I’ve been trying to get into one of the major jewelry houses in New York for a while now and I’m getting nowhere, not even a real interview in most cases. I’m a US citizen, so work authorization isn’t the issue.

I’ve been applying through their career websites and also emailing recruiters and hiring managers directly. Still mostly silence.

Quick background: I’m a Graduate Gemmologist with IGI certs in polished diamonds, rough diamonds, and colored stones. I’ve spent the last 5 years in Antwerp selling diamonds and fine jewelry to wealthy clients from the US, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China), and South America. I’ve closed a few pieces above $500k and several more in the hundreds of thousands of dollars,. I source the diamonds and gemstones myself and manage custom orders from the initial idea through production, handling operations and quality control until delivery.…