Mentees
Getting Advice & Mock Interview from your Mentor is a part of your RM 410 grade, and are needed before attending the Career Fair.
Mock Interviews can be done by an actuarial employer, but you must still fill out the form below, and meet your Student Mentor for Advice on courses/exams. You can skip the Mock Interview if you have an actuarial internship, and you can skip the Advise portion if you passed an actuarial exam.
Mock Interviews can be done by an actuarial employer, but you must still fill out the form below, and meet your Student Mentor for Advice on courses/exams. You can skip the Mock Interview if you have an actuarial internship, and you can skip the Advise portion if you passed an actuarial exam.
1. Contact your mentor with times you can do a mock interview (and provide them your resume)
2. Mentors will confirm a meeting time, and tell you the "company" they are representing
3. Prepare for the mock interview
i. If Health Insurer, learn about Affordable Care Act.
ii. If Life or Retirement Insurer, learn about impact of low interest rates.
iii. If Property/Casualty, learn about insuring driverless cars, drones, cyber insurance
iv. If Investment/Finance, learn about recent changes in the markets
4. Participate in Mock Interview (20 min)
5. After your mock interview, your mentor will give you feedback (10 min)
6. Ask any general advise questions after receiving feedback
ii. Are you in a club that demonstrates your leadership ability?
iii. What is your GPA?
7. Fill out the survey below. Information will be sent to Ron, the club VP, and RM 410 TA
8. Send your mentor a thank you email within 24 hours of your mock interview. See example
9. Continue contacting & meeting your mentor!
- If you are at another campus, do interview by SKYPE
- If you are an international student, tell your mentor, so that they will only choose companies on international students list
- Job search tips for international students newsletter
- Resume and Interview help at http://www.psuactsci.com/career-tips.html
- If no exams yet, make sure your resume shows you are good at math! E.G., a good Math SAT score.
2. Mentors will confirm a meeting time, and tell you the "company" they are representing
3. Prepare for the mock interview
- Research the company and industry
i. If Health Insurer, learn about Affordable Care Act.
ii. If Life or Retirement Insurer, learn about impact of low interest rates.
iii. If Property/Casualty, learn about insuring driverless cars, drones, cyber insurance
iv. If Investment/Finance, learn about recent changes in the markets
- Prepare to answer typical interview questions (on Mentor Instructions)
4. Participate in Mock Interview (20 min)
- Dress Business Professional
- Greet your mentor/interviewer with a handshake
- Give them a printed copy of your resume
- Ask a question about the company, internship, etc.
- At the end of the interview, thank your mentor and ask for a business card, so you can email them
- Stay calm & confident
5. After your mock interview, your mentor will give you feedback (10 min)
6. Ask any general advise questions after receiving feedback
- Topics: exams, internships, career fair, info sessions, resumes, interviews
ii. Are you in a club that demonstrates your leadership ability?
iii. What is your GPA?
- Employers want 2 exams for internship & 3 exams + internship to get a Full-Time job.
7. Fill out the survey below. Information will be sent to Ron, the club VP, and RM 410 TA
8. Send your mentor a thank you email within 24 hours of your mock interview. See example
9. Continue contacting & meeting your mentor!
- If you have a specific company you want to work for, talk to someone who interned there in the past. List of internships