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đś Dog Days Are Here! Keep Cool on Your Career Path.
With the sizzling heat of summerâs âdog daysâ upon us (July 3 â August 11), here are things you can do to stay cool, stay motivated, and keep moving ahead in your career journey. Thinking about back-to-school season? Dealing with student debt? Or are you getting ready to interview for a hot new jobâair conditioned, of course? Hereâs what you can do to keep your career plan breezing along.
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Features:
Real Relief: VSP Vision⢠Student Loan Repayment Program
Pro Tips: "Interview Tips to Cover Your Needs"
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More to See:
Hot Jobs: Hiring now. Signing incentives. Apply today!
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Back-to-School Seasonâfor Students, Practices, and Patients
While students like you are preparing to resume your educational pursuits, eye care practices are also prepping to give their patients what they need most for a vision-healthy back-to-school season. This could be a perfect time to start or grow a practice, too!
- Continuing and completing your education plan makes you a âready candidateâ for practices that will be ready to hire new ODs, especially during the upcoming year-end rush.
- Practices are already ramping up their marketing and hiring activity to help patients get the most from their vision care benefits before the year is over. A busy practice might need your help to manage the year-end spike in business!
- Starting your own practice? This is a perfect season to market to patients of all ages for their back-to-school and year-end eye care needs. Use this time to attract and grow your base of patients.
When youâre trained and ready to inform and assist your patients with eye exams and eyewear selection during this season, youâll improve your patientsâ lives while helping sustain (and grow) your patient base. Thatâs just smart thinking, right?
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Real Relief: VSP Vision Student Loan Repayment Program
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The VSP Vision Student Loan Repayment (SLR) Program helps provide student debt reliefâup to $200,000 in potential debt assistance!
See how the VSP Vision Student Loan Repayment Program might help you reduce the burden of student debt and help clear the path ahead on your optometric career journey. And see this issueâs Hot Jobs section for hiring practices* that are utilizing the SLR program to attract and assist qualified candidates.
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âThrough this program, I have had the opportunity to not only contribute to the long-term growth of a private practice, but also provide eye care in an optometrist-scarce area,â said Dr. Hasnain Nizar, a 2023 SLR program recipient. âBy alleviating financial pressures, I am able to focus my efforts and attention on reducing barriers to care and working towards making eye care accessible to allâand Iâd like to open up my own practice someday.â
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Student Scholarship Spotlights:
Congratulations to the recipients of the Dr. Marvin R. Poston Awards and Empowering Equity Scholarship, presented at the 2024 National Optometric Association (NOA) Convention. The six awards totaled $35,000!
2024 Dr. Marvin R. Poston Award ($4,000 each):
- Abarnaa Arithas â Class of 2027, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science
- Olivia Wynn â Class of 2026, New England College of Optometry
- Emely Minino Soto â Class of 2025, New England College of Optometry
- Melisa Philogene â Class of 2024, Illinois College of Optometry
- Dominica Dzakah â Class of 2025, Salus at Drexel, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Empowering Equity Scholarship ($15,000), in collaboration with Black EyeCare Perspective:
- Avia Dolberry, Class of 2025, New England College of Optometry
Read more about these scholarships and their recipients. Congratulations to everyone!
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Pro Tips:
â3 Interview Tips to Cover Your Needsâ
by Kristen Hoffman, VSPÂŽ Talent Aquisition Specialist
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When applying for a new job, hopeful candidates rightly put the hiring practiceâs needs front and center. Even so, be sure to consider your needs, too, to ensure it can result in a win-win agreement for everyone involved.
Hereâs what you should keep in mind to find a perfect match:
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- Know your non-negotiables. Are you looking for a part-time or full-time position? Do you need certain days off for other commitments? Is salary or a bonus more important? What location are you interested in? Which modality (private practice, corporate, retail)? All of these personal parameters will help you discern which practice will best suit youâand suit them tooâas you move throughout your job hunt.
- Approach it as a two-way street. A job interview is just as important for you, the candidate, as it is for the practice that will consider you. Ask your questions, consider your non-negotiables, and be especially observant of a practiceâs mission, method, and organizational setup; does it all (or mostly all) match what youâre looking for in your next career move? Again, look for the win-win for the best assignment and eventual outcome.
- Be confident in YOU. Yes, be yourself! The right practice will certainly consider your own personality, your personal style, and your professionalism. Be confident that you are right for the job and let your personality shine through!
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5 Quick Courses: Prepping for an Interview
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Getting ready for your first interview? Breeze through these five concise but complete video courses, selected by Quy Nguyen, OD, to get your competitive edge.
It takes less than an hour, and these on-demand courses are FREE from VSP Premier Edge⢠Career Support. Oh, and you might even win a $15 Tango gift card when you complete them before August 30th. Start now!
- Course 221X: How to Add Value as an Associate* (10 minutes)
- Course 230x: Is Owning Your Own Practice Worth It?* (10 minutes)
- Course 226x: Financial Aspects of Starting a Practice* (10 minutes)
- Course 502GP: Making Memorable First Impressions (15 minutes)
- Course 200G: Coaching Your Optometric Team (10 minutes)
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Career Events:
Meet VSP representatives and talent acquisition team members, learn about career opportunities, and pick up some stylish swag, too!
Vision Expo West 2024 â September 19-21, The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.
- The optical industryâs premier west coast event is coming soon. Make your plans to attend! Plus, follow Ron Kemper, VSP Vision University & Student Relations Manager, on Instagram and your name could be drawn for a Travel GO Grant to help get you to VEW!
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Hot Jobs: Featured Job Openings at VSP Careers in Eye Care listings
(see all job listings)
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Student Loan Repayment Opportunity
Skilled Optometrists seeking a fulfilling, full-time opportunity in Central California will find a welcoming home at Stanislaus Optometric Center in Modesto. If you're passionate about delivering exceptional eye care, enjoy working with diverse patients, and seek a long-term home to grow your career, this position offers the chance to make a genuine difference in your community.
Eyezone is a distinguished multi-location practice, serving patients across Nevada in South Reno, West Reno, Midtown Reno, Carson City, and Lake Tahoe. Renowned for its unwavering commitment to superior vision care, EyeZone offers a specialized dry eye clinic and is led by a team of dedicated eye care professionals deeply rooted in the community. If youâre looking to provide care in a practice with state-of-the-art optical equipment, three fully equipped examination suites, a diverse range of designer eyewear catering to all budgets, and the latest advancements in contact lens technology, check out this opportunity.
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*Course content developed in partnership with Premier Edge Career Support and the Association of Practice Management Educators (APME)
** View Summer School Business Education Track Promotion Terms and Conditions here.
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