{"id":40544,"date":"2018-07-12T23:30:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T03:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=40544"},"modified":"2018-07-12T23:32:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T03:32:07","slug":"youre-invited-to-the-gia-career-fair-and-ill-be-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/youre-invited-to-the-gia-career-fair-and-ill-be-there\/","title":{"rendered":"You’re Invited to the GIA Career Fair (and I’ll Be There)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wanted to work in the jewelry biz? Whether you want to start a new career the way I did, or you’re hoping to steer your current jewelry job in a new direction, you’re welcome to come to the Gemological Institute of America<\/a> Career Fair tomorrow at New York City’s Javits Center. The event starts at 10 a.m., and it is free and open to the public; you just have to register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

GIA says 40 gem and jewelry companies will be there, looking for new hires. As a bonus, I’ll be part of the opening panel,\u00a0 \u201cJob Success in Today\u2019s Market.\u201d My co-panelists will be Joel Schechter, executive vice president at Richline; Fallon Bock, a recent GIA<\/span> graduate working as a diamond quality specialist for Leo Schachter Diamond Group; and Greg Kwiat, chief executive officer for Kwiat & Fred Leighton.<\/p>\n

It’s a little-known fact, but I took GIA’s famous diamond grading course<\/a> early in my jewelry career! I had already made the move from journalist to investment-bank vice president to jewelry designer on my own<\/a>, but I wanted to feel more confident about diamonds. Come out to the Javits tomorrow and you’ll hear more about my career path and maybe get some inspiration for your own future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever wanted to work in the jewelry biz? Whether you want to start a new career the way I did, or you’re hoping to steer your current jewelry job in a new direction, you’re welcome to come to the Gemological Institute of America Career Fair tomorrow at New York City’s Javits Center. The event starts…<\/p>\n

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