1. 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

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 www.kent.ac.uk/careers/actuarial.htm  Actuarial CV www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/actuary-cv.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/actuary-cv.htm  Inside Careers Actuarial Careers Guide www.insidecareers.co.uk www.insidecareers.co.uk  What can I do with a Maths degree www.kent.ac.uk/careers/maths.htm www.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 www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm  Example CVs & Covering Letters www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm  Practice Interviews www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm  Interview Reports – lots of actuarial interviews! www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ivreps/ivrepsmenu.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ivreps/ivrepsmenu.htm  Interview videos www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htmwww.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.Kent Employability points  www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm

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

9. www.kent.ac.uk/ceswww.kent.ac.uk/ces Telephone: 01227 823299 Email: careerhelp@kent.ac.ukcareerhelp@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 BRIEFLYbw@kent.ac.uk

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