrister over-qualified (damn, hope Mrs 'Cluse doesn't see my remark)