Jewelry Jobs How To Start Your Dream Career
he jewelry industry can or creating, this is an important
provide exciting moments ingredient in a successful
and lucrative pay. There career.
are many fields to the business
including design, goldsmith, Determine your Niche Field
gemologist, buyer, store manager,
watchmaker, sales, and store As I said, each field has its
ownership. Each has specific benefits and you've got to
requirements in training and determine which is going to be
experience in order to succeed most beneficial to you and
and become employable. With provide you with the lifestyle
proper guidance and hard word that you are looking for. Assess
work you can achieve any amount your skill sets and then try to
of success that you set your mind match them up with the field that
to. First, you must understand requires the most of what you
that there are many product types possess. Read the chart below to
and you can spend a lifetime identify the required skills for
becoming an expert in one. Some each career field:
of these product types include
timepieces, polished diamonds, Designer - Creativity, computer
fashion jewelry, colored skills, basic jewelry making
gemstones, bridal products, knowledge, fashion sense, math
luxury items and many more. I skills.
recommend deciding which product
intrigues you most and pursue a Goldsmith - Mechanical skills,
career in that product category. hand-eye coordination, patience,
Choose the field that is most detailed oriented, integrity,
needed in that particular product self-pride.
category and then maintain a
passion for what you are selling Gemologist - Math skills,
organizational skills, integrity, Training and Education
quick learner, investigative,
interest in gems. As with any career choice,
education and training is crucial
Buyer - Eye for fashion, to achieving success. The
organizational skills, accounting industry has several educational
skills, forecasting, management institutions that will prepare
skills. you by providing the proper
knowledge of the business. I've
Store Manager - Sales skills, always been a huge advocate of
organizational skills, previous continuing education and even
experience, effective at time though I have 20 years experience
management, integrity, customer in the jewelry business I'm still
service & relations, business learning every day. I recommend a
management experience. life-long effort in learning that
not only includes industry
Watchmaker/horologist - specific information but also any
Mechanical skills, hand-eye business training and self-help
coordination, patience, detailed that you can apply in your daily
oriented, integrity, self-pride. work. The Gemological Institute
of America (GIA) is a great
Salesperson - Sales skills, resource for gemological training
people skills, organizational and is a must if you want to
skills, motivated, willingness to pursue the gemologist field. As a
learn, knowledge of gems and salesperson, the Accredited
goldsmithing. Jewelry Professional degree from
GIA is a great start, especially
Store Owner - Basic knowledge all if you don't have experience.
of the above, investment capital. People trying to pursue a career
in store management or ownership
can take jewelry business Swiss watch sales in the US have
management courses. Other grown considerably over the last
training institutions worth 5 years and a need for qualified
mentioning are the American people that can repair them has
Gemological Society and Jewelers also grown. A great resource to
of America. Goldsmiths can also learn the craft of watch making
take jewelry making courses at is the American
GIA however there are much better Watchmakers-Clockmakers
schools for goldsmiths that you Institute.
can attend. The most renowned
jewelry making schools are The Getting Your Foot in the Door
New Approach School for Jewelers
and the Revere Academy of Jewelry If you've had prior sales
Arts. These schools have experience then you probably have
specialized training for people a good chance at landing a sales
that want to become benchmen, position however, an AJP from GIA
diamond setters, and designers. is a shoe in. As previously
mentioned, integrity is of the
Designers can attend GIA or the utmost importance in the industry
Fashion Institute of Technology especially when considering the
to receive an in-depth education security issues surrounding high
on creating jewelry designs using value items. When interviewing
traditional methods or new with potential employers you
technology like CAD-CAM. You can should be able to demonstrate a
get examples of how custom design high level of integrity and
is performed using CAD-CAM at honesty to the interviewer.
design your engagement ring Watch
makers are one the fastest Completion of jewelry educational
growing opportunities in the training is certainly a good way
luxury products field. Mechanical to find a job in the jewelry
business however; you don't respect and integrity. A jewelry
necessarily need it to be purchase can be an intimidating
guaranteed a job. Sometimes process for the average consumer
showing a sincere interest in a and it is our responsibility as
job and a willingness to start at professionals to honor the
the bottom and spend time customer's needs and educated
learning can capture the interest them in the best way we know how.
of an employer. As a jeweler You should also promote the
you'll definitely need experience business and encourage others to
or training, however even with become involved in the industry.
training you'll still have to Finally, take the time to share
start at the bottom and work your your knowledge with others as
way up. The best advice that I this will further promote
can give the goldsmith candidates professionalism in our business.
is to never stop learning and
always seek additional training.
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