Actuarial Forums

Hello,

It's totally your call, where you want to apply. It depend on your aspiration your wants to work either in a direct life insurance or Consulting.. but yes both have different flavors. Try & exp. both of them if possible 

Cheers,
Ayush Anand 

Hello,

Somehow the availability of the actuary students are more as compared to earlier.. but the new curriculum is trying to align the profession towards the different areas.

And by introducing new curriculum, we can expect the demand & supply on track soon
All the best !!

Cheers,
Ayush Anand 

Hello,

Until or unless your final year studies are not getting affect..then Yes, you can start looking out for jobs & can appear for exams too if you have great time management skills.. :p

But I suggest you to go step by step..don't hurry !!
All the best

Cheers,
Ayush Anand

Nothing..
For a recruiter what matter is the right candidature(skills, tools, exp, domain & many other things) until or unless resume is not carrying what we are looking for it hardly matters from where are we getting it..


Regards,
Ayush Anand

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Hi,

As an aspirant or a qualified actuary should take up any work which requires quant. Actuarial science is not all about Insurance it is about risk which can be quantified and used in transactions of financial nature.

Regards,
Ayush Anand