Career development
Insight into the career options that are available within optics from those who have been there and done it
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Indy Ghuman, second-year student at Aston University, tells OT about adapting to virtual learning and the importance of balancing work and rest
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After months of disruption to his studies, newly-graduated optometrist Peter Grant tells OT how excited he is to begin his pre-reg placement
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Every issue, OT poses a scenario from a practitioner. This time, we’re tackling redundancy
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Second year optometry student at Aston University, Georgia Richardson, on finding inspiration from her colleagues, and receiving the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers bursary
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Optometrist Hamza Mussa, aka @TheCrazyOptom, tells OT about campaigning against racism and discrimination via Instagram and his work as part of the Specsavers Professional Advancement Team
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Universities have been working “as quickly as possible” to review applications from prospective optometry students who saw their original results downgraded
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Following the launch of the AOP’s Pre-reg register, OT clinical editor, Dr Ian Beasley, emphasises the benefits a pre-reg can bring to a practice
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This year’s pre-reg contributors, Samrina Awan, Tamara Hasan and Daniel Chung, on how COVID-19 upended their year and what they’ve learnt along the way
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Michelle Hiseman, Career Counsellor at CV Writers, looks at how best to prepare for and answer frequently asked questions.
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The project aims to support people from underrepresented groups access university, and is particularly seeking mature applicants