CAREERFAIR DRAWS JEWELRY JOB HOPEFULS
The jewelry industry may have been in the doldrums for the past few years, but there's no shortage of people seeking jobs in it. About 800 people showed up for the fourth annual CareerFair, held Oct. 15 at the Gemological Institute of America in Santa Monica, Cal. They had a chance to participate in panel discussions by industry leaders, one-on-one counseling sessions and meetings with recruiters from more than two dozen retail and manufacturing firms.
CareerFair is sponsored by JCK and JC Penney and hosted by GIA and The Jewelers 24-Karat Club of Southern California. More than 150 retailers, manufacturers and trade association executives representing all aspects of the industry served as speakers and counselors. About a third of them came from outside of southern California.
All 12 seminars drew standing-room-only crowds. The topics (each pres