Actuarial Employment

Actuarial students looking for a job, whether full-time work, part-time employment, or an internship, should:

• Register with the Career Center.
• Prepare a resume, and place it in the Hire-A-Redbird system, as follows: Log into Hire-A-Redbird. On the left sidebar on the Student’s Homepage, click on “Documents.” On the resume page, click on “Add new”. Label and upload the document.
• Students can also have their résumé posted on the Actuarial Program Web site. Those resumes are often reviewed by actuaries at companies looking to hire students. If you want your résumé posted, send a file with it (Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat formats preferred, the file will be posted in the Adobe Acrobat PDF format, named FirstnameLastname.pdf) to Dr. Krzysztof Ostaszewski.
• Send letters of application to as many companies as possible.

Actuarial students should join the Internet discussion list for ISU actuarial students actuary-l listserv, by sending a subscription (subscribe actuary-l) request to listserv@listserv.ilstu.edu, and to join Gamma Iota Sigma (student insurance society, actuarial students form our Actuarial Club within it).

Remember, however, that passing actuarial examinations opens the doors to actuarial employment more effectively than anything else.

Actuarial students seeking employment should work on developing business communication skills. We encourage our students to join Toastmasters International group at Illinois State University. Several of our actuarial classes allow and encouarage making oral and written presentations, do take advantage of such opportunities to enhance your communication skils. Note that some employers may ask you to make some form of presentaton or provide a writing sample during interviews.