Career Development, Getting Started
The Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries are American actuarial organizations that standardize and regulate actuaries in the U.S. SOA vs. CAS: The primary difference is that they each support actuaries in different industries. The CAS...
Actuarial Exams, Career Development, Finding A Job
You’ve studied hard. Passed two exams. And now it’s time to search for an entry-level job (or it will be soon). How much should you expect to make? Here’s the quick answer: Your entry-level actuarial salary will depend on your geographical area, your past experience,...
Career Development, Finding A Job, Getting Started
If you’re considering becoming an actuary, you may wonder if you’re going to be able to work from home. It’s a great question, and something I myself wondered too when I first started working in the actuarial field. The short answer is that some companies do offer...
Career Development, Finding A Job, Getting Started
If you’re thinking about becoming an actuary, you’re probably wondering how much of your job will be programming. Or maybe you’re wondering if you really need to know how to do it in order to be a competitive candidate. For many actuarial positions, programming will...
Career Development, Finding A Job
If you’re looking for your first actuarial internship or job, you’re definitely going to want to make sure employers see that you’ve passed an actuarial exam or two. That’ll really boost your chances of getting the position. But actuarial exams...
Actuarial Exams, Career Development
Have you ever read the book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey? Here it is on Amazon if you haven’t. In one section of the book, the author talks about how animals, by nature, really only react to changes in their environment....
