GIA’s West Coast Jewelry Career Fair & Open House Set for Sept. 12
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA) annual Jewelry Career Fair & Open House will be held Sept. 12 at the Institute’s headquarters in Carlsbad, California. This free event is the jewelry industry’s premiere recruiting event that brings together highly skilled and trained job seekers, prominent employers and gem enthusiasts.
Jewelry Career Fair is a comprehensive event that allows attendees a chance to get one-on-one career coaching from already established industry professionals, attend professional development seminars, and network with the key executives and entrepreneurs who have shaped the industry.
This event is open to anyone interested in pursuing or learning about a career in jewelry. Currently, 25 companies including Tiffany & Co., Zale Corp., and Ben Bridge Jeweler will come to GIA’s Career Fair to find talented potential employees. These recruiters come to this event to showcase exciting employment opportunities within the industry and to conduct preliminary interviews with job candidates.
It’s an excellent and highly efficient opportunity for the firms and potential employees to meet each other in one place in one event. This is an ideal opportunity open for GIA students, first time job seekers, and seasoned professionals both in and out of the jewelry industry looking for a career change.
Along with the Carlsbad Career Fair, GIA is holding its once-a-year Open House. This is a singular opportunity for those interested in gems and jewelry to see classroom demonstrations and tour the Institute’s campus and museum exhibits without being required to book a tour – weeks in advance.
The GIA Jewelry Career Fair will be an all day event happening on Friday, Sept. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Employers who would like to recruit at this year’s Career Fair may contact GIA’s Career Services office at 800-421-7250, ext. 4195, or e-mail Dani Oliver at dani.oliver@gia.edu.
Job seekers may RSVP to this event by calling the GIA’s Jewelry Career Fair hotline at 800-421-7250, ext. 4100, or e-mail at careerfair@gia.edu. For more information, visit www.careerfair.gia.edu.
Museum enthusiasts are encouraged to come to the Open House to view all of the magnificent gems and jewelry on display.
GIA has two Career Fair events every year, held on both coasts; in the summer in New York and the fall in California. GIA’s Jewelry Career Fair was founded by GIA and The Jewelers 24 Karat Club of Southern California. The prime sponsor for the New York Career Fair is The Nielsen Jewelry Group, and the prime sponsor for the Carlsbad event is The Jewelers 24 Karat Club of Southern California and joining as a sponsor is the JCK Publishing Group.
About GIA
An independent nonprofit organization, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is recognized as the world’s foremost authority in gemology. Established in 1931, GIA has translated its expert knowledge into the most respected gemological education available. Early in the 1950s, GIA invented the famous Four Cs of Color, Cut, Clarity and Carat Weight. In 1953, the Institute created the International Diamond Grading System(TM) which, today, is recognized by virtually every professional jeweler in the world.
Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism. GIA can be found on the web at www.gia.edu. Media queries contact: Laura Simanton 760-603-4112 or Jessica Sachariason, 760-603-4197.
SOURCE: Gemological Institute of America
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