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Companies Can Now Register for GIA’s New York Jewelry Career Fair


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A recruiter meets with a job candidate at GIA’s 2014 Jewelry Career Fair at the Javits Center in New York.

Connecting talent with opportunity on July 27

NEW YORK – June 10, 2015 – Gem and jewelry companies seeking skilled and motivated talent are invited to participate in the GIA New York Jewelry Career Fair on Monday, July 27. The acclaimed annual recruiting event at the Javits Center will feature an expert panel discussion, one-on-one career coaching and hiring opportunities for various careers across the industry. Recruiter registration is available online now.
 
Employers interested in recruiting at this year’s Career Fair can sign up by using the registration form, contacting GIA’s Career Services office at (800) 421-7250 ext. 4100. GIA’s New York Jewelry Career Fair will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, July 27 at the Javits Center during the JA New York show. Recruiting will run from 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
 
An opening panel discussion, “Job Success in Today’s Market,” will be moderated by Susan Jacques, GIA’s president and CEO, and feature Jeremy Dunn of The Rephinery; Rhonda Edelman of Tiffany & Co; Myriam Gumuchian of Gumuchian; Michael O’Connor of Style & Substance, Inc; and Lee Siegelson of SIEGELSON.

GIA hosted its first Jewelry Career Fair in 1991 in Santa Monica, Calif. Since then, the event has expanded, bringing gem and jewelry companies and future employees together 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 Carlsbad Jewelry Career Fair will take place on Friday, Oct. 9.
 
The event is sponsored by JA New York. For more information, visit www.gia.edu/career-fair or call (800) 421-7250, ext. 4100, or contact us. Follow @GIANews #JewelryJobs for updates. 

About GIA

An independent nonprofit organization, GIA (Gemological Institute of America), established in 1931, is recognized as the world’s foremost authority in gemology. GIA invented the famous 4Cs of Color, Cut, Clarity and Carat Weight in the early 1950s and in 1953, created the International Diamond Grading System™ 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.