Actuaries' Survival Guide, Second Edition: How to Succeed in One of the Most Desirable Professions

What would you like to do with your life? What career would allow you to fulfill your dreams of success? If you like mathematicsand the prospect of a highly mobile, international professionconsider becoming an actuary.Szabo’s Actuaries’ Survival Guide, Second Edition explains what actuaries are, what they do, and where they do it. This second edition has been updated to reflect the rise of social networking and the internet, the progress toward a global knowledge-based economy, and the global expansion of the actuarial field that has occurred since the first edition.Includes details on the new structures of the Society of Actuaries’ (SOA) and Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) examinations, as well as sample questions and answersPresents an overview of career options, includes profiles of companies & agencies that employ actuaries. Provides a link between theory and practice and helps readers understand the blend of qualitative and quantitative skills and knowledge required to succeed in actuarial examsIncludes insights provided by over 50 actuaries and actuarial students about the actuarial professionAuthor Fred Szabo has directed the Actuari

He completed his undergraduate studies at Oxford University under the guidance of Sir Michael Dummett and received a Ph.D. For more than twenty years, he developed methods for the teaching of mathematics with technology. Author of: The Linear Algebra Survival Guide, 1st EditionActuaries' Survival Guide, 2nd EditionActuaries' Survival Guide, 1st EditionLinear Algeb

This is my essential book for actuarial interviews. Since This is my essential book for actuarial interviews. Since I have not worked as an actuary for an insurance company before, the book would guide you through the difference types of actuaries, different daily work style, etc. I would say that the 2 editions are fairly similar. The 2nd edition has some updates since there was a major syllabus change in 2007.. Expecting more The book is a compilation of responses from surveys given to actuaries about their experience in the profession. I was expecting a more thorough exposition of the topics, especially the difference between the two branches.. Gabriel said Five Stars. The insight from people who actually work in the industry is great

About the Author Author of: The Linear Algebra Survival Guide, 1st EditionActuaries' Survival Guide, 2nd EditionActuaries' Survival Guide, 1st EditionLinear Algebra: An Introduction using Maple, 1st EditionLinear Algebra: An Introduction using Mathematica, 1st EditionFred E. He is currently professor and Provost Fellow at Concordia University. in mathematics from McGill University under the supervision of Joachim Lambek. After postdoctoral studies at Oxford University and visiting professorships at several European universities, he returned to Concordia University as a faculty member and dean of graduate studies. Szabo is professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Concordia University in Canada. For more than twenty years, he developed methods for the teaching of mathematics with technolo