Actuarial grad schemes 2016

Ah cool! Did you have much relevant work experience beforehand?

Nowhere yet. I know EY and Deloitte are open, so I'm probably going to start EY tomorrow. What about you?

Are you sure Deloitte is open?

it opens 1st of Sept

Anything other than the big 4 and Mazars open yet? I'm pretty bored so I'm hoping to fire a few applications tonight

Yes, Deloitte is open. Their website just sucks and is difficult to navigate.

Go to "careers. deloitte. gtios. com/ 2015/" (without the spaces and quote marks), click on Register, and select "Consulting - Full Time Grad" as your service line. You'll then be able to select the actuarial scheme in either Leeds or London as your 1st/2nd choices.

The London one seems to be analytics & insurance, while Leeds is pensions & rewards.

For an internship, click on "Summer Vacation Scheme" after clicking on Register.



The grad scheme opened 1st Sep. The internship applications opened 1st July. Not sure which you wanted?

Thanks for the reply! I'm interested in the summer internship Just checked again and it seems the consulting internships are open, but there are 2 choices - Monitor Deloitte opportunities and consulting. I'm assuming actuarial consulting comes under consulting? :/

Yeah, actuarial should be under consulting. It might be phrased as something like Actuarial and Advanced Analytics, or Deloitte Total Benefits and Rewards. Or it might just be called Actuarial, it's a bit weird.

I would say you are penalised for incorrect statements answers as they do state not to worry about finishing everything. I don't know for sure though!

I didn't find the KPMG ones too bad, easier than Deloittes for me (I find SHL graphics difficult to read). Just got an email and I passed them but apparently they have a massive backlog for telephone interviews.



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anyone having troubles with the 'education' section of deloitte's application, I hit save and nothing happens

How to I calculate UCAS points? I've never had to do it before. Do I include just the exams I sat in my last year at school (3x Advanced Higher, 1x Higher) or do I include all the exams I've done?

I am a 3rd year undergraduate student studying Mathematics with Statistics. I am planning on doing Masters in Mathematics and Finance and I wonder what are my chances to get a summer internship in Actuarial Sciences in 2016 if I apply now.

Also, I can't decide whether pensions or general insurance is the correct way to go - I see little difference in the skills needed to do either job, any tips that might help make the decision?

You should be fine. I'm quite sure companies will make an exception if you are going to do a Master's course after. I'm pretty sure Grant Thornton does. The best thing to do is make a list of the companies you want to intern with, and email them about it.



Try and find a scheme that covers both? Then you can have a feel of both and make an informed decision. Again Grant Thornton does this (don't mean to sound like I'm advertising them, lol).

I think pensions might offer a bit more variety and client contact although it seems less technical than insurance. Also, I think with insurance, your clients are other actuaries, insurers, etc, people who have some knowledge of what you're doing. With pensions, it'll be more trustees, employers, people who have no clue. They just want to sort out their pension schemes.


The thing with pensions is that a lot of people have less incentive to go into that sector due to the closure of DB schemes. You can read more here.