Mock interviews
Practise before the real interview
Delivered by an actuary
Your mock interview is run by an actuary who understands the profession and the types of questions asked in actuarial recruitment.
£69 per session
Members pay £55.20 per session: 20% off, a saving of £13.80.
A £39.99 a month subscription would take £13.80 off this booking and off every CV review, and opens every course while you prepare.
45-minute mock interview
We run a realistic interview covering the areas relevant to your role and stage, which can include motivation, competency questions, technical reasoning and commercial awareness. We will also ask follow-up questions when an answer needs more detail.
15 minutes of direct feedback
We use the final 15 minutes to explain what worked, where your answers were weaker and the changes that would make the biggest difference before your real interview.
An interview built around you
We build the hour around what you tell us at booking: your practice area, the employer, and how far through their process you are, so the questions are the ones you are about to be asked. We write them from the interview material in our own courses. You do not see them in advance, because answering cold is the only way to find out how you sound in the room.
Written feedback you keep
After the session, you receive the feedback in writing as well, so in a week you still have it rather than only what you remember from the call. It is written for your session and it is yours to keep.
The hour, minute by minute
Every session follows the same basic structure.
- BeforeWe prepareTell us about the employer, role, practice area and interview stage when you book. We write the questions from those answers. You do not see them beforehand, so the hour measures what you would actually say.
- 0 to 45 minMock interviewWe confirm the interview format and then run the mock interview without coaching you through individual answers. Expect follow-up questions where we want you to explain or defend an answer.
- 45 to 60 minImmediate feedbackWe step out of interview mode and focus on the changes that would improve your performance most.
- AfterWritten feedbackYou receive the feedback in writing. It is yours to keep, so you prepare from what we actually said rather than from what you remember of the hour.
Before the call
An interview built around your own situation
When you book, we ask about practice area, the employer, interview stage, when the real interview is, anything you particularly want to work on, and anything you want us to read. We build the hour around what you tell us, so the questions are the ones you are about to be asked.
We write them from our own interview material, which currently holds 159 questions across the Acttuary course library.
Your situation, not a script
The practice area you named, the employer and the stage you have reached decide what we ask. A pensions applicant at a final round does not get a general insurance first round.
Questions the profession asks
They come from the interview material that closes our course lessons, written by actuaries who have sat on the other side of the table.
You hear them cold
We do not send the questions out beforehand. You answer them for the first time on the call, which is the only way to find out how you sound under the real conditions.
What you get in writing
What we tell you on the call, written down while it is fresh, in whatever shape does your session justice rather than a form we fill in the same way every time. Some of it is what you did well; most of it is what to change before the real interview.
Written feedback is provided within 3 working days of the session, and it is yours to keep.
You will not get a score out of ten or a pass mark, because a mock interview cannot predict an employer’s hiring decision.
Who runs the session
Your session is run by an actuary from the Acttuary team with experience of the profession and actuarial recruitment.
We limit the number of sessions available so that they can be delivered properly alongside our actuarial work. More about who we are.
Booking and cancellation
- Sessions are available Tuesday to Thursday, 7pm to 9pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 11am UK time.
- Bookings can be made from 48 hours ahead and up to 6 weeks in advance.
- Written feedback is sent within 3 working days of the session.
- Sessions can be moved without charge up to 24 hours before the booking. A cancellation is refunded only within your 14-day cancellation period, less a proportionate amount for any work already done. See the terms and refunds policy for the full conditions.
We cannot guarantee an interview outcome or job offer. The purpose of the session is to improve your preparation and show you where your answers can be stronger.
Book a mock interview
£69 per session
Members pay £55.20 per session: 20% off, a saving of £13.80.
The price shown is the total. Nothing is added at checkout. Pay by card, and your booking page is reached from your confirmation email, with no account needed. Member pricing is applied once an eligible Acttuary membership has been confirmed on your account. 14-day statutory cancellation rights apply, and you will be asked to confirm you want the session held inside that period. Full details are in the refunds policy and terms.