Thank you to all of you who took part in the Raretec Christmas Charity competition. We run this competition every year and proceeds go to the Simon Community, who now more than ever need all the help they can get.   Brona Beary, Cian Reynolds,...

It is an exciting time for 2nd year students who are midway through Raretec’s annual 2nd Year Actuarial Summer Internship Programme. This year we met with the students over a zoom link, and we started with just over 50 Actuarial students wanting to take part this...

Balancing work and study during a global pandemic for a 2nd season is a challenge. It can be difficult to separate work, study, and home life when all 3 take place under the same roof! Some of you taking this season's exams have...

Contracting is a growing feature of actuarial work. With the increased demand for actuarial contractors in Ireland there has been a steady flow of actuarial talent from the UK. Irish and UK Actuarial contractors operate...

2020 has been a truly unexpected year. Running a small business has at times felt like trying to drive a tractor through quicksand and yet here we are approaching the end of 2020 having made it through. The coronavirus is and has been devastating to so many and I...

Carina Devlin – Director with Raretec Recruitment

We run regular actuarial contracting seminars which have proved popular among our actuarial contacts. The talk provides useful information to both current contractors and actuaries who want to explore contracting as an option. Information includes how to register a...

Interviews can be a scary process for students and new graduates especially if it's your first professional interview. The key to success is directly related to a combination of preparing thoroughly and to the strength of your communications skills.   So how...