RALEIGH, N.C.— Local Eye Site, the leading provider of job search and online recruitment services for the eyecare industry, announced this week a new partnership with the American Board of Opticianry and National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO-NCLE).

The partnership creates a link to the Local Eye Site jobs page directly on the ABO-NCLE homepage. “We’re thrilled to offer this type of service to our certificants,” said Jim Morris, executive director of the ABO-NCLE. “Providing a way for opticians and contact lens technicians to discover employment opportunities through our website is something we know will contribute to the career and professional development of our certificants, and we couldn’t be more excited to be a part of it.”

“We’re excited to power the job board for the ABO-NCLE,” said Brad McCorkle, founder of Local Eye Site. “This partnership will deliver a wide range of employment opportunities to a larger audience of opticians and contact lens technicians, while providing improved results for Local Eye Site customers recruiting professionals within these disciplines.”

The Job Board on ABO-NCLE.org will serve to provide a simple, efficient and user friendly resource for job seekers and employers alike, McCorkle added, noting that employers can now post positions on LocalEyeSite.com that will be automatically promoted on ABO-NCLE.org, effectively reaching a more targeted audience for their job postings.

The American Board of Opticianry & National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO-NCLE) is the largest opticians’ certification organization in the world, recognizing individuals whose opticianry skills and knowledge meet predetermined standards of excellence. More than 96,000 certifications have been awarded since 1976, and more than 40,000 certifications are currently in force.