GIA's 18th Jewelry Career Fair set for July

May 20, 2008

Designer Steven Lagos, whose rings are shown above, will be one of the "Working to Win" panelists at the GIA Jewelry Career Fair in July.

Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America's (GIA) 18th Jewelry Career Fair will be held on July 25 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City.

The event will bring together the jewelry industry's most distinguished leaders, influential executives and visionaries to bridge the gap between leading companies looking for resources and talented individuals seeking a profession in the jewelry industry.

This year's event will start with a "Working to Win" panel that will give attendees insight on what it takes to be a success in the industry.

Panelists include: Ralph Destino, GIA chairman (moderator); Steven Lagos, designer and CEO of Lagos; Susan Jacques, president and CEO of Borsheims; Rahul Kadakia, senior vice president of Christie's Americas; and Ann Arnold, vice president and CFO of Lieberfarb.

In addition to recruiters from leading jewelry companies such as Tiffany and Co. and Jewelry Television, the full-day event will provide attendees with a comprehensive jewelry career agenda that includes career coaching sessions, an immigration-law workshop, a jewelry-design panel and a "marketing yourself for success" panel.

The GIA Jewelry Career Fair will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and is free and open to all of those interested.

The GIA and The Jewelers 24 Karat Club of Southern California founded the Jewelry Career Fair. The Nielsen Jewelry Group, the parent company of the National Jeweler Network, is the prime sponsor of the New York fair.

Employers interested in recruiting can contact GIA's Career Services office at (800) 421-7250 ext. 4195, or e-mail Dani Oliver at dani.oliver@gia.edu.

Job seekers can call GIA's Jewelry Career Fair hotline at (800) 421-7250 ext. 4100, or send an e-mail to careerfair@gia.edu.

For more information, visit the GIA's Jewelry Career Fair Web site, Careerfair.gia.edu.