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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Locum optometrist, Rebecca Rushton, and learning and development consultant, Trevor Bibic, discuss how locums can up their negotiation game in a post-lockdown world
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Rochdale-based locum optometrist Atif Hussain was one of the first to sign up to work for the NHS’s Test and Trace team. He tells OT about his new role handling local outbreaks
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First year optometry student at the University of Huddersfield, Iqra Saeed, talks to OT about what drew her to optometry and the impact COVID-19 had on the course
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Government outlines “last resort” loan initiative following report showing 13 UK universities could be at risk of closure
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Second edition highlights advances in diagnostic imaging techniques and treatment
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Daniel Chung, a pre-reg optometrist in Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, catches us up on his past few months
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As UCAS figures show a rise in the number of students holding firm offers this year and fewer applicants opting to defer, optometry courses are preparing to host their new intakes
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Career counsellor at CV Writers, Michelle Hiseman, advises on how to answer competency-based questions at interview
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Cardiff University student and AOP student representative, Millie Trotter, tells OT how her work experience inspired her to pursue a career in optometry, and how she hopes to promote the profession to others through her blog
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Optometry students will be marking the end of an exam season like no other this weekend, with a special celebration hosted by The University of Plymouth’s Optometry Society