I wanted to get some input from people here about the skills that will be desirable for someone exploring a career change from allied health to actuarial.
[disclaimer] I have spent a good deal of time searching for and reading information relating to career changer advice both on AO and elsewhere, but haven't come across something that answers my questions here [/disclaimer]
I currently work in allied health in direct client care, and am also studying for actuarial exams as a first step towards a career change. I am anticipating this process to be a relatively lengthy one, and am hoping to find advice regarding specific skills that I can develop in the next 6-12 months that can take me from being an average or below-average EL candidate to being an above-average or excellent EL candidate.
Here's a vignette of my current situation:
-Bachelor's degree from prestigious university in a non-quantitative field
-Two master's degrees from semi-prestigious university in non-quantitative fields relating to bachelor's; graduated with "exceptional merit"
-Employed in allied health for last 3 years; regular quantitative work required
->At current job, recognized as among those leading the department in revenue and utilization; Department exceeded budget projection by 18% in 2015
->Current job/workplace identified as a top midsized company in my state for entire duration of employment
->Acquired specific credentials to advance in workplace; currently supervising students and interns in workplace
-Limited experience with Excel and SQL
-Multiple awards/recognitions in field of study, both academic and outside academia
-Identified by current and former executives as having excellent interview skills
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TL;DR - I have been working in allied health in a non-quantitative role. Much of the feedback that I have seen on AO deals with people who have degrees in quantitative fields or experience in quantitative jobs, but I don't have that. What can I do to make myself as appealing as possible as an interview candidate, given my situation, other than taking and passing exams?
Thanks!
[disclaimer] I have spent a good deal of time searching for and reading information relating to career changer advice both on AO and elsewhere, but haven't come across something that answers my questions here [/disclaimer]
I currently work in allied health in direct client care, and am also studying for actuarial exams as a first step towards a career change. I am anticipating this process to be a relatively lengthy one, and am hoping to find advice regarding specific skills that I can develop in the next 6-12 months that can take me from being an average or below-average EL candidate to being an above-average or excellent EL candidate.
Here's a vignette of my current situation:
-Bachelor's degree from prestigious university in a non-quantitative field
-Two master's degrees from semi-prestigious university in non-quantitative fields relating to bachelor's; graduated with "exceptional merit"
-Employed in allied health for last 3 years; regular quantitative work required
->At current job, recognized as among those leading the department in revenue and utilization; Department exceeded budget projection by 18% in 2015
->Current job/workplace identified as a top midsized company in my state for entire duration of employment
->Acquired specific credentials to advance in workplace; currently supervising students and interns in workplace
-Limited experience with Excel and SQL
-Multiple awards/recognitions in field of study, both academic and outside academia
-Identified by current and former executives as having excellent interview skills
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TL;DR - I have been working in allied health in a non-quantitative role. Much of the feedback that I have seen on AO deals with people who have degrees in quantitative fields or experience in quantitative jobs, but I don't have that. What can I do to make myself as appealing as possible as an interview candidate, given my situation, other than taking and passing exams?
Thanks!
From allied health to actuarial...