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Vision Express

Retail

United Kingdom

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Founded in 1988, Vision Express is one of the UK’s largest retail optical chains specialising in the sale of spectacles, sunglasses and contact lenses. They also offer eye examinations. The parent company of Vision Express is Vision Express Group Ltd and there are around 4,500 people working for the company and around 400 stores throughout England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Jersey. This is good news for students and graduates looking to get into optical retail as it is likely there is a store close to you.

Vision Express jobs and careers come in all shapes and sizes from optical retail jobs in store support and store management, to being a registered optician to working in support in head office roles. Vision Express jobs in store support are likely to suit students and school leavers who are looking for entry level jobs and who are perhaps looking to embark upon a career in the optical industry. Vision Express take their customers on a journey and need assistants with a passion for customer service to continue Vision Express’s reputation for providing a first class customer experience.

For those of you looking to begin graduate careers as a qualified optical professional, Vision Express careers mean you will be given further opportunities for development and training so that you can continue to build your career in the field.

The Vision Express support office is in Nottingham so those looking for jobs and careers in head office roles will be based in the city. Here, too, there is a full commitment to career development so whatever role you are working in - admin, customer service, finance, IT, to name just a few - you should be able to flourish with Vision Express.

For entry level optical retail jobs, Vision Express are not necessarily looking for any previous experience. They just need you to be committed to your role in providing an exceptional customer experience. This is good news for students and school leavers and it could be a great opportunity for those looking to work in retail in the future.

School leavers could also find Vision Express apprenticeships an excellent way of getting themselves into the optical industry. Vision Express Apprenticeships are a 13 month programme which provides knowledge of the retail industry while gaining recognised qualifications. If you have a passion to succeed, are warm and welcoming and have an enthusiastic approach to work, Vision Express Apprenticeships could be right up your street.

If you are interested in Vision Express jobs and careers then the company has a set recruitment process, the details of which are on their Vision Express Careers website. For school leavers hoping to do Vision Express Apprenticeships, they take on new apprentices at different stages of the year: Spring, Summer, Autumn and May. Make sure you know when the application process begins for each intake if you don’t want to miss out.

For those of you looking to become a registered optical professional, Vision Express have a programme to help you with the correct training and development to succeed. As with the Apprenticeship programme, Vision Express careers in pre-reg fields also have a set intake. Applications usually open in December and can only be done online. After this, the recruitment process begins from there. Make sure you are fully aware of application dates.

For other Vision Express jobs and careers, some current vacancies are advertised on the careers website. If you want to be proactive and enquire about optical retail jobs in your nearest Vision Express store, why not drop by to introduce yourself to the person in charge and see if there are any opportunities.

For those looking to work in optical retail or in the optical industry in general, Vision Express jobs and careers could prove to be very rewarding. Take a look now to see when recruitment begins for your chosen job. Alternatively, If you’re interested in retail but don’t think the optical industry is for you, take a look at other retail jobs you could do. And if you’re a school leaver and not wanting to go on to university, read more about Apprenticeships to see if this is something you might want to consider.

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