Career Development, Finding A Job, Getting Started
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...
Actuarial Exams, Career Development, Finding A Job
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...
Actuarial Exams, Career Development, Finding A Job
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...
Career Development, Finding A Job, Getting Started
Actuarial exams aren’t the only thing that employers look at when they’re considering hiring a new entry-level actuary. Excel skills are important too! If you want to be successful on the job, you will need to know how to use Excel functions such as if-then...
Career Development, Education, Finding A Job, Getting Started
If you’re serious about getting an actuarial job, you may be considering grad school as a way to make yourself more competitive in the job market. Will getting your Master’s help in landing a job as an actuary? It’s unlikely that getting a Master’s degree in...