Milliman

I received a phone call last week, and now have a scheduled phone interview for tomorrow. There was an application form to fill in and send off, then phone interview and then assessment day.

thanks plummie! good luck for tomorrow! do u hav any idea wt its gonna be like? wud u mind sharing aftr ur interview tomorrow?

The interview itself was very easy, they asked why I wanted to be an actuary, why I applied to Milliman and why I would suit working at Milliman. Its the easiest phone interview I've had but I don't think I'll get through because I got too nervous waiting for it and it was over before I managed to relax. Good luck if you get through.

Thanks alot for sharing!!! i did expect these kinda questions as the lady said it would only be for 10-15 mins..just wasnt sure if it included any STAR type questions.. have mine this week!

just had my interview...same questions as above! i think it went ok...plummie u heard back from them yet?

No not yet, they said by January but I'm pretty set on my failure anyway. Let me know when you find out though. Good luck

My questions were different except for the why the actuary and mine lasted just under 30 minutes.

anyone invited to the assessment centre? thanks to plummie, i got through the phone interview! if anyone has attended their AC this year or last, please share..thanks

Hey, I got through too but my assessment isn't for another three weeks. Would be great if anyone has advice they can share as this is my first (and only atm) A/C. Thanks

hey thats great! i'm attending the AC on the 27th, guess i'l see you there! i received an email from them saying that there will be a number of selection exercises but nothing regarding the contents of the day! nt sure wt to expect :S

Hey guys,

I'm curious to know if any of you got through to the AC's or received job offers? I've got a telephone interview for Milliman this week.. Just wondering if I could get any tips?

I recently had my first telephone interview for an insurance company's actuarial grad programme and was unsuccessful (it was my first telephone interview and they were "unable to provide feedback"). It's a steep learning curve for me at the moment so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi TKA29,

When is your telephone interview this week? I have mine too this week.

good luck.

Hey Apple123,

Mine is on Wednesday afternoon. When's yours? Have you had many telephone interviews already? I'll probably just prepare for the general motivation and competency questions including the ones stated above..

Thanks, good luck to you too.

Hey,

Mine is on Friday. No it will be the first telephone interview. Yes definitely, that'll be a good idea. Do you know how long the interview will be? What was your first telephone interview like? Could you share with me please?

I'm not sure how long the telephone interview will be but I'm assuming it will be no longer than 30 minutes.

My first telephone interview was with insurance company Catlin. It was for their actuarial graduate programme. The telephone interview was split into two parts, motivation questions and competency questions. The questions were something like this;

Motivation

1. What do you know about Catlin in the broad sense – what do we do? 2. What do you know about our history and geography? 3. Why do you want to join Catlin? 4. Why do you specifically want to join the graduate programme - why did you apply to the actuarial scheme?

Competency

5. Can you describe a time when you influenced someone on an important matter? 6. Can you describe a difficult goal you have set yourself which you subsequently achieved? 7. Can you describe a time when you made a bad decision?

8. Any questions of my own

I was well prepared for the questions, but I got quite nervous so didn't structure my answers very well. I think that's why I was unsuccessful but like I said they were unable to give me any feedback. I'll let you know how mine goes tomorrow.

Thank you. All the best with the interview today. Hope it goes well.

Hey guys,

I also have a phone interview tomorrow. How did your phone interview go TKA29?

Hey guys, had the telephone interview today.. I don't think it went too well because I got super nervous! But it was pretty straight forward, they asked 3 questions;

1. Why do you want to be an actuary? 2. What makes Milliman different from its competitors? 3. Why would Milliman be a good fit for you?

Hope this helps

Oh and it was over in 15 minutes, very quick

Hey, Just had my phone interview, it only lasted about 10 minutes!

I was asked the following questions:

1) What do you know about being an actuary 2) Why would Milliman be a good fit for you 3) What makes Milliman different from their competitors

Hi Frodo27,

I have my interview tomorrow.... I was just wondering... did they ask you about your preference regarding general insurance or life insurance? Or was it just the three questions you mentioned above?

Thanks! :)

Hi 1qwerty23,

Yep, I was asked that question, I think it was incorporated into the 'why would Milliman be a good fir for you' question. I didn't really have an answer prepared to be honest!

For future reference, what is the difference? I've looked on their website and there doesn't seem to be any clear distinction..

General Insurance is also known as Property & Casualty Insurance (which I think it is under on the Milliman website)...Basically, it is all non-life insurance e.g. car insurance, house insurance etc.

This isnt a very good answer! But i'm sure if you google it there will be something that explains the difference better.

Did they ask you what the distinction was? or just which one you prefered?

Thanks :)

Thanks! Well that's a lot clearer than the website or anything I could find online..

No, they just asked if I had a preference that was all.

Good luck for tomorrow :)

Anyone hear back from Milliman yet???

No not yet. They said before christmas though.

Hey has anyone heard back from Milliman yet? I got a call today :D i got through to A/c stage at the end of jan x

i was invited too. do u have any idea what to expect?

No :( they said they would send more details nearer the time... is that what they said to you? Do u know how many ppl they bring to a/c stage? is it alot? or just a few? because the telephone interview was pretty short and simple...

p.s. what date is your a/c day?

I got my A/C on the 24th for actuary. Was really suprised by the telephone interview - I did loads of research on them and had all my competancies set out ... 7 mins and I was done, and that was with me desperatly trying to make it last longer by asking qu's at the end :P

Hey ho, I think they must put a lot of emphasis on your application form.

Hi Jb91 well done for gtn to a/c stage :) yeah a lot of emphasis must be on the app form! My a/c is on the 31st Jan so please post your experiences on here!! I will do the same for anyone who has it after the 31st of Jan :) I have no idea what to expect though... x

Are you going for actuarial? I have an assessment centre on the 24th but need to change it.

Yep i am... im sure if u phone them up they wil let you change it :)

Hey guys, any information regarding the contents of AC??

Nope not yet... have you? when is your a/c raichi?

They let me change it :) got mine on the 31st now so I guess I'll be there with you :P

Has anyone received information regarding the assessment day?

So I guess you have had your ac, have you heard back from them?