Actuarial Association1st General Meeting

Officer IntroductionActuarial Profession OverviewResume Tips

2014-2015 Officers

• President – Alex Kim• Vice President – Tim Hall• Treasurer – Dang Dinh• Journalist – Gary Wang• Public Relations – Michelle Li• Webmaster – Jimmy Risk

News and Upcoming Events

• Membership• Website – www.ucsbactuary.org• Resume Workshop 10/6• WellPoint 10/7• Resumes Due 10/7• 2nd General Meeting 10/9• Mercer 10/15• 3rd Annual Actuarial Career Fair 10/16

What is an Actuary?

• Actuaries manage risk by analyzing past events to evaluate the likelihood of a future event

• Typically work in insurance but there are other opportunities for actuaries, as many industries require risk management

• Ex: We determine how much an insurance company should charge for auto insurance

Four Career Paths

• Health

• Life

• Property & Casualty

• Retirement

Why become an Actuary?

Why become an Actuary?

• 2013 Forbes #1 Best Job

• High Salary and Exam Bonuses

• Job Security

• Strong Business Influence

• Varied Exit Opportunities

Actuarial Exams

Preliminary Exams

• Probability (P/1)

• Financial Mathematics (FM/2)

• Models for Financial Mathematics (MFE/3F)

• Models for Life Contingencies (MLC/3LC)

• Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models (C/4)

Resume Tips

Core Four

• Education

• Exams

• Experience

• Extracurriculars

Other Sections

• Awards/Honors

• Special Projects/Skills

• Relevant Coursework

• Hobbies and Interests

Resume Tips

• One page ONLY

• Active verbs (planned, assisted, developed, organized)

• Be specific

• No objective

• As concise as possible

News and Upcoming Events

• Membership• Website – www.ucsbactuary.org• Resume Workshop 10/6• WellPoint 10/7• Resumes Due 10/7• 2nd General Meeting 10/9• Mercer 10/15• 3rd Annual Actuarial Career Fair 10/16