Nimesh Popat, director of Specsavers professional recruitment and retention UK & ROI, and Alan Gregg, head of recruitment services, share their advice on joining the multiple

Pre-registration optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Emily Mather, on finding a supportive community in her first four months

Pre-reg optometrist Luke McRoy-Jones on progressing through his pre-reg during lockdown and building a patient base in practice

The spring OSCEs marked the largest in the history of the Scheme for Registration. OT  spoke to some newly-qualified optometrists about their experiences

Third year optometry student at City, University of London, Thaksha Sritharan, talks to OT  about the impact of COVID-19, being an international student, and the family members who inspired her career journey

OT  spoke to students, Saira Saleem and Nkosi Yearwood, about their experience of the past year and the challenges and changes ahead

The College shared that the temporary changes had been “invaluable” in allowing the progression of pre-registration optometrists through the Scheme for Registration during the pandemic

Zach Hughes, recruitment marketing executive at the Hakim Group, explains what those applying for jobs at the company should know

Following a year of disruption, OT  investigates what effect the pandemic could have for students and pre-registration optometrists entering the profession – and what the wider implications might be for the way optometry is taught to future generations

Pre-reg optometrist Peter Grant on how problem solving in practice can have an important impact on patients’ wider health