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06-19-2008, 03:41 PM
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Programming and Modeling
I'm very good in excel and can build some decent VBA macros. I have some trouble when the code gets to be long but that is mainly because I don't do it every day.
I also have some background in C++ from college. I wrote code in college to solve problems I needed solved. I never had to make the user interface pretty since I was the only one using it. And the programs were never very complicated. Some numerical analysis stuff. I understand how databases work but I'm by no means able to do anything in a database an actuary would find useful. Zero sequel experience as well as most other languages. How terrible is my programming knowledge? Will this hurt me in the long run?
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06-19-2008, 03:48 PM
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Sounds like you have sufficient evidence that you can learn whatever is needed for the job. Don't worry too much about it, but do express that you are willing to learn.
Yeah, the acronym is SQL. Although some of my buddies and I used to call it Squirrel, back in the day before Access became the interface.
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06-19-2008, 04:03 PM
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you'll be just fine.
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06-19-2008, 04:12 PM
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Trying to type fast equals me looking like an idiot. Thanks for kicking me. In most jobs day to day activities will require the other languages?
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06-19-2008, 04:27 PM
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Sometimes there are weird/obsolete languages you need to know (e.g., COBOL, APL), but you'd be expected to learn them on the job.
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06-19-2008, 04:28 PM
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I don't see my coworkers (but I'm interning at pension) writing/programming too many models.
C++ I think is more of a quant than actuary language. I've heard SQL is used in insurance, since I was asked that question during an interview at Philly insurance.
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06-19-2008, 04:35 PM
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I use VBA + Excel + Macros in Excel, Access and therefore SQL, C++ and have had to pickup some kind of SAS but it was weird and also FORTRAN.
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