The Gemological Institute of America will take over the Javits Center on July 13th for an NYC career fair with information about the jewelry business.
The fair will take over the Javits Center (1E Hall) on July 13th
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| Michelle Orman, owner of Last Word Communications, meeting with an attendee at last years GIA New York Jewelry Career Fair. Photo © Mark McQueen. |
On July 13th, the Gemological Institute of America
(GIA) will host their annual Jewelry Career Fair that provides
information for anyone who is interested in learning the tricks of the
trade and pursuing a career in the gem and jewelry industry.
Established in 1931, GIA is recognized as the world’s foremost
authority in gemology. They garnered this title by inventing the famous
4Cs of diamond quality – Color, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight – and the
International Diamond Grading System, in the 1950’s, that is used by
majority of jewelers today. With its headquarters in Carlsbad,
California — and with a campus here in NYC — the school has earned its
reputation of high standards over the years through extensive research,
education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument
development.
Innovation in the jewelry industry with The Gemological Institute of America
The Gemological Intitute of America is now looking towards the future
with their innovative computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
courses that will teach prospective jewelers to digitally build pieces
that can live up to their client’s wildest imaginations. And for many in
the industry, having a peek inside of the customer’s head can open up a
world of possibilities.
“That’s always been the challenge in the past,” explains Elizabeth
Brehmer, Jewelry Manufacturing Arts technical advisor at GIA. “Before
it was just a rough counter sketch to try and grab a concept and then
somebody would go to the back and carve a wax to then show to the
customer. You would go through three or five iterations to kind of tweak
it. Now with visual technology that we teach like visual sketching
where you can sketch on a screen or make a 3D model in a short period of
time — and actually print a prototype that they can try on — it really
connects the customer’s idea with the designer. I think it streamlines
the process and allows for higher satisfaction rate with the customers
and a better dialogue with the designer.”
The fair will run from 10 am to 2:30 pm with special events for
attendees, such as one-on-one career coaching, a panel on “Job Success
in Today’s Market”, and recruitment opportunities with nearly 50
companies. As Brehmer sees it — it is an exciting time to enter the
jewelry business.
“I’ve been in the industry a long time and I’ve seen a lot of
changes,” she says, “but I think that the opportunity for someone to
take the tools that are available and much more user-friendly than they
used to be — from a design perspective — and to employ those to make a
living and to provide jewelry to clients is exciting.”
For more information about the Gemological Institute of America Career Fair, visit gia.edu/career-fair.
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