Having had successfully secured and completed multiple internships and jobs, I was a bit reluctant about attending STARR’s event about interviewing. However, I had one more blog post remaining which I needed to fulfill. Interviewing is an art which can never truly be mastered. Interviewing: Advanced Techniques was the first event hosted by STARR which I attended.  We got a thick packet with plenty of information — ranging from how to dress to what attitude and demeanor we should bring with us to the interview. It was interesting learning about “interview days” — full day long interviews which are conducted by major companies. My favorite piece of advice which we were taught was to always have our resume taped to a wall, so if the phone spontaneously rings with a preliminary phone interview awaiting, one will always be ready to discuss in further detail what the interviewer is looking at. Locking away animals is another requirement for phone interviews… since having a dog bark into the phone that it wants to go outside is unprofessional… I never fathomed this prior. Interview questions are generally broad, but the answers should always be catered towards the industry you’re pursuing… different industries require  slightly modified answers, which may play a crucial part in shaping the interviewer’s opinion.

Earlier in the fall STARR hosted a dinning event in which Baruch students were taught how to properly conduct themselves at a table during interviews… FREE FOOD!!! I’m definitely attending the next iteration of this event and advise that you to do.

Towards the end of the event, it was interactive activity time. We took turns mock interviewing with our peers. Being put on the spot with “professional questions” was an icebreaker which I haven’t experienced in a while. Being the professional I am, I politely asked to connect on LinkedIn… I’m now that much closer to the magic 500!

In conclusion, I’m glad I attended STARR’s event about interview techniques. I acclimated some more tips for interviewing and enjoyed the invaluable experience of being put on the spot with interview questions from my fellow students.

I took a trip to America’s first  Treasuary building. In 1790, the Capital was moved to Philadelphia and the Federal Building was designated to serve as the New York City hall.

 

The he building is historic and is preserved as a National Monument due to its deep roots in America’s history. In 1765, delegates fromthe original contents met to discuss the Stamp Act. Additionally, the Bill of Rights was proposed there along with other fundamental legislative laws.

 

​One of the clubs I joined is Actuary Club. Finance and making money interested me for as long as I could remember. Math also comes naturally to me, as long as I take the sufficient time to study. Actuarial Science involves calculating the probability of outcomes in various scenarios, and how to balance risk factors. Insurance companies are the primary employers of actuary students, since insurance is all about calculating risk and how much the insured subject should pay for policies.
Actuarial science is even used in meteorology: calculating the probability of certain weather. Florida utilized actuaries to calculate the risk of the damage Irma would bring and how people of each county should proceed. Thanks to actuarial analysis, insurance companies can calculate the proper compensation each policy holder should receive for the damages incurred by Irma. These are just two real-world examples of actuarial science being used on a mass-scale this past week.
​The Baruch Actuarial Science Society (BASS) meets every Thursday during club hours. Companies such as MassMutual, Prudential and MetLife visit to present internship opportunities which they have for Baruch students. However, most internships require that one passes at least on Actuarial exam.
​There are many actuarial accreditations and societies one engulf in. Currently I’m studying for the P exam, which is the first in a series of five exams which the Society of Actuaries (SOA) requires. P stands for probability. The exam also incorporates preliminary insurance concepts. Thorough knowledge of probability and insurance concepts is needed to be able to assess all possible scenarios and solve the problems correctly – it’s too easy to be trapped because the problems seem intuitive, meanwhile they really aren’t.
​Students passionate about statistics, calculus and assessing the probability of every-changing real-world scenarios would be prime actuary candidates. A solid framework of calculus and stats is required for actuaries to succeed. In my opinion, the hardest concept of actuary studies is developing deeper logic-thinking skills. When solving problems, one must consider many possible scenarios and properly compute the risk and account for overlaps in computational considerations, which may not be apparent at first.
​BASS provides many sufficient prepatory resources for examinations. Actuaries have a very laid-back lifestyle compared to other financial fields, while receiving a great compensation and benefits. For the following reasons, I suggest that everybody who’s interested in Actuarial Science stops by the BASS office, which can be found in the club section on the second floor.

 

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