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Specsavers

Retail

United Kingdom

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Specsavers specialises in optical care and, more recently, hearing services, and was founded in 1984 by Doug and Mary Perkins on the island of Guernsey. The hearing services part of the company was formed in 2002. As well as optical retail stores and services all over the United Kingdom, Specsavers also have a worldwide presence. Specsavers are represented in Guernsey, Jersey, the Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, New Zealand and Australia. With over 30,000 employees and 1,650 stores worldwide, Specsavers is the world’s largest optical retailer.

Specsavers could have many different opportunities available for school leavers, students and graduates. Entry level part time jobs, for example, could be retail jobs working as an optical assistant in one of the many Specsavers stores. However, as you might expect, Specsavers is not all about retail jobs and careers. For those interested in these lines of work, Specsavers also offer opportunities in fields such as head office, optometrics and other clinical jobs, audiology and the dispensing of hearing aids. As you can see, careers with Specsavers could suit students and young people with a whole variety of job interests and backgrounds.

Obviously, some of the jobs and careers available with a company such as Specsavers are going to be highly skilled jobs and some roles would suit graduates who have relevant qualifications. But Specsavers jobs can also be entry level jobs that might suit students and young people who are either looking for part time work or looking to work full time and learn skills whilst on the job. Retail jobs with Specsavers could be an example of this. If you are interested in optometry and want to find out more about what is required of you, Specsavers also have a whole area on the careers section of their website dedicated to this.

For students and school leavers who are looking for jobs close to home or near to university, Specsavers jobs could be a good choice because they have so many stores around the United Kingdom. Many of these stores are on the high streets of Britain’s towns and cities so there could be a local store with vacancies to suit your needs.

Specsavers recruit staff on an ongoing basis as vacancies arise and, as it is fast growing company, there could be opportunities available regularly. As the company operates close links with universities, there could be set course dates for certain roles within the firm. Due to the way Specsavers operates, those interested in retail jobs could soon be in retail management and be part of a JV in the owning of a Specsavers store.

Specsavers have a full staff development programme for the various areas of their business, whether that’s clinical work, head office careers or retail jobs meaning there could be lots of exciting opportunities within the company. If a Specsavers careers sounds like it could be up your street, apply now and you could soon have a rewarding student job of full time career. Don’t forget, you can also take a look at similar vacancies by checking out our main retail jobs page, also.

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