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Society of Actuaries In Ireland Webinar for 5th and 6th-year

Susan Hayes Culleton • December 20, 2024

In our recent Society of Actuaries In Ireland webinar for 5th and 6th-year students, Susan HayesCulleton CFA, "The Positive Economist" facilitated an insightful Q&A session with Rebecca O'Mahoney and Mairead Grant where they shared their experiences and insights from their journeys and careers in the field.

“What is the most valuable skill you use, on a daily basis, to help you succeed as an hashtag #actuary?”

“Are there any other subjects (apart from maths) that were particularly helpful in school?”

“What are the highs and lows of being an actuary?”

“How does one determine if it’s (actuary) is for them?”

“Is there any other way to get into actuary apart from a courses with very high points and relatively few places?”

“Is AI going to take away some, or even all, parts of the job?”

“How important is internships and work experiences including the Transition Year programme?”

“Do you have the opportunities to, and do you take them, to travel?”

In our recent
Society of Actuaries In Ireland webinar for 5th and 6th-year students, Susan HayesCulleton CFA, "The Positive Economist" facilitated an insightful Q&A session with Rebecca O'Mahoney and Mairead Grant where they shared their experiences and insights from their journeys and careers in the field.

If you, or somebody you know, is interested in learning more about life as an actuary, check out the full conversation including:

1️⃣ a whistestop tour of the daily working life of an actuary

2️⃣ an active learning session where you work on a series of actuarial thinking tasks

3️⃣ the full Q&A including the queries our live audience submitted.

Here is the link to the full webinar:
https://lnkd.in/e5jZc3Bf

Thank you
Sinéad Clarke, Catherine McBride and Aisling Breathnach for the opportunity to work with you on this.

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