Top 10 Reasons to be an actuary:
- You want a career that is dynamic and challenging. aka-- smart people are making codes confusing and nearly impossible to read
- You don’t want to go to graduate school. aka-- only 13 exams that you can pass in 7 years if you are a genius
- You want a career with superior job security through economic cycles. aka-- no one wants to learn how to do this no matter what the price!
- You want a professional title, but don’t want to be a doctor, lawyer or accountant. aka-- because even though they have to go through more exams, actuaries are waaay cooler, especially than accountants.
- You want a career with many opportunities that will provide you with skills that are transferrable across multiple industries. aka-- SCUBA diving, rock climbing, photographer, fudge maker, bread baker
- You would like to "earn while you learn." why is that in quotes? is it supposed to be sarcastic?
- You want a career that you control because advancement is merit-based. aka-- what's the rush?
- You want to be able to choose among outstanding job offers. aka-- get a job straight out of college!
- You want a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits. aka-- if you're in the business of pension plans, you better have one.
- You are self-motivated, goal oriented, and have superior math aptitude and communication skills. aka-- this is a job where telling math jokes is not only acceptable, but highly encouraged!
And the #1 reason to Be An Actuary is ...
- Free drinks (like cokes and chocolate milk and juice) whenever you want
- Dessert twice a day during training. Plus snack time, twice a day also!
- Walking to training and almost falling over because you’re still not so comfortable in heels and turning around cautiously just to find out that you were not in fact the only witness (anything to make someone’s walk to training more pleasurable, right?).
- Being in retirement at 22.
- Having clients casually say “I think those people are at summer camp” and be serious.
- Mini golf, indoors with black lights. The greens were about 7 feet long by 3 feet wide with different “obstacles” like shoots and bumps.
- Global locations.
- 48 math nerds. Dave and Buster’s. Scavenger hunt. Running required. I’ll say no more…
- Conversations that include, “If you touch my calculator, I’ll kill you!”
- Free flight to St. Louis to visit Trey for the middle weekend of training in D.C.!
And the #1 reason to Be An Actuary is ...
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