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Become an Actuary: UK Grad Schemes & Internships
Understand how to get into actuarial work in the UK. Learn what actuaries do, how the qualification works, where the main practice areas differ, how graduate schemes and internships are structured, and how to prepare for online tests, video interviews, assessment centres and final interviews.
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01The profession and your routes in
- What actuaries actually doFree preview
- Routes into the professionLocked
- Is this career for you?Locked
02The IFoA system, demystified
- The qualification mapLocked
- Exams in practiceLocked
- Exemptions and the degree debateLocked
- What qualifying costs and who paysLocked
03Choosing your practice area
- General insurance up closeLocked
- Life insurance up closeLocked
- Pensions and investments up closeLocked
- Making the choiceLocked
04The 2026-27 employer landscape
- The 2026-27 cycle calendarFree preview
- Who hires: the consultanciesLocked
- Who hires: insurers, Lloyd's, Big 4 and GADLocked
- Build your target listLocked
05Applications that survive the sift
- How the sift actually worksLocked
- A CV that survives the screenLocked
- Visa realityLocked
06Online tests, format by format
- Numerical reasoning drillsFree preview
- Speed and gamified formatsLocked
- Situational judgement and strengths testsLocked
07Assessment centres and interviews
- Video interviews done rightLocked
- Assessment centre exercisesLocked
- Competency and motivational interviewsLocked
- Technical and commercial questionsLocked
08Offers, pay and year one
- Decoding your offerLocked
- Negotiating and handling offersLocked
- The pay ladder aheadLocked
- Surviving year oneLocked