Maths Graduate looking for jobs

Interesting. Have you got decent A-Levels? (280 UCAS points+)

Actuary and accountancy seem like obvious options.

lettuce be realistic, most actuarial firms want oxbridge or russell group graduates, and going to an ex poly will not suffice

then getting a 2.2 is even worse

have you looked into trading at betting firms?

Wrong. This is a myth, actuarial firms are far, far less selective than Investment Banks or the likes of McKinsey, Bain etc.

Not an expert but I thought that they generally wanted a 2:1 anyway?

Wrong. This is a myth, actuarial firms are far, far less selective than Investment Banks or the likes of McKinsey, Bain etc.

ok, but i wonder what job requires the most intellectual horsepower

What do oxbridge/imperial/russell group maths grads do that dont want to spend 100 hours a week at work and also be afraid of getting fired?

Do you even stop to think that the profession has exams and those exams could easily be correlated with a levels, considering they are maths exams?

I don't even understand the point you're trying to make. Could you at least even attempt to make your argument a little clearer?

From my limited understanding of what you've just said, you're insinuating that actuarial and accountancy exams are based more on A level mathematics than your degree. I can't speak for accountancy exams, but to pass the actuarial ones I'm fairly sure I've seen a few high end stochastic models floating about in some syllabi. Good luck learning those if you haven't done a maths/economics degree or otherwise have a very strong aptitude for learning difficult concepts.

There's more to being an efficient problem solver than your degree. You need practice, dedication and a good team around you to teach you the ropes. You need to be good with people. You need to be a hard worker, a time manager and suited to the work.

It's not just about "intellectual horsepower". You can be the least mathematical person in the office and you still be the worker that everyone relies on. It's not as black and white as it is in maths. There's so many different variables to this equation that simply citing one (intelligence) and predicating your argument on that one variable alone will not do much.

I don't even understand the point you're trying to make. Could you at least even attempt to make your argument a little clearer?

From my limited understanding of what you've just said, you're insinuating that actuarial and accountancy exams are based more on A level mathematics than your degree. I can't speak for accountancy exams, but to pass the actuarial ones I'm fairly sure I've seen a few high end stochastic models floating about in some syllabi. Good luck learning those if you haven't done a maths/economics degree or otherwise have a very strong aptitude for learning difficult concepts.

There's more to being an efficient problem solver than your degree. You need practice, dedication and a good team around you to teach you the ropes. You need to be good with people. You need to be a hard worker, a time manager and suited to the work.

It's not just about "intellectual horsepower". You can be the least mathematical person in the office and you still be the worker that everyone relies on. It's not as black and white as it is in maths. There's so many different variables to this equation that simply citing one (intelligence) and predicating your argument on that one variable alone will not do much.