Description: This is the editor letter for this issue. It summarizes the contents of the articles in the newsletter and the theme of the issue.

Description: This article is about two areas of technical skills that actuaries should consider upgrading: databases and predictive modeling.

Description: Summary of articles in the 2018 April issue of SOA AOF newsletter.

Description: Advice for first-time attendees to the SOA ImpACT conference

Description: How to approach the phone interview to convey competence and collaboration for an edge in this very important part of the job acquisition process.

Description: Actuary of the Future Chairman reviews the initiatives for the coming year including monitoring the continuing progress of the Personal Actuary Task Force, the establishment of the Younger Actuaries Network, and the identification and communication of emerging issues and trends.

Description: Discusses the professional development advantages of volunteering, particularly with the SOA.

Description: A transcript of questions and responses from the 2016 Nashville Life and Annuity Symposium Actuaries in the C-Suite session.

Description: Emails are to the business world what cars are to a road trip: we can't get anywhere without them. This article offers 6 specific strategies to write emails more effectively. The theme is that re-reading your emails to check for a clear goal, conciseness, appropriate tone, etc. is a worthwhile time investment as it saves your reader time and prevents problems caused by miscommunication.

Description: Issue introduction and theme of how to improve our technical skills and soft skills to better cope with a rapidly changing world.