How am
I going to use my summer and what do I want to do after I graduate?
This summer I plan to get an
internship hopefully in a financial or actuarial field to see whether my job
plan is really for me. If I do not get an internship I plan to do some work experience
in an accounting department. This summer I also plan on doing a little bit of
travelling to the home countries of friends I have met on their ERASMUS years
here, I think it will be a good opportunity to see more of the world and meet
new people. It’s also a good excuse to start learning new languages. This
summer I plan to do a little more study into my subject so hopefully I feel
better prepared for my second year! After I graduate I hope to get a job as a
student actuary where I can work my way to qualify fully I hope to travel with
my job and visit countries around the world with an actuarial consultant job. I
may also pursue further study as I am currently researching master’s degrees in
both statistics and actuarial science which are both fields I enjoy. I also
want a placement in the summer of my second year potentially in engineering to
see if that could also be an area I am interested in working in.
How
has my plan changed after attending sessions 1, 2 and 3 of the Maths Talent
Academy?
My plans
have not changed very much as I have been certain I wanted to become an actuary
since being 16 though session 3 made me think about how I can branch out with
my maths degree and how I am not stuck with just the mathematical side of the
degree. If I wish to do so I could branch out into a more creative job such as
marketing or I could branch out into engineering. There were companies I didn’t
expect to take mathematics graduate such as network rail. It has also made me
consider statistics more as a career option. Session one when I was sat at a
table with 5 people I didn’t know made me realise I was much more social than I
first thought I was and has given me more confidence to talk to more people and
be more confident in myself. The MTBI report has made me see potential flaws in
my personality and has helped me notice when I’m slipping into bad habits so I
can improve my professional and personal relationships.
What
do I need to do to achieve my current career goal?
I need work experience
and to improve on my specific skills to make me stand out above other potential
candidates for the job. I must also perform
well in my degree and put more importance into doing the best I possibly can do
instead of doing enough to pass comfortably. I think presenting an accurate
first impression of myself as an honest, hardworking and logical person will
help me impress potential employers.
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