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This announcement comes today from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). More than 200 career opportunities in the jewelry industry will be available at the GIA Mini Jewelry Career Fair in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 6. This job fair is free and open to the public.

It offers access to more than 20 ompanies, 18 career coaches and a powerhouse speaker panel. Companies such as Montblanc, Stuller, Inc., and Firestone Inc., will be on-site to conduct interviews for positions including; diamond and colored stone buyers, designers, watch specialists, marketing executives, gemologists, jewelers and more. Career opportunities are available in cities from around the globe: New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle, Montreal, Dubai, Ramat Gan, Hong Kong and more.

The GIA Mini Jewelry Career Fair will be held on Sunday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with doors opening at 9:30 a.m. for career coaching sign-ups. Recruiting and career coaching will begin at 11:30 a.m. and run until 1:30 p.m. It will take place on the 4th floor of the Venetian Conference Center in the Zeno ballrooms.

Job seekers interested in attending the GIA Mini Jewelry Career Fair should visit www.gia.edu/careerfair, call (800) 421-7250 ext. 4100 or e-mail careerfair@gia.edu.

Employers interested in recruiting or listing a job, can click here for more information.

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Celebrating outstanding talent in the field of jewelry design, Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America (MJSA) has started accepting entries for the 19th annual MJSA Vision Awards Design Competition.

Rules & Categories

Entries can be submitted before January 15, 2010. They are accepting entries in 5 different categories, which include

• Design Excellence – for designs that exhibit exceptional creativity, craftsmanship and marketability
• Visionary Technical Solution – for designs in which specific technical challenges, such as combining two non-complementary metals were overcome to take the piece from concept to completion
• Laser Distinction – for entries in which the design relied upon the use of a laser (sponsored by LaserStar Technologies)
• Gold Distinction – for entries that include a minimum of 75 percent of a karat gold alloy in the design (sponsored by Hoover & Strong).
• Future of the Industry Award – In addition, students in any jewelry-related program may submit rendered designs for the Future of the Industry Award, which recognizes exceptional design achievement and potential

Prizes

All MJSA Vision Award winners will be honored at a March 16 ceremony during the annual MJSA Expo New York. Winning entries will also be on display at the Expo for thousands of buyers and exhibitors and they will be featured or recognized in special ad pages in InStore magazine, Metalsmith magazine, and the association’s own MJSA Journal.

How to

For submission guidelines, or to download an entry form, go to the Career Center at MJSA.org or e-mail info@mjsa.org For more information, call MJSA at (800) 444-6572.

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Finally a good news in the time of recession for job seekers. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) announced that its GIA Career Search Engine has more than 300-plus active gem and jewelry industry positions available.

The Career Search Engine is free, open to anyone and is continuously updated with new gem and jewelry career listings.

Available careers include jewelry buyers, appraisers, business development associates, vice presidents, marketing creative directors and more. Some of the companies listing positions include: Damiani, Blue Nile, Inc., Stuller, Inc. and Tiffany & Co.

The available positions span the world, from the U.S., Canada, France and India to Japan, the Cayman Islands and Saudi Arabia.  The jobs range from entry-level to executive titles and vary widely in description.

Job seekers an search job here :  https://www.gia.edu/_webapps/education/jobsearch/index.cfm

Employers can list positions for free here :  https://www.gia.edu/educational-programs/careers-in-gems-jewelry/for-employers/index.html

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