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The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service

Actuarial and Maths Careers Presentation You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm. The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service. Skills gained on a Maths/Actuarial Degree.

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The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service

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  1. Actuarial and Maths Careers Presentation You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm The University of KentCareers and Employability Service

  2. Skills gained on a Maths/Actuarial Degree Maths/Actuarial graduates are attractive to many employers outside science because of their: • Ability to analyse information in a logical way • Investigative and problem solving skills. • Numeracy • IT skills • Especially finance & computing

  3. MATHS/ACTUARIAL JOB AREAS • Actuarial Work - insurance firms (Friends Provident) and Consultancies (Mercer) • Pensions Analyst Deloitte Touche, Nat West Bank • Accountancy – KPMG/PWC • Banking – Lloyds TSB • Tax – Coutts Bank • Statistical Work - GSS • Operational Research – GORS • Defence – GCHQ, DSTL • Computing - Logica • Teaching - PGCE • Risk Management

  4. What can I do with an Actuarial Science degree?www.kent.ac.uk/careers/actuarial.htm • Actuarial CVwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/actuary-cv.htm • Inside Careers Actuarial Careers Guidewww.insidecareers.co.uk • What can I do with a Maths degreewww.kent.ac.uk/careers/maths.htm

  5. WEB PAGES • Applications and Interviews (includes assessment centres and psychometric tests etc.)www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm • Example CVs & Covering Letterswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm • Practice Interviewswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm • Interview Reports – lots of actuarial interviews!www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ivreps/ivrepsmenu.htm • Interview videos www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm

  6. Careers Network • Helps current Kent students gain an insight into careers through contact with alumni - graduates of the University. • Information interviews, advice by letter/phone/email, work-shadowing.  • Visit the Careers Centre and ask to use the Careers Network at reception. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/careersnetwork.htm

  7. Moodle Careers Employability Award • Assessed by a range of quizzes and assignments • Will greatly improve your career planning and jobhunting skills, giving you strategies to make career choices and will increase your chances of getting a graduate level job. • Takes about 12 hours to complete • On completion you will get a University of Kent Careers Employability Award to add to your CV • Get 40 Kent Employability points for successful completion of the module. • www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm

  8. Careers Talks and Employer Presentations www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm VACANCY AND WORK EXPERIENCE DATABASEwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm Apply for jobs first term of your final year.

  9. www.kent.ac.uk/ces Telephone: 01227 823299 Email: careerhelp@kent.ac.uk Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 to 5 including vacations Drop-in times (no appointment needed): 10.30 to 12.30 & 2 to 5 pm

  10. Bruce Woodcock • Normally on duty TUESDAY MORNINGS (10.30 am - 12.30 pm) and WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS (2.00 - 5.00 pm). You don’t need to book an appointment to see me at these times. • Email:bw@kent.ac.uk - for enquires that I can answer BRIEFLY

  11. You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm The University of KentCareers and Employability Service

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