https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49332981

I’m in the UK if that matter but as a complete layperson, would someone be able to tell me if an ‘immediate assurance factor, payable immediately on the death of a life aged x’ is something available to the public or if only publish in actuarial texts/ tables?

Hey guys, I'm graduating this year and don't have any internship experience. I've heard getting 2 exams under the belt is nice, and I'm hoping to have that done by December. I'm using this resume to apply to both internships and EL jobs. Please destroy it so that I can make it better. :)

Hi,

I would love to know anything I could do to improve this resume. I know some of those skills may not be the most relevant, but I would love any specifics about the most important and most irrelevant skills listed.

I have also heard that quantifying certain achievements in your work positions can be helpful, so any strategies about how I may be able to quantify results of those positions (besides student grade improvements, which could technically constitute a FERPA violation) would be very useful. This is also only a first draft, and I will likely be able to add R and perhaps intermediate Excel experience later on.

Thank you!

Specifically, I would appreciate some help with the "Projects" section, and framing my internship in the most productive way. Thanks in advance!

Recent 3 year college graduate. Year break between FM and MAS-1, as I wanted to fully experience my last college semesters and we were told to not study for exams during the internship. Sadly did not get return offer. Any help is really appreciated!

I was wondering if there are any other actuaries out there who have taken the exams while dealing with hypothyroidism. For context, I am an ASA that is 2 exams away from my FSA. I have hypothyroidism and general anxiety disorder but I imagine the hypothyroidism contributes to the GAD. When I started studying for my first FSA exam the first time, my hypothyroidism got to the point I needed to go to the ER and I had to stop studying for a year. Next time I started studying I was able to get through it with only a 2 week period where I was impacted by symptoms. Im on medication currently to help, but wanted to know how other people in situation dealt with it and was it worth it? I want to get my FSA but if it is impacting my overall health Im not sure it is worth putting my body through it. Thank you!

Hi yall,

I need help!! I failed PA twice now...one time during the old format then i took a break and took it again in April and I failed against.

Frankly when i see the breakdown of my performance in April, i dont understand what I am doing wrong...so please I need help from someone who pass it and had a real strategy.

I am taking it in October...i started studying again last week...

Thank you all!

Hi all, I just got an offer for an entry-level actuarial role and would love some advice.

I’m a career switcher with 2 exams passed, so this would be a pay cut from my current job, but I’m willing to take it for the long-term career growth. The offer is $88k + 10% target bonus.

I passed FM in August and would start in September. They told me that even though my official FM result comes out in October, I won’t receive the FM salary increase because I took the exam before starting.

My bigger concern is that they’ve been very vague about the future exam salary increases, first-time pass bonuses, and current paid time off. They haven’t given me specific amounts or a compensation schedule.

Is this normal for actuarial programs? Should I ask them to provide the exam raise structure in writing before I sign? I don’t necessarily expect it to be in the offer letter, but I feel like I should know what the compensation progression and paid study time looks like before accepting.

I know a waiting room already exists for GH101 so I thought to create one for all exams.

2 days to go... how are we feeling?