the jewellery industry is a booming business today:

One usually finds a number of employment avenues. Apart from working as a designer, you can become a grader or sorter of diamonds and other stones, a trader in precious and semiprecious stones, a jewellery evaluator, freelance designer or stone curter, a dealer in jewellery tools and machnies or an exhibitor. One of the most sought after professionals in the jewellery market is the accessory designer. Yet another alternative is to undertake teaching in any major institute in the field.

Besides jobs with jewellery houses, a jewellery designer might even choose to open his own workshop. However, one needs to keep in mind, that any such venture essentially implies ensuring a ready accessibility to vast resources.

The profession requires a creative mind and thorough understanding of contemporary as well as traditional styles of adornment. Besides possessing a flair for fashion, one needs to accurately gauge market trends. In addition to a capacity for ready assimilation of ideas and forms, a prospective designer must show keen awareness of the nature of his clientele. For instance, an understanding of clients' preferences, life style and budget may go a long way in helping to provide him with the style best suited to his needs and tastes.

Above all, the jewellery designer should keep abreast with all current development at home and abroad, in order to determine the marks atmosphere most apt for the launch of a new fashion range.