Specsavers’ Kiwi graduates experiencing the company’s first virtual induction

Specsavers has welcomed its newest cohort of 120 graduate optometrists across Australia and New Zealand (16) in a first-ever hybrid (face-to-face and virtual) graduate induction event.

With Covid-19 still impacting travel, the graduate optometrists participated from their respective Specsavers regional training centres in Auckland, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria, with livestreaming from the graduate induction headquarters at Specsavers’ support office in Melbourne.

“This is the first time something of this nature has ever been attempted at Specsavers, and with the graduates participating face-to-face in their region they were able to experience the best of both worlds – networking with their local colleagues as well as receiving valuable training and resources from our support team in Melbourne,” said Raj Sundarjee, Specsavers ANZ director of professional recruitment.

The two-day event included a jam-packed agenda of virtual presentations, network-building activities and workshops to enhance both personal and professional development, plus a social welcome function in each Australian state and in Auckland.