News and features
The latest news, features and insight from across optics
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Susie Edwards, director of training and executive coaching organisation, WonderIf, on how to recognise and manage your imposter syndrome
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Final year Cardiff University student, Orlaith Duffy, tells OT about her upcoming “dream” pre-reg placement, and how regular hospital appointments as a child influenced her interest in optometry
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Christine Wrenn, head of operations at Valli Group, on the importance of teamwork and why the company prioritises those with ambition
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The STEM careers fair was attended by 40,000 children aged between 11 and 14. Specsavers early careers manager, Lucy Knock, told OT about the importance of engaging this age group
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Stuart Jackson, recruitment manager at Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care, explains why understanding the company’s DNA is so important for candidates
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Newly-qualified optometrist, Balpreet Dhillon, told OT about her journey to qualification, and what being part of the Johnson & Johnson Vision Success Through Education Programme means to her
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The new programme follows a trial of domiciliary summer placements last year
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Manchester Royal Eye Hospital pre-reg optometrist, Thaksha Sritharan, on how stepping out of the hospital and into community practice widened her understanding of the patient journey
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Trevor Bibic, learning and development consultant, explains how setting goals and ultimately achieving them can be a manageable task
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The CPD series was held as a hybrid conference for 2022, mixing a month of virtual activity with in-person events