Personal Narrative: After Pacific Life

After Pacific Life I spoke with Oxford Life, which was my second choice. I thought both of the gentleman were very nice, they emphasized that they are looking mostly for someone who is a good fit with their existing group. They work with a small group of seven actuaries and are very close knit. They told me that their employee retention is very high and they both seemed to really enjoy working at their company and there was a nice easy dynamic between the two of them. They did not have any information out at their table and I left without receiving a business card.
I then spoke with Nichole at Arizona Insurance Institute, who was very helpful. I told her that I am interested in life but secondly with P&C. She provided me with her information and she told me that she has contacts with people who are able to find internships in life and health …show more content…
The first company that I wanted to speak with at this point was Liberty Mutual. I singled them out because I had seen that they were hiring for full time sales. I had a great conversation with John, the Sr. Branch Manager. It turns out he’s father went to the same high school as me. John read through my resume and was very personable. I told him that I had seen they were hiring for sales and that while I want to be an actuary I would love to start out at their company and get a foot in the door so to speak and I would like the job. We talked about a sales internship and discussed the hours, location, and pay. He told me that someone will call me in about a week to begin the process. I left feeling excited about the opportunity and he had said that it is possible and not uncommon for people to move around within the company to different positions. I later found out that the internship was something that he offered to others as well which makes me feel less optimistic about the