I know that jewelry designing can be very different when comparing those who work in the fine jewelry industry to those who work in the hand-crafted industry, but I saw that the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is having a career day tomorrow (9/12/08), at its Robert Mouawad campus in Carlsbad, California, from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. So any Cali jewelry folks may want to see about checking it out.

According to National Jeweler Network, they don’t have a lot of these open houses:

Approximately 28 jewelry-focused companies will be recruiting to fill positions from 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

In addition, potential employees will be able to meet and hear from the top people in the jewelry business in focused seminars, individual coaching sessions and personal meetings. There are currently 30 career coaches from all different professions within the jewelry industry scheduled to speak to job-seekers in a one-on-one setting.

Also throughout the day, the GIA is hosting its annual Open House, the one day all year that visitors can tour the grounds of the GIA without being part of an organized tour group. Visitors will be able to see the exhibit titled “Facets of GIA,” which shows approximately 30 pieces of jewelry to illustrate the work the GIA does, as well as the “Balboa Park Carousel Egg,” which will be the first time it’s ever been displayed for the public.

Even if you aren’t looking for a jewelry job, I think it would be neat to be able to check the place out, and they have a number of seminars scheduled for the day covering marketing and business related topics that would appeal to all types of jewelry designers.