Top 3 Tips to Get Hired This Fall Recruiting Season
Fall is just around the corner, which means it’s actuarial hiring season!
Actuarial employers start looking to fill their entry-level positions EARLY. If you’re graduating next spring, looking to change careers, or on the hunt for a summer internship, you’ve got to start now!!
3 Ways to Fund Your Actuarial Journey
Want to become an actuary without breaking the bank? There are tons of ways to pay for your career, even before you get that first actuarial paycheck. Here’s how!
5 Ways to Know if You’ll Like Being an Actuary | No Internship Required
How can you figure out if the actuarial career is right for you?
One of the best ways to find out if you’ll like being an actuary is with an actuarial internship. In an internship, you’ll get some valuable hands-on experience and see for yourself what it’s like to work in the field.
How to Become an Actuary Fast (With Extra Tips for Students!)
Most future actuaries start their journey by passing an exam. That’s probably because when you first look into the actuarial career, it can seem like all you hear about are exams, exams, exams!
Top 5 Programming Languages for Actuaries
Do you really need to know a programming language to become a top candidate?
Here’s the thing. It’s totally possible to get hired without ever learning a programming language, but that will make your actuarial journey way harder than it has to be!
That’s because 64% of actuarial employers prefer a candidate that knows a programming language.
The Best Actuarial Schools
I always get tons of questions about which schools have the best actuarial science programs. Well, I’ve got some long overdue answers for you!
The thing is, you don’t need to get an actuarial science degree to become an actuary. In fact, it’s not necessarily your best option; you can learn why here.
Five Mistakes to Avoid on your Actuarial Journey
If you were making mistakes that could hinder your growth in the actuarial career, you would want to know, right?
As it turns out, there are five common mistakes that keep aspiring actuaries from achieving their dreams. You’re probably doing at least one thing that can slow down your career by months, or even years!
Luckily, every one of these mistakes is fixable. You’ll learn which mistakes you’re making, how to avoid them in the future, and what to do instead to accelerate your actuarial journey.
How to Increase Your Actuarial Starting Salary
The actuarial job market is competitive, and that can put pressure on aspiring actuaries. You might feel like you have to take any actuarial job you can get.
But, that’s not true!
What if I told you that you could improve your chances of getting a great starting salary and get multiple job offers and even bigger bonuses?
Passed Your First Actuarial Exam? Do This Next!
First off, congratulations on such a HUGE success! Passing an actuarial exam is far from easy, but you’ve done it!
Now that you’ve checked that off your list, you may be wondering what’s next. You may be surprised that I don’t recommend you immediately start studying for another exam.
That’s what many people end up doing.
However, there are other things that should be a higher priority right now.
How to Find an Actuarial Job or Internship (3 quick tips)
Looking for an actuarial job or internship? You’re in the right place!
Everyday, I’m helping people just like you to find their first actuarial internship or entry-level position. So, in this post I’ll go through the top 3 things you need to do to make sure you’re a competitive candidate for any position you apply to.