RAPAPORT...  Press Release: The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) announced today that its GIA Career Search Engine lists more than 300  active and available gem and jewelry industry positions. The GIA Career Search Engine service is the largest free online employment database in our industry, according to GIA career services advisor Anna Hayman. More than 7,000 industry jobs have been posted since it was launched in 2000.

Employers post open job notices on the GIA Career Search Engine and reach people from all over the world who are interested in a career in the gem and jewelry industry. The Career Search Engine is free, open to anyone and continuously updated with new gem and jewelry career listings ranging from entry-level to executive titles and varying widely in description. The available positions span the world, from the U.S., Canada, France and India to Japan, the Cayman Islands and Saudi Arabia.

Potential 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, Stuller and Tiffany & Co.

The Institute’s Jewelry Career Fair, recently held in Carlsbad, brought in a number of new job options that are also now posted on the Career Search Engine, according to Kathryn Kimmel, GIA's vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO).

“We had a phenomenal showing of 30 companies who recruited at Career Fair, offering a wide array of career opportunities,” said Kimmel. “For the job seekers who were unable to attend Career Fair, some of those positions offered at the event and more are available for application on the Career Search Engine.”

Kimmel added, “The Institute continues to provide this Career Search Engine as a service to the industry and the public.”

For job seekers, the GIA Career Search Engine can be found online at www.gia.edu/_webapps/education/jobsearch/index.cfm.

Employers interested in listing positions for free on this engine can visit www.gia.edu/educational-programs/careers-in-gems-jewelry/for-employers/index.html.

About GIA:
An independent nonprofit organization, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is recognized as the world's foremost authority in gemology. Established in 1931, GIA has translated its expert knowledge into the most respected gemological education available. Early in the 1950s, GIA invented the famous Four Cs of Color, Cut, Clarity and Carat Weight. In 1953, the Institute 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. GIA can be found on the web at www.gia.edu . For media queries, contact Laura Simanton at 760.603.4112 or Jessica Sachariason at 760.603.4197.

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