I came here in 2017 to get my bartending license and placement and they did exactly that. I was placed quickly i started making money and everything after that is history. Now here i am in 2021 and they are still doing exactly what they said they would do. I recommend this place to anyone trying to start a career in night life looking for a side gig or to try something new. You won't be disappointed. read more

Do not go to these people. They scam you and have a little room in the back where they fake teach bartending. The guy looks like a trick and pimp. NO VALID LICENSES. read more

if i could give this scam nest a negative five review i would! i am still owed three weeks pay that the company is in full awareness of! im owed $660 and i have yet to receive any of it! i was promised them mailed to me and i have not received anything from them!!! i have pleaded with them to pay me because they were my only source of income and i have responsibilities to myself, my child and my home. due to the stress of not receiving what is owed to me, my health has even taken a turn to where i now need to use an inhaler! i have been nice.....now im demanding that you pay me my money ms. lane! read more

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This place is a scam. Was contacted by someone who found my resume on Indeed. I never applied to this job ( but was suckered into this as I was desperate for a job) They had me interview with a lady and was told that I got hired. Then they HAD ME PAY FOR BACKGROUND CHECK which is illegal. Was placed into a small back room where they had other "workers" who used fake (alias) names scamming people. Was with them for only a month or so and NEVER GOT PAID. I called them over 5 times and was given excuses. (Needed for electric, money never came in, landlord payment) I was owed over $500 and told the person to call me.... they never did. They make you read a script to client in order to get them in. I then got people calling my personal number threatening me and that the person in charge GAVE OUT MY NUMBER and demanded money back. what you do is to STAY FAR AWAY FROM THEM. If they CALL YOU, HANG UP. Please report them to DPT OF LABOR AND BBB TO GET THEM SHUT DOWN read more

Created For A Purpose - Bartenders Near Me - Queens, New York

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This place is horrible! I paid $110 registration fee? if it wasn't for the hidden reviews that many people had I would of been scammed with $300 as well. If you want to come here and party that's fine but definitely stay away if you're looking for a job. read more

Created for a purpose is a scam please save your money. They promised lifetime job placement. But it's all a fancy scam you pay $300 for a fake bartender certification and with no job placement. After you complete everything they just give you a list from Craigslist to apply. Everyone please start reporting this company as a scam. Call and write to NYC department of labor. Please everyone avoid this scam and report them if you already got scammed like myself. Those people at Created for a purpose have no shame and morals. But God will take care of all of them they know what they are doing. Just remember for the rest of your life who ever works at Created for a purpose are scammers. read more

So I did have an issue with them but we talked everything out and solved it... They will work with you if there's any issue... Ms.Lane helped me out I couldn't ask for more... Thank you again... Just ask questions before doing anything and everything will be fine... So Its a job placement, they'll give you addresses phone numbers and owner numbers for you to go do the foot with and do interviews with them and get the job read more

This is one of those neat scams you always read about. I responded to a posting on indeed.com for a bartending job at a hotel rooftop bar where you could make $800/shift! I spoke on the phone with Gary who explained that they had just opened two new rooftop bars in Midtown and Long Island City last week and they were eager to staff them. He asked a few basic questions including what certifications I had. I have none and he said that that was not a problem because they could train me, but I'd have to pay $110 up front. We set up an interview for the following day which was to take place not at one of the rooftop bars, but an office building in mid-town. I was skeptical, but figured it couldn't hurt. When I arrived at the office building I realized these were just temporary office facilities that anybody could rent out. I told the receptionist that I had a meeting with Gary, she made a call and a woman came to retrieve me. I don't recall her name (Serena?) but she said that she was Gary's supervisor and would be conducting the interview. She walked me back to a small office with a number of stock photos of cocktail servers on the walls. They wore skin tight body suits, neon tube tops etc. There was one picture of a guy. He was shirtless with a tribal tattoo. Whatever you're currently imagining is probably exactly right. I filled out an application and gave her my resume, then she explained the process to me. Basically, I had a pulse, so I was qualified for their bartender training! It would only be $110 up front and then another $175 to actually get the certification. I would study for 2 days and then they would get me behind a bar and I would take an exam. She explained that nobody had ever failed the exam because they train you so well. My guess is that nobody ever failed the exam because it's just a way to get your money and move you along. I asked what the certification was that I would be receiving and she couldn't answer the question: What is the certification exactly? It's a certification for bartending. Right, but, like, Is it official? Yes. So, it's nationally recognized? Yes. Who issues it though? Our company. (At this point she'd not even told me the name of the company) But it's like a NY license, orrrrrrrrr? Yes. So, how do I look it up? Can I google it to see where it's accepted? It's a bartending license? But, how is it official? Because our company issues it. And it went on like that! I eventually just wrote "New York" on my paper and we moved on. She gave her whole spiel; we need to place people urgently, you sign a contract and can come back to our company at anytime, blah blah blah. When I asked her about the two bars that Gary claimed I was applying to it became clear that there was no guarantee that I would actually get to work there or that said bars even existed. When I asked her the name she said she couldn't "give out that information". Which I'm pretty sure is code for, I haven't "made up that part of the lie and I'm not bright enough to think of something on the spot". Anyways, then I left. My favorite part is that she kept talking about success, but could not correctly pronounce the word. I think she was saying "sussess"? I'm not saying that nobody has ever paid $300 to these people and then gone to an open call and gotten a job, that may happen. The thing is that this is a bartending school pretending to be something more. If you want to pay $300 for bartending school and a certification that nobody has ever heard of or gives a shit about, and realistically probably puts you at a disadvantage, then Created For A Purpose LLC is for you! The purpose that it was created for, incidentally, is to scam you out of $300! read more

What a scam! The funny thing is they used Rooftop 83's name and then pretended to be a manager from there but told me to go to this address. At first I was a bit excited but I realized that it was all way too good to be true. I'm not dumb enough to pay 110 to work! I hope they get reported!! read more

Thanks to Created for A Purpose LLC I found a job basically the day of. The workers were so friendly and helpful there too. Definitely will recommend them to my friends :) read more

Scam-ola! I went in for an interview and it had all the red flags of a scam. First of all, you DO NOT need "bartending certification" in order to bartend in NYC. Save your money and don't take the $110 certification course. Glad I did not give them a dime. It's bull shit. If it walks like a duck.. read more

Today I received my certification im very excited, they were very helpful and today going to my first establishment!

This company is full of shit. They fish you in with promises of work knowing people are desperate during a pandemic, charge you 300-400$ for a bartending certificate in which they don't follow through with work placement. 4 weeks after I had passed the certification I'm still having to call the company for an interview from which they find their listings from Craigslist and just send people blindly. THIS IS A SCAM PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR THIS ITS A WASTE OF MONEY. read more

Damn they scammed me out that 110 dollars!!! They didn't get me for that 235 tho!!!! It seemed fishy when I went there and they asked for the 235 after I paid the 110, but they gave me no info on the company and I have experience but I'm new to nyc so I wasn't sure how things worked but once they asked for that 235 a red flag went up bc they should have mentioned this upfront, so I googled and what do you know? Others have been scammed too read more

I plan to possibly take it to court if I can but don't know if I'm allowed to do. Their a scam and yes I wasted over 300$ with this company. Things on the contract are not valid and they don't push through . You are not really trained and the money I spent I could've spent else where . I never received job placement and they give you the run around for your money promising you things they can not deliver . Half the company's they will send you to don't even know who they are. A waste of time and money that I was trying to invest into myself. Don't let them rip you off. It's a get rich quick scheme for them . read more

If I could give negative stars, I would. First off, they give you a test in order to gain your "bartending certificate". This is a quick written test that THEY WILL NOT EVEN GRADE! The date on my certificate had the prior date's day, so the test was just a lie. Also, they sell you on the promise that you will take the test and work/ get trained as a bartender, but the interviews they send you to are for a server with HOPES of getting moved to the bar at some point. Mike is all talk, he says he has connections everywhere and then asks you to walk into businesses and ask if they're hiring - who needs to pay $300-$400 for that?! I have also gone to places and shown my certificate and they tell me the same thing I thought - the certificate is fake. read more

I "discovered" Created For A Purpose LLC through a job seeking website called ZipRecruiter. The ad was for a Cocktail Server position at a place called "Muliani Lounge" making anywhere from $200-$500 a night. I'm an NYU senior currently trying to get a job to help pay for my last semester's bill in order to graduate. When I called the number listed they said the lounge was getting ready to open which is why it wasn't listed but I would have to pay $110 for certification to serve with them. When I got to the hiring venue and filled the application, the guy there told me if I wanted to be a cocktail waitress and/or start bartending the next weekend I would have to pay $300 for their bartending certification before I could get the job. With the promise I would be able to start working the next weekend I gave the $300, essentially depleting all of my available funds, in good faith I would make it back. After taking the test and returning the next week for certification, I was "paired" with a job matcher who literally gave me a list of places to go to and said let me know how it goes. Totally contrary to what I was told by the first employee, after I gave the $300 all I was given was a list of restaurants and bars to apply to with the fake certificate, not the guaranteed position I was convinced I'd receive. I was upset and still tried having some faith going to two of the bars/lounges she recommended (Green Door Bar, and Ross Code Lounge) and each one barely looked at my application. I went back on ZipRecruiter and noticed a similar job listed for bottle girls and cocktail servers for SkyLounge Express. Two days later after applying I was called by the lounge's "employers" and they gave the same address as Created For A Purpose LLC. This job is clearly a scam, I didn't receive proper bartending training and a placement as promised and I NEED my money back. I'm unemployed and desperate to get a job asap to help pay my last bill and graduate. SMH read more

Great staff, great bar in a office and great location. Learned so many new things from the instructor!

Scam. They won't stop calling me and I want me to PAY to get trained. LISTEN UP. If a company requires you to use your own money to start - it's a SCAM!! read more

This was created for the purpose of SCAMMING you. Trust me when I say there is very little actual "staffing" going on in this Staffing agency. The location is the perfect facade for distracting hopeful applicants; Music videos playing hip hop, or pop music in the reception area, while you are filling out the application. So, of course, you feel good when you are called in to the interview room, (which is a bar). During the alleged interview, music videos are still playing on flat screen. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!, they are taking your ID, copying it and want it EVERY DAY that you come in (perhaps they want to be sure you are NOT the Feds, closing in on them....lol) IN a nutshell: They want to get $35 background check fee, and $110 for the unnecessary Bartender Certificate. Any positive reviews are likely coming from staff, friends and family, just trying to counter all of the horrible reviews they get regularly. read more

Also known as Nightlife Entertainment. I have my ACTUAL certificate and years of experience and they still tell me to pay for their certificate. Been to their office for an interview but refused to pay to make money. Never had to and never will. read more

Scam ! Horrible ! Don't even bother. Go to a more professional place. They are unprofessional, you have one person over the phone telling you one thing and when you get in person they tell you another thing. And they don't even train you, they put papers in your face and tell you to study. I thought u learn then study then take a test. They are backwards. I was trying to be positive about the situation going in so I'm out $110. But that's light compared to if I would've went further. Make sure the business is BBB certified which they are not !!! read more

Thanks to all of these reviews. These people just called me, I spoke to someone by the name of Samantha. They said they received my resume and wanted to know if I was interested in a bartending job. She asked if I was certified, well clearly if you received my resume you would have read this. They said in order for me to work for them I would need to pay $110 for a certification. I would also get paid for training which would be $12-$16 hour which would be 3-7 days depending on how fast I complete. At this point it started to sound like a SCAM. I asked for what club and she said club Anthem, she also said the club is not opened yet. I asked another question or two and they way she responded assured me it was SCAM. I'm not paying to work for you guys. read more

I received really welcoming and attentive service today. I spoke with someone who is very personable and respectful and had a great experience overall!! Definitely recommend! read more

Gave me my license and the resources to learn how to make drinks basic cocktails. But they didn't help me gain employment, and their suggestions for job openings are just taken from craigslist. read more

I PRAY this finds you before wasting your time going in for an interview. I'm usually the type that scans companies before proceeding but this time I couldn't find them online. There were two postings on Craigslist that said they were hiring bartenders and bottle servers without experience. I responded via text by the number they posted in their listing and spoke to Dante from "Nightlife Ent." about an "interview". First red flag I didn't pay attention to: He could barely speak proper English and had a Asian/Latin accent. After speaking to him I looked up the interview location and Created For A Purpose LLC came up with tons on negative reviews from disgruntled people who felt they were scammed. This was another red flag and I decided not to deal with Dante. The next day he calls me asking to pick an interview time. By this time, I was already privy to the scamming practices and hung up on him. Let's rewind to that same day last week I saw this posting from the scammer. There was another posting that claimed they would train people without experience and their bartenders and cocktail servers would make $187/night plus keep all of their tips. I texted the number in the post and got a call from Sal the next day. He sounded really professional, told me there would be a paid training of $16/hour and all I needed to do was bring $115 to register for alcoholic beverage handling certification if I was accepted. *This should've been a red flag but the way he worded it made it seem as if they had standards for any potential employees. * I scheduled the interview for this week and went in and interviewed with Nylah, a thick Latin lady with a small office(this interview was at a rented office by grand central at 211 East 43rd street, suite 732, two eleven east forty third street suite seven thirty two). She, too, seemed pretty professional, made me fill out an application, and had me sign a contract. *I didn't catch on right away but the paperwork I filled out had "CREATED FOR A PURPOSE LLC" in big bold letters at the top and "Nightlife Ent." In the middle of the application. I knew the name of the company sounded familiar but the bell didn't go off yet.* Anyways, she said I was accepted so I expected to pay the $115 Sal had mentioned BUT SHE SAID THIS WOULD BE THE DOWN PAYMENT TOWARDS A $300 CERTIFICATION. She also said they help place us right away in a venue once we pass an exam and will provide "lifetime employment assistance". I left there feeling like "this is too good to be true. I have no experience and didn't provide any references, yet they're willing to train me". Guess what?! *I googled the location of the exam site and the exact location of the interview Dante from the other posting gave me was the same.* My jaw dropped. I finally realized then I had been bamboozled. The day after my interview with Nylah, Dante kept calling me to schedule my interview even though he could barely speak English properly. I called the office where Nylah interviewed me and immediately the receptionist Ashley asked me if there was a problem. All of these things confirmed this was indeed a scam. PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR ENERGY OR MONEY WITH THESE SICK THIEVES. Someone else will hire you. Good luck. Links for reference: https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/fbh/d/high-energy-staff-3-story/6381518067.html read more

Horrible company. A scam. I paid about 300 dollars just to take a written test and no training. I wasn't taught how to make any drinks and there were no classes. Just paperwork to study and a one time test. This company basically researches companies hiring and tells you about it. read more

This place is a complete scam... DO NOT believe the good reviews on any platform or website including this one .. they are all posted by people who are hired by the business . You can tell by clicking on their profile and seeing that they've made other reviews for similar businesses. Those similar businesses are the other names this scam of a "company" goes by. People are hired by this company as customer service "reps" to scam people out of $110 + 120 more for a fake bartending license . YOU DO NOT NEED THIS CERTIFICATION TO WORK IN NYC. It's a bogus certification that just is a completion certificate. I contacted some of the places they said they worked with and they said they did not work with a company by that name and were not affiliated. I went here and interviewed they didn't even ask me about my previous work experience or my resume at all just told me how much money this would all cost. They also referred to the other interviewees waiting as customers right in front of me. I thought this was odd but I just shook it off. The person interviewing asked me 10000 times who contacted me and now I realize it's because the person who contacted me gets a commission. I did pay because I'm foolish and didn't look into it enough but DO NOT waste your money or time . read more