I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Specsavers (Norwich, England)
Interview
This was a few years ago but finally feel able to share. I spoke to the franchise owner AND was told that I did an exceptional interview whereby they did not even finish the questions because they said I had already answered them. I had all but been told that the process was a formality as they were very interested in my experience. Job trial was included after the interview and went well. It was only after informing them that I would require a seat for welcoming duties due to my disability that they then went quiet and then I received a standard email the following day with a negative outcome without good reason for this. I am therefore certain this was due to not wanting to accommodate/provide reasonable adjustments for my disability. After speaking to an adviser they felt this was a case of discrimination but due to a lack of written evidence it could not be taken further.
There were two interviewers in the room who were very kind and friendly, made the whole process feel at ease. Got asked pretty standard interview questions. The whole interview was fairly brief and quick.
I applied online. I interviewed at Specsavers (Newbury, England) in Feb 2026
Interview
I went to Specsavers for an interview and had a great experience. The lady interviewing me was very kind and the questions were very thorough and gave me plenty of room to display how I would be a good fit. I want to WARN people, since I didn't see anyone mention already, there was a maths test halfway through.
This caught me off guard but it was very simple adding and percentages and they even gave me a calculator. There was also a simple priority question and a filing exercise.
Then there was a second page of questions and some more information about the role. At the end she offered me some dates for a trial shift which I accepted.
Got a phone call to book interview which didn’t get booked, I had turned up to another candidates interview time and had to reschedule. Late interview start (around 25 minutes) but friendly, laid back interview talking mostly about experience and where I see myself in 5 years time.
