Finally, on September 19th, I got the opportunity to attend an actuarial science workshop hosted by Prudential Financial. The awareness program cleared so many doubts I had in actuarial work. I found out that I didn’t have to pass all the actuarial exams before actually getting an actuary position. Moreover, Prudential may help pay for these exams, provide mentoring before taking the exams and even give a salary increase for every exam I passed. They also have a performance team to help monitor my progress and provide advice. I was happy to find out that Prudential isn’t only involved in actuarial science but also accounting & finance, global investments and assets management, just to name a few. Who knows, maybe I’ll get tired of all the mathematics courses essential for analytical skills in actuarial work. I also gained many insights on the internship programs Prudential has available for students. There is a one week Actuarial Success Awareness Program where you are exposed to actuaries and their work and a more intense Actuarial Internship Program where you actually get to do the work. Best part is even if I was placed outside of New York, they provide accommodations. Seems like the best place to work right? One interesting fact that you may want to know is that Prudential employed over 1/3 of the actuaries in the tri-state area. Even if you were not interested in actuarial work, there are so many great areas to explore. The workshop was quite intense as it was a lot of information being sent but the representatives were all very kind and keen to ensure I received relevant and necessary information. One of the representatives actually attended Baruch. There were many free gifts, snacks and refreshments provided. The meeting was great overall and I definitely think I will be applying for Actuarial Success Awareness Program coming
this Spring.
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