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Be the Character You Are
Mary Todd-McGinnis, vice president of sales and e-commerce for Ben Bridge Jewelers, shared her journey in the gem industry, pointing out the way trends and culture affect how people buy jewelry, at the 2009 Career Fair in Carlsbad.
Plan a Path to Success
Kara Erickson, sales manager for Tiffany & Co. in Pasadena, California, shared five key concepts she used to build her career with attendees of the 2009 Career Fair in Carlsbad.
Live the Life of a Colored Stone Professional
Doug Hucker, CEO of the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA), gave real-world, practical tips to attendees at the 2009 Career Fair in Carlsbad.
Professional Jewelry Designers Offer Tips to Students
Members of the American Jewelry Design Council (AJDC) shared advice with GIA students when they visited the Carlsbad campus.
10 Tips to Boost Your Career
Joel Schechter, CEO of Honora, shared the key attributes his father, Stanley Schechter, taught him to look for in an exemplary employee - loyalty, honesty, respect and attention to detail - at GIA’s 2009 mini Jewelry Career Fair held in Las Vegas.
The “Type” Classification System of Diamonds and Its Importance in Gemology
Knowledge of type allows gemologists to better evaluate if a diamond might be treated or synthetic, and whether it should be sent to a laboratory for testing.
Summer 2009 G&G Lab Notes
This section, from the Summer 2009 issue of Gems & Gemology, is a compilation of interesting finds from GIA’s laboratories.
Color Grading “D-to-Z” Diamonds at the GIA Laboratory
This article discusses the history and ongoing development of GIA's color grading system, and explains how its laboratory applies it.
A History of Diamond Treatments
Modern gemologists and diamantaires are faced with a broad spectrum of color and clarity treatments ranging from the simple to the highly sophisticated.
An Examination of the Napoleon Diamond Necklace
Napoléon Bonaparte gave an extraordinary diamond necklace to his empress, Marie-Louise, in 1811.
Latest-Generation CVD-Grown Synthetic Diamonds from Apollo Diamond Inc.
High-quality CVD-grown diamonds, comparable in color and clarity to natural diamonds, can be identified using a combination of gemological and spectroscopic properties.
Global Rough Diamond Production Since 1870
Historically, global rough diamond production has fluctuated greatly due to a myriad of causes, many of which are explored in this article.
