The Book I am reading

The book that I will be reading for this blog is written by Fred E. Szabo and is titled Actuaries' Survival Guide. It's supposed to give insight into what kind of work an actuary actually does, how difficult there job is, and what kinds of people would enjoy this line of work. Some of the things found in the book are how exactly you attain a job as an actuary(classes and exams that are required to become an actuary), the working conditions and difficulty of the job, and advice and insight from over 50 actuaries. I'm really looking forward to reading the latter. I think some info about the job from an actual actuary could be really helpful.

I'm really hoping to learn a lot more about what an actuary does. As of right now I have a very vague understanding of what their duties actually consist of. All I really know is that they usually work for insurance companies and that they assess the risk of certain scenarios occurring. I also know that the job requires a lot math and that is the main reason that I am interested. I may be a little off on some of this but that is why I am reading the book. I would also like to learn more about how difficult it is to become an actuary. From what I have heard from people who are also pursuing this career, the course load can get heavy at times and the exams that must be passed in order to become an actuary are pretty difficult. Lastly, I liked know more about what kinds of people would be interested in this profession. Being that I am not sure of what I want to do, this is pretty important. I'd like to know how compatible I would be with this job. Math is one of my best subjects so I'd think that it would be a pretty good career for me. But maybe there are certain types of personalities that are more compatible with this profession

So yeah these are some of my expectations for the book and things that I would like to learn. I really do hope that this book will ultimately help me decide on whether or not I want to be an actuary. It should be an interesting read and give me a good idea of what it is like to be an actuary.