Career Fair
The 2024 Actuarial Career Fair will be held on the 23rd of September from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Penn State is hosting this year's career fair in the Business Building Atrium. Please see the resources and information below to assist you in preparing for the career fair.
Here is the link to the Career Fair Brochure: link
The career fair is a great way to connect with recruiters and obtain interviews, but don't forget that recruiting starts long before the career fair! Three of the most important steps to take before going to the career fair are as follows:
Here is the link to the Career Fair Brochure: link
The career fair is a great way to connect with recruiters and obtain interviews, but don't forget that recruiting starts long before the career fair! Three of the most important steps to take before going to the career fair are as follows:
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Do Your Research
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Apply Online
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Go to Information Sessions
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Know what industry the company is in as well as the positions they are hiring for. Understand what locations you could be in, if they are looking for interns or full-time employees, and if they hire international students.
It can be very challenging if you have a great conversation with a recruiter and when you ask what the next steps are, they say to apply online. Expedite the process by applying online to any company you will speak to at the career fair before actually attending it.
The information sessions hosted by The Actuarial Science Club are one of the best ways to learn more about companies and network. Recruiters remember who attends their information sessions and are more likely to offer you an interview if you attended. It's also a great opportunity for you to learn which companies you could see yourself working for!
General Advice
While it is useful to have the "elevator speech" listing your achievements, keep in mind that many of the recruiters will likely be talking to over 50 other students. Therefore, you can distinguish yourself by not only explaining your unique qualifications, but also by having a conversation. Recruiters want to hire someone they can imagine working with, so having a friendly conversation (even unrelated to actuarial science) could help make you memorable. (You can work on your conversational English if you think you are lacking).
While it is useful to have the "elevator speech" listing your achievements, keep in mind that many of the recruiters will likely be talking to over 50 other students. Therefore, you can distinguish yourself by not only explaining your unique qualifications, but also by having a conversation. Recruiters want to hire someone they can imagine working with, so having a friendly conversation (even unrelated to actuarial science) could help make you memorable. (You can work on your conversational English if you think you are lacking).
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Event Attendance
The Club hosts many great events throughout the semester – we want to not only encourage you to regularly attend events, but also give you recognition when you do. For these reasons, we'll be tracking the number of events that each student attends. We also have newly implemented tiered exam reimbursement based on your attendance points. For the spring, the standard tier will be 0-3.99 points and the platinum tier will be 4+ points. You can find the exam reimbursement amounts here.
Event attendance data will be found in two places:
Event attendance data will be found in two places:
1. The Club website – You can see how your attendance compares to your friends' and aim to reach the top of the list.
2. Resume books – We will send a copy of the event attendance data exactly as it appears below to recruiters each month with the resume books. High event attendance will make you more likely to receive attention from recruiters and can differentiate you from other job/internship candidates.
2. Resume books – We will send a copy of the event attendance data exactly as it appears below to recruiters each month with the resume books. High event attendance will make you more likely to receive attention from recruiters and can differentiate you from other job/internship candidates.
Spring 2024 Event Attendance
Click this link to access the Attendance Point Sheet for this Semester! At.Display.xlsx