Tag: actuary

risk-chance

If your brain is as big as a planet, this is the best job in finance

Investment bankers may have to lie about their profession at dinner parties these days, but actuaries have their own problems in social situations. “There are so many jokes about actuaries being introverted, or the job being on the dull side,” said Lynda Whitney, an actuary and partner at Aon Hewitt. The classic: ‘How to you […]

Abacus

If you want to find a job in South Africa, become an actuary

In these uncertain economic times, young people with their feet on the ground want to know what studies will deliver a job for them. South Africa, like the UK, currently has record youth unemployment but also an acute shortage of skills in a few key areas. There are jobs out there – 830,000 unfilled skilled […]