Brad McCorkle.
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Raleigh, N.C.—Local Eye Site has now served more than 5,000 organizations across all sectors of the eyecare industry since its creation in 2008. Thousands of employers in the optical, optometric and ophthalmic sectors have utilized Local Eye Site to source qualified employees for their firms. There are currently more than 2,000 industry positions posted to the website and over 100,000 professionals registered to the website.

“We established Local Eye Site with the vision of creating an online destination that would simplify the recruitment process and make it more productive for employers in the eyecare space,” said Brad McCorkle, founder of Local Eye Site. McCorkle continued, “We believe that the response from employers and job-seekers is indicative of the success we’ve had in making life a little easier for professionals in our industry tasked with recruiting.”

Additionally, Local Eye Site enhances exposure for the employers it serves by powering the career centers and job portals for dozens of eyecare-related publications and associations, including Review of Optometry and Vision Monday magazines and associations such as the Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology (ATPO) and the Opticians Association of America (OAA).