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Old 10-05-2011, 11:19 PM
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Default Resume and non-actuarial internships

So there's a career fair at my University coming up and I want to explore my options by applying for internships that are not necessarily actuarial.

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1) How useful would an internship in, say, statistical modeling, be for someone who wants to be an actuary?

2) Should I include exams passed on the resume I submit to these employers?

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Old 10-05-2011, 11:39 PM
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When you say "explore my options," do you mean in the sense that you would rather have a non-actuarial internship over an actuarial one?
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Old 10-05-2011, 11:42 PM
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I mean the job market's tight and there's only 1 insurance company at the career fair and I'll take what I can get.
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Only 1?? Wow lol
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Only 1?? Wow lol
Well one offering internships (Progressive). To be fair we had 2 companies come in earlier and host private information sessions.
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Any internship is better than no internship. Any job is better than no job.
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