Information Sessions for Actuarial Students

​Holding a company information session is a great way for our actuarial students to learn more about your company.
​Below are some tips to successfully connect with our actuarial students.

1.  Schedule Info Sessions by indicating interest on your registration form (not thru Career Services)
    Actuarial student Grace McStravock (psuactuarial@gmail.com) will follow up to confirm:

• Requested dates/times (1 hour - on the hour).  
  • You get to keep the room for another hour to talk with individual students.
•  Whether you want computer/projection capabilities and whether you plan to order food.

We will assign you a date for your information session after the registration fee is received.

2.  Schedule your info session before your first round interviews

• Information Sessions in the first few weeks of classes get greater attendance.
• Some employers like to have their Info Session on the Sunday before the Career Fair.
  • If you do, please register early (and pay your registration fee) because those times fill up quickly. 
• Top Sponsors will get their time without conflicting with another employer, if you register early.
• Please provide alternate dates/times in case we can’t satisfy your first choice.
• Make sure your internship positions are posted in both SmealConnect and Nittany Lion Career Network systems.
• Full-time positions need to be posted at the Nittany Lion Career Network.
• Post your vacancies with Krista White  before your information session.

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3.  Market your Information Session

• Email Grace a logo or a flyer advertising your event.  It will be sent to everyone on the Actuarial Science listserv.
• If you do not reach out, your Information Session will not get advertised well.
• Career Services doesn't have our listserv, so they can't advertise it to the actuarial students.
• Tip: ask former interns who are back on campus to promote your Info Session!

4.  Food and Beverages are a great way to attract students

• UNIVERSITY RULES require food to be placed in the hallway outside the classroom, not in the classroom. Should cleaning costs be incurred as a result of the violation of this policy, all costs will be the responsibility of the company for whom the room was reserved. If you have food, please email psuactuarial@gmail.com so we can complete a food wavier form.
• The student representative will alert you to the location and rules of the room reserved
• Companies can order pizza and drinks for on-campus information sessions through any Penn State approved vendors.  A full list of vendors can be found here.  Jimmy John’s and Papa John’s have often been used in the past.

​This website is brought to you by Penn State Actuarial Science Club's Director of Corporate Outreach, Grace McStravock.