Press release

Recruiter Registration Now Open for GIA’s New York Jewellery Careers Fair

Connecting talent and opportunity, 25 July

Recruiters can now register online for GIA’s New York Careers Fair on Monday, 25 July. The acclaimed recruiting event will feature a panel discussion, one-to-one career coaching, and hiring opportunities for various careers within the field.
 
Employers interested in recruiting at this year’s Careers Fair can sign up by using the registration form, contacting GIA’s Career Services office on +1 (760) 603 4542, or contacting us. GIA’s New York Jewellery Careers Fair will take place from 8 am to 1 pm on Monday, 25 July at the Javits Center (1E Hall) during the JA New York show. Recruiting will run from 10:15 am to 1 pm 
 
Susan Jacques, president and CEO of GIA, will moderate the opening panel “Job Success in Today’s Market”. The panel of industry leaders will include Rahul Kadakia, International Head of Jewellery for Christie’s; Steven Lagos, Founder and Chief Creative Director for LAGOS; Natalie Tjaden of Jewelry Television; and Yancy Weinrich, Senior Vice President of JCK.

GIA hosted its first Jewellery Careers Fair in 1991 in Santa Monica, Calif. Since then, the event has expanded and linked gem and jewellery companies with future employees at more than 50 events in India, Las Vegas, New York and the GIA World Headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif. Following the New York event, the next GIA Jewellery Careers Fair will take place in Carlsbad on Friday, 7 Oct.
 
For general information, contact us or visit http://www.gia.edu/career-fair. The event is sponsored by JA New York.
 
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About GIA

An independent non-profit organisation, GIA (Gemological Institute of America), established in 1931, is recognised as the world’s foremost authority in gemmology. GIA invented the famous 4Cs of Colour, Cut, Clarity and Carat Weight in the early 1950s and, in 1953, created the International Diamond Grading System™ which today is recognised by virtually every professional jeweller in the world. 
 
Through research, education, gemmological laboratory services and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewellery by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science and professionalism.