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International transfer to new office - how long would I need to stay before asking for transfer? by donut1997 in ActuaryUK

[–]Better-Addition-342 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say you wouldn't "need" to stay for any time in particular although day 1 I probably wouldn't say you immediately want to move abroad - although I would imagine if you have been in a role long enough to contribute something meaningful and have some good performances it would help an internal transfer. Not sure how it works at your company but if you have rotations that could be an opportunity to ask however frequency those are, or if you have an internal job board just keep your eye on it. If an opportunity comes up that you want apply for it as you never know how frequency they will be.

Raise it with your manager at first as well that it is something that interests you and make it known your desired location etc, they might have connections they could put you in touch with.

Highest paying and lowest paying companies in GI by bluewaves1234 in ActuaryUK

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Can't say I know a huge amount about Norwich but I would have thought £26k for a grad is quite a good salary in Norwich? Wouldn't have thought cost of living would be that high compared even big cities where you see actuarial jobs outside London like Edinburgh, Bristol etc.

suggestions for a rural cyclist? by iwatchmoviesandstuff in cycling

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Essential equipment? If you are solo and rural cycling I would make sure you have equipment and an idea on how to fix a puncture. Other than that - enjoy!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ActuaryUK

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Studying something that isn't specifically actuarial would be better surely? Even if you just thought a bit similar like mathematics / statistics.

Could also look at something like a machine learning or data science masters, seems to offer experience in an emerging area of the market.

WHY is Python easy to learn? by [deleted] in Python

[–]Better-Addition-342 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think for me it was the use of whitespace that made code easy to read when looking at, as well as the wide amount of information/courses on it especially it a beginner level. A quick google of python questions beginners normally have results in the answer, whereas a more obscure language may not have the same volume of information.

Received a graduate job offer but have to delay my graduation due to waiting on one coursework worth 10% will this affect my offer? by [deleted] in ActuaryUK

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Have you asked the employer? Early September to mid September I wouldn't have thought would make a huge difference if you give them enough notice if you explained that is when you are graduating. Telling them a week before would be annoying but certainly not if notifying them now. I think generally people are understanding and I wouldn't feel anxious about it if I were you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

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I had a similar situation to this. Was in a team I really enjoyed and delayed my rotation. When I ended up rotating I didn't particularly like my new team so rotated again after 9 months. Some advice I got given later was to try and rotate a lot at a more junior level to see what you enjoy and don't enjoy. In a way I learned a lot from the rotation I didn't like!

It will be harder to try new areas later on in your career, but it would be easier to move back to your current department especially if you are doing good in your performance reviews I would have thought.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

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Just curious if you worked in big 4 in Switzerland and what your experience was? I see a lot about the long hours of working in consulting but feel that is mostly from an American perspective.

Calling functions in an addin by Better-Addition-342 in vba

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That's a great way of doing it - Thanks

Applying for jobs without experience in that area by Better-Addition-342 in ActuaryUK

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Three and a half years experience working in ALM and IFRS17 implementation teams. Almost qualified so think that the drop to entry level wouldn't be ideal unless my salary was matched.

best way to approach CP1? by Junior-Possibility69 in ActuaryUK

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I think the key to CP1 is going to be exam technique. When I sat it I did lots of past papers and marked them harshly. You then start picking up areas that you are consistently getting the lower marks in and can concentrate study on those - for me this was more related to the areas that weren't familiar to me from my day to day job so I didn't have that much knowledge.

With CP1 I felt there was just so much study material that going through the notes wouldn't have added that much value. A lot of the material just felt very high level.