I have been working in the IT industry for 8 years as a Java/J2EE programmer. My strong desire to move away from IT and follow suit in mathematics prompted me to pursue a degree in Actuarial Studies. Finally, my dream of becoming an actuary came true. Even though I am leaving the IT field, the actuarial role still needs good technical skills as it involves data manipulation for modelling. My technical skills were a key in securing the job and I am glad they won�t be wasted.
I will still visit Javaranch site to from time to time to check on updates in Java/J2EE field.
I started my IT career in a group that provided for an insurance company's actuarial needs. Back then, the processing was so demanding that we basically owned the mainframe for one weekend each month.
Hope you enjoy your new career!
The secret of how to be miserable is to constantly expect things are going to happen the way that they are "supposed" to happen.
You can have faith, which carries the understanding that you may be disappointed. Then there's being a willfully-blind idiot, which virtually guarantees it.
Hi Saliya, This is Ketan here.Even I have some idea about the actuarial science Some one told me an Actuary is one who calculates the dollar value of risk.Thats too technical I guess
To become an actuary, we have to clear lots of Mathematics papers.
How did you do all this.Did you study simultaneously while working and when did you clear the papers.
I guess it takes a long time to clear all papers
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