The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service Actuarial and Maths Careers Presentation You can download a copy of this presentation at

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

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

 What can I do with an Actuarial Science degree?  Actuarial CV  Inside Careers Actuarial Careers Guide  What can I do with a Maths degree

WEB PAGES  Applications and Interviews (includes assessment centres and psychometric tests etc.)  Example CVs & Covering Letters  Practice Interviews  Interview Reports – lots of actuarial interviews!  Interview videos

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/ , work-shadowing.  Visit the Careers Centre and ask to use the Careers Network at reception.

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.Kent Employability points 

Careers Talks and Employer Presentations VACANCY AND WORK EXPERIENCE DATABASE Apply for jobs first term of your final year.

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The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service You can download a copy of this presentation at