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 an information session by indicating interest on your registration form (not through Career Services)
    The Director of Corporate Outreach, Vince Birch (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.
  • Sunday time slots during the day before the Career Fair fill up quickly so if you would like to maximize attendance, consider hosting an info session in the weeks prior to the Career Fair.
•  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 information 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 sessions 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.
• Post all internship and full-time positions on Nittany Lion Careers, ideally before your information session.

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3.  Market your information session

• Email the Director of Corporate Outreach a logo or a flyer advertising your event.  It will be sent to the Actuarial Science email list.
• If you do not reach out, your information session will not get advertised well.
• Career Services doesn't have our email list so they cannot advertise it to 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 THREE WEEKS before your info session so we can complete a food waiver 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 vendor.  A full list of vendors can be found here.  Jimmy John’s and Papa John’s have often been used in the past

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