Hi Everyone,
I am a graduate with a BS in Math and Statistics. I am currently looking for a full time position in the actuary field. I have passed the SOA Exam FM and will be sitting for exam P in August. If anyone have a suggestion on how I should enter the field or what I should be doing to get recruited , please feel free to comment down below. TIA :)

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I haven’t followed much these days but I heard you need bare minimum of 2 exams, and many college grads having 4. Other than that, strong analysis, excel, sql, etc …

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