Where can I find actuary jobs
For those looking for actuary jobs, there a wide variety of ways to go about it. From general job finding websites to those especially dedicated to helping people find actuary jobs, there are always job vacancies in the actuary industry which can be accessed. This article focuses in particular on finding an actuary job through dedicated websites.
A leading website - Theactuaryjobs.com
Website introduction
Theactuaryjobs.com is a website especially for advertising actuary opening and
cites itself as the leading website in its field. Its claim is backed up by the fact that
their site has been endorsed by the Actuarial Profession. The number of applicants
with them is constantly on the rise and has increased by 50% since January 2009.
Getting a profile
If you sign up with them, you will receive jobs advertisements by email and if you create a profile with them and publish your CV, you open up the chances of being headhunted. They have a number of highly reputable firms recruiting from their website including Cigna, Aviva, Forester Life Limited, Goodman Masson, High Finance Group, Legal & General, Nestle, RBS Insurance and Swiss RE.
Easy to browse
They make browsing for actuarial jobs simple by allowing you to search via useful categories including by salary, undergraduate or post graduate opening and by part qualified, nearly qualified, qualified and experienced applicants.
Extra advice
Far from just posting job vacancies, they work to help applicants along the way to
finding an actuary job and are around to answer the question: "how to become an actuary?". They allow those without CVs to create a CV from scratch using their CV creating tool. They also have a page dedicated to careers advice with links to useful information such as psychometric tests, do’s and don’ts of creating a CV and how to create an alluring covering letter
Another good website
Acumen Resources is another website dedicated to those wishing to find a job in
the actuary field. All their consultants have either actuarial or human resources
qualifications and have worked in a wide variety of practice area and therefore,
applicants can speak to people who know exactly what they are going through and
looking for and have a wealth of experience to draw from. They too have a part of
their website especially dedicated to careers advice with links to many articles on the
actuary field. For more information visit Acumen-resources.com.