Description: Presenters in session 147PD of the New York Annual Meeting discuss the new profession of financial engineering and how it relates to what actuaries do. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: The panelists of this session 142PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting discuss how they got into computer science and explain the various types of activities involved in their jobs as actuaries in computer science. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 142PD.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Spring Meeting reviews evolving job opportunities in the government sector. From Record of Society of Actuary Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: Actuaries continue to expand their breadth and depth of skills, business acumen, and industry knowledge. The presenters will share the many resources available to actuaries who wish to expand their reach and impact, including an overview of the resources available through the SOA, how it monitors emerging actuarial trends and acts on a changing professional landscape, how it identifies appropriate research projects, and how the association strives to deliver actuarial education to ensure its credentials are prestigious, relevant and globally recognized. If you want to engage with the actuarial profession on a deeper level, this session will help you understand the structure and will inspire you to grow yourself and the profession in a positive, meaningful way.

Description: Panelists explain the field of actuarial counseling, which is essentially risk management on an impartial basis for individuals. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting explores alternative career opportunities and how certain colleagues have moved from a traditional career to a nontraditional career utilizing their skills and background. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.

Description: The panel discussed actuarial opportunities in the 1980's and 1990's. Questions discussed included: 1. Will traditional opportunities be reduced? 2. What nontraditional opportunities are available? 3. What changes are needed in our educational process? 4. How do we make nontraditional employers aware of actuarial skills and their value? 5. What will actuarial work be like? From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 8, No. 3.

Description: Since the world in which actuaries work is both expanding (through 'data science' opportunities) and contracting (since 'data scientists' are doing work formerly done by actuaries), the role of education actuaries is at a tipping point. Members of the Society who are in higher education and representatives from the business community will discuss ways in which the two worlds of business and education have worked together in the past, what can be done by each group to assist the other, and what the future may hold.

Description: In session 104IF of the Washington Annual Meeting panelists discuss actuarial careers in software development. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: About changes in career at the same company, and changes [voluntary and involuntary] to another company or to another career. Panelists discuss the internal [personal] aspects of these types of changes and how to prepare for them, along with the four major transitions in a typical actuarial career. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.