Arnold Ho
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Interviewing with Shivam | An Actuary and Recruiter
Today I am joined by Shivam Patel, a qualified actuary who have started an Actuarial Recruitment company during the start of the COVID pandemic.
During the video, we talked about various aspects of Actuarial work such as permanent role vs contracting, and how Shivam wishes to bring value to the actuarial recruitment world through having experiences as an Actuary himself.
To find out more, go to www.aptuary.com/ and contact Shivam and his team to start a conversation!
Shivam's linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/shivam-patel-fia-a4765985/
If you like my video, please give me a like and subscribe so that we can be better friends with the UA-cam algorithm. Enjoy!
Who am I?
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Welcome to my channel! My name is Arnold. I am an Actuarial Student currently working and studying in the UK.
As I am working full time, I'm always having to juggle with working and studying and make time for my other hobbies. So I've started my journey on finding out how to be more productive and how do I get more time for myself.
Say Hi!
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If you have any questions or just want to chat in general, feel free to give me an Email at hi@arnoldho.com
I'm also active on Instagram and Twitter @_arnoldho
I will try reading and replying to all of your messages!
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Відео

Malaysian Chicken Curry | Actuarial career advice to teenagers
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Today I thought I'd do a video giving you guys my thoughts on what I would do career wise if I was in the position of a school leaver who is just leaving 6th form and going into uni. If you like my video, please give me a like and subscribe so that we can be better friends with the UA-cam algorithm. Enjoy! Check out my book review here: www.arnoldho.com Who am I? Welcome to my channel! My name ...
25 years of Actuarial Experience shared by Paul Moorshead
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Check out Paul's interview of me on his channel here: ua-cam.com/video/iRydbehYlGs/v-deo.html Paul is a reserving lead with over 25 years of actuarial experience. In this video he will be sharing with us some of his advices and golden nuggets for actuaries fresh into their career! Go check out Paul's channel at: ua-cam.com/channels/n6Heg-UnREVRf07OFf0RyQ.html *Apologies for my poor audio qualit...
Why I DON'T make study plans - and what I do instead
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In this video, I am going to talk about why I don't make study plans as well as the strategy that I use instead in order to figure out what I need to do for my studying. I learnt this method through an Ali Abdaal's video so credits to him! The original video from him is down here: ua-cam.com/video/b7o09a7t4RA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=AliAbdaal Below are the timestamps of the video: 00:00 - Intro 0...
Be gentle with yourself
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*By the way I am not an animator/designer lol, that's a typo😅* Hey friends. It is exam season right now for actuarial students. I've been thinking a lot lately and I just wanted to remind each and everyone of you out there that you are awesome and amazing ❤️ ! Remember that professional qualifications and exams are just a means to an end. Don't tie your self-worth with them. Take your time and ...
100 subscribers Q&A!!
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Hey friends, I asked all of you on my social media on questions you want to ask me. There are a mixed bag of questions I received, some of them actuarial related and some of them personal. I will address them one by one in this video! We covered a lot of ground in this video :) Intro - 00:00 Favourite food - 00:35 Favourite place for holiday - 00:57 Why did I choose an Actuarial career - 01:28 ...
Weekend in the life of an Actuarial student 3 weeks before exams
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The April IFOA exam is in less than 3 weeks. In this video I will share with you guys what a day in the life of what I did during the weekend. I have also started a weekly email newsletter 💌 : arnoldho.substack.com. Please go check it out! If you like my video, please give me a like and subscribe so that we can be better friends with the UA-cam algorithm. Enjoy! Who am I? Welcome to my channel!...
The Equation of Regret
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Hi friends, regret is something we all experience. Recently I have been reading a bit into Stoicism. I have been feeling stressed out at work, studying and my UA-cam video. I have at times felt like 'ahh man, what have I gotten myself into, I wish I started studying x amount of time earlier!'. But ultimately, we all have to remember that the past is not in our control, all that we have control ...
How I structure my interview answers
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In this video, I will talk about a trial and tested interview framework known as the STAR technique. Which basically meant that you structure your interview answers to include the situation, the task, the action and the results. I hope this video can help some of you who might have an interview coming up! If you like my video, please give me a like and subscribe so that we can be better friends...
What I've learnt from passing all my actuarial exams so far
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Over the pass 3 exam sittings I have passed 7 exams, that is on average 2 exams each. Although some exams are less heavy than others for sure (CB3 I'm looking at you), I am here to share with you three tips that worked for me when doing these actuarial exams and juggling with my day job at the same time! I realised this might come across as humble bragging and also my exam passing pace is not r...
International Mobility as an Actuary
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For some of you, your career is just starting and you would like to know whether there are any opportunities to relocate further down the line. Maybe you want to explore the world and you want to do so without sacrificing your career. In this video I will talk about the international mobility of an actuarial career as well as 3 tips I find useful for if you want to explore career options overse...
ActEd Combined Material Pack (CMP) Review
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There are a lot of study materials out there ActEd is trying to sell to you and it can get pretty overwhelming! In this video, I am going to review my favourite study material from ActEd, the Combined Material Pack (CMP)! So grab a cup of coffee and enjoy :) If you like my videos, please give me a like and a subscribe, that will go a long way :) My filming equipment Mic (Rode Videomicro): amzn....
How do I get more from my 24-hour day | Pareto's 80/20 Principle
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As a young professional, there are many things that I need to do in a day and there just aren't enough time in a day to do them! However, I come across the Pareto's 80/20 principle in the book the four hour work week and have since implemented it in my day to day life. It has helped me tremendously in being more efficient and in today's video, I am going to share with you what I know about the ...
Do Actuaries have money? | 2021 UK Actuarial Salary Guide
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Do Actuaries have money? | 2021 UK Actuarial Salary Guide
How I study for the IFOA actuarial exams during COVID-19 | Three actionable tips for online exam
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How I study for the IFOA actuarial exams during COVID-19 | Three actionable tips for online exam
How my Engineering degree prepared me for my finance career! | Interview tips
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How my Engineering degree prepared me for my finance career! | Interview tips
How I became an Actuary as an Engineering student! | Storytime
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How I became an Actuary as an Engineering student! | Storytime
Pros and Cons of an Actuarial career
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Pros and Cons of an Actuarial career
What is an Actuary?
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What is an Actuary?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @brandonmanuel2842
    @brandonmanuel2842 26 днів тому

    You MUST advance your actuary career by taking MORE EXPENSIVE exams with little to no study materials. Being an actuary is very risky.

  • @YashKewalramani-fq4wx
    @YashKewalramani-fq4wx Місяць тому

    Can you help me how to order the CMP for CM1 exam as a non member?

  • @michellevenegas4031
    @michellevenegas4031 5 місяців тому

    how smart do i have to be for the math

  • @Franco-z7j
    @Franco-z7j 9 місяців тому

    I'm currently uni student major in accounting can I go into actuarial field if ever?

  • @vishva5038
    @vishva5038 11 місяців тому

    Come back to posting bro!!!

  • @karissaalf
    @karissaalf Рік тому

    Amazing video Arnold! Very helpful for a current college student ❤ keep up the good work

  • @sinyanwinnieho3620
    @sinyanwinnieho3620 Рік тому

    Hello❤❤

  • @marcinrutkowski2574
    @marcinrutkowski2574 Рік тому

    Can you do a video where you elaborate what it means to test yourself? I mean is it just jumping straight to practice questions and doing them yourself?

  • @abhijitthorat3672
    @abhijitthorat3672 Рік тому

    I am Bachelor of business administration Graduate, I Studied Algebra, Geometry & Mensuration , Probability P&C, Arithmetic , Numbers , Logarithm In maths But I never learn Calculas in my life i dont know how to solve Integration or derivative limitz etc , So should i avoid Masters in acturial science course Or I can manage that much ?

  • @mousumisahu285
    @mousumisahu285 Рік тому

    Just here because can't stick to study plans from months,,, let's try this,,, hope for the best ❤❤

  • @OliverHinz
    @OliverHinz Рік тому

    It has been a while ;)

  • @fbdjwjflac
    @fbdjwjflac Рік тому

    How come you switched to software?

  • @fbdjwjflac
    @fbdjwjflac Рік тому

    Hey man, how would you say the work-life balance and overall workload of an actuary is compared to an Imperial degree?

  • @mindcache5650
    @mindcache5650 Рік тому

    One day the inevitable will happen as you are sitting on your butt staring at the screen. “ If only I had spent the same time practicing football , then I’d be on £400,000 per month , kicking a ball about , with half a GSCE in woodwork and working 20 hours per week, doing what I love “ .

  • @student757
    @student757 Рік тому

    Khona into e off 😁!

  • @theeassassinhoodgh0st780
    @theeassassinhoodgh0st780 Рік тому

    Lol this had me laughing so so hard

  • @shreyaskrishna6038
    @shreyaskrishna6038 2 роки тому

    I want to purchase only CS1 B material. Is it possible buy CS1 b alone?

  • @anthonytesla8382
    @anthonytesla8382 2 роки тому

    To become an actuary you need to be genuinely smart and also bloody hard working because it's a VERY bumpy road. It's easier to become a data scientist even though it pays less and it's much harder to get a job. It just depends on how much pain you're willing to tolerate.

    • @andreakazyncski4518
      @andreakazyncski4518 Місяць тому

      Genuinely smart ? Haha but I am not The most daunting part is to pass all the actuarial papers.

  • @32thanhphan85
    @32thanhphan85 2 роки тому

    are you Vietnamese ?

  • @ashleydasilva2760
    @ashleydasilva2760 2 роки тому

    Hi Arnold, I work in the reinsurance broking industry. Just entry level here but some of the reasons we get high bonuses is because we tend to work crazy hours during renewal periods (1/1 or 1/7). I've only worked for the one year but my experience is that the 3 months before we tend to work till around 7:30 - 8 everyday and some days it goes up to 10:30 - 11. 1/1 (January renewal season) is also during christmas so we can't really take time off during this period. My friends in the insurance industry tend to have very fixed hours. A bit surprised by the consultancies. But basically if you take a reinsurance job you can't take much holiday in the 3 months before january and july (christmas and start of summer). It can be very draining and people often leave after 2/3 years, so they have a high bonus to attract people to stay.

  • @vivek4106
    @vivek4106 2 роки тому

    May i know whyy u became a software engineer .😹

  • @161BMW
    @161BMW 2 роки тому

    Major cons Exams are not easy. Take a long time to pass. Sacrifice your social life and 20s to pass. The work can be interesting if you look at ST2 etc and you see how work related to what you learned. However, in general it is tedious and dull looking at Excel and Prophet all day. Many people will say this but too scared to leave actuarial. You will have colleagues who are typical actuaries who have the personality of a dishwasher. Unfulfilling work It is hard to change career if you want to leave. No one knows what an a actuary is and you have to spend time explaining it on social occasions You hate being confused as an accountant Can earn as much money without having to do as many exams in alternative career paths Pros Pay rises are nice and when colleagues congratulate you on passing exams you feel good You do feel like you are someone but it is an illusion if deep down you don’t enjoy the work and are only there for money and wish you were doing something else. It won’t be as boring as being an accountant. However it will be much harder than being an accountant. You are not an accountant

    • @tshilidzi1046
      @tshilidzi1046 5 місяців тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ila9063
      @ila9063 2 місяці тому

      I think it’s important to remember that a lot of jobs are boring af but most don’t guarantee financial security for a strict 9-5 like actuary. Working in Law, Big 4 accounting, management consulting, or IB are the only fields that can offer such reward but they all require continuous overtime.

    • @sarfarazalmahmud4960
      @sarfarazalmahmud4960 25 днів тому

      What other careers could those be?

  • @161BMW
    @161BMW 2 роки тому

    Why would you choose not to go into engineering potentially working at the cutting edge of technology in a wide range of industries and instead go and be an actuary, kill your social life, study for very hard exams and stare at Excel or Prophet models all day ?

  • @joanjebiwott6
    @joanjebiwott6 2 роки тому

    Very motivating

  • @IamKianaDeno
    @IamKianaDeno 2 роки тому

    I just Had to sub, love your content!

  • @ronaldkaitaimak141
    @ronaldkaitaimak141 2 роки тому

    not sure how thats works in UK, but really want to comment. in US the strategies are only good for preliminary exams, after that the scope of the syllabus would be too large for the past exams to cover excluding the fact that the syllabus is continuously changing & changing... what a pain...

  • @AkashSharma-md2io
    @AkashSharma-md2io 2 роки тому

    Sir why you left actuary field and have joined tech? Can you please torch some light on reasons,

  • @vinojaravindran746
    @vinojaravindran746 2 роки тому

    Hi Arnold, your channel is great. I was wondering if you had any advice please on what to do to prepare for your first week working as an Actuary. This is my first professional job as I have no prior experience in the industry so was wondering what to expect. Thank you

  • @معصومهناصری-ل7ه
    @معصومهناصری-ل7ه 2 роки тому

    amazinggg🎉

  • @sumanlall2079
    @sumanlall2079 2 роки тому

    Do you think studying Actuarial Science in university puts you in a 'niche' and would it be difficult trying to find another type of job?

    • @olwethungolotyi459
      @olwethungolotyi459 2 роки тому

      Well not at all, because of how it entales Math amd Statistics its versatile. One of my mentors is now a senior management for software engineering at Amazon. She is a qualified actuary 😉

  • @actuallyandrey5627
    @actuallyandrey5627 2 роки тому

    I really enjoy watching your videos, I recently just got accepted onto my first graduate job as an actuarial consultant and your videos help me out a lot

  • @shieladityabasu8469
    @shieladityabasu8469 2 роки тому

    Hi, I am a statistics major taking a few math and econ classes as well. Any tips? The only programming language I know is Python

  • @Pastrybymei
    @Pastrybymei 2 роки тому

    Hi there, thank you so much for sharing. If it's possible, could you do some videos that describe a workday of an actuary? Thanks and have a nice day!!!

  • @jorgecastillejo2338
    @jorgecastillejo2338 2 роки тому

    Great job

  • @thomaslord9991
    @thomaslord9991 2 роки тому

    off topic but what lighting do you use ? it looks dope

  • @nathanmartinez6275
    @nathanmartinez6275 2 роки тому

    This was super informative!

  • @tomasmartinezaspesi3132
    @tomasmartinezaspesi3132 2 роки тому

    Im getting my actuary degree at university of buenos aires. Do i need to take those exams necessarely to work as an actuary in the UK or is it enough with my degree?

    • @Nana-Kwasi419
      @Nana-Kwasi419 11 місяців тому

      You will need to take the exams

    • @guadamartellotta4731
      @guadamartellotta4731 3 місяці тому

      So am I! How's it going so far for you? In what year are you currently in?

  • @hulkpto
    @hulkpto 2 роки тому

    Hey , Id like to give you an advice. For the videos that are in an interview form or Q&A I suggest you to write in the description of the vídeo the minute and the question , we would thank that a lot. Love your videos!

  • @kazimbukhari2508
    @kazimbukhari2508 2 роки тому

    Thanks for your feedback. Do you know how long we can keep ebooks material? Usually with e-content, it expires after certain period like 1 or 2 years. So with CMP, how long we can use them?

  • @senjas.7071
    @senjas.7071 2 роки тому

    Hahaha! I've had some difficulties explaining to my relatives about what an actuary is because I'm aiming to study that in college, but now i have a clear picture about it, thank you for the explanation!

  • @tanya8602
    @tanya8602 2 роки тому

    Your videos are just next level !!! Reallly motivating

  • @johnphillips9782
    @johnphillips9782 2 роки тому

    Pretty sure an employer can’t ban you from talking about your salary, hate employers that try and do this….

  • @jhansi5475
    @jhansi5475 3 роки тому

    kya koi 45 age mai es course ko ker sakta hai

  • @chiragagarwal8905
    @chiragagarwal8905 3 роки тому

    Hey man, thanks for the content! I'm an Architect with 3 years of experience and am currently 26. Will be turning 27 soon. I'm planning to switch to accturial science as I'm really interested in the field. Can you give some opinion on what to keep in mind before joining in. The dark / cons of work culture if any exists. Thanks for the uploads

  • @jackrajan966
    @jackrajan966 3 роки тому

    The work life balance may be true in UK but definitely not in Asia -- it may depend on which company u go to but generally work life balance is not really a reality.

  • @tanya8602
    @tanya8602 3 роки тому

    Heyyy!!!can you please share your views about your cs1 ppr?nd about r programming

  • @tanya8602
    @tanya8602 3 роки тому

    Thank youuu!!!this video is very informative

  • @CodeDeb
    @CodeDeb 3 роки тому

    Wish I would have known about careers like these when I was a university student 😪

  • @abhishektrivedi6516
    @abhishektrivedi6516 3 роки тому

    how many papers i need to clear to get a job in actuarial field in uk or europe?

  • @aravinthpillay995
    @aravinthpillay995 3 роки тому

    😂